Increase chances at Emory (sophomore)

BiffBrown
Sat, 13 Jan 2018 05:24:17 +0000

@ab2002 Whether the number of ECs is too much depends on whether you have enough time to devote to them to make a meaningful impact. If you’re so busy running from one EC to another that you can’t devote enough time to make a meaningful impact, then that’s probably too much.

As for what “meaningful impact” means, here’re a couple of links that might provide more perspective:

Emory Scholars 2017
http://news.emory.edu/stories/2017/08/er_bts_emory_scholars/campus.html
https://blog.emoryadmission.com/2016/01/3-outstanding-scholars/

Exemplary Emory admissions essays
https://blog.emoryadmission.com/2016/10/tips-for-your-application-writing/

Meaningful impact could mean impactful to you personally, to your community, to an academic field, etc.

Examples are given in the links I’ve provided but they’re not meant to be limiting, just illustrative.