No extracurriculars freshman and sophomore year

Groundwork2022
Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:26:32 +0000

If you literally have zero ECs, outside talents or interests, volunteer positions or part time jobs for your first two years, I would expect your chances are extremely slim for T30 schools. Not impossible, but definitively less than the 5%-10% or so of most applicants. You would have to either do something extraordinary in the next 18 months, write a mind-blowing essay, or come up with a very sizeable and generous donation.

I highly encourage you to get involved somehow, not to look good for college, but for yourself. There is no downside (you just ease up or get help with your time management if your grades start to suffer), but the benefits to being part of activities outside of school can be tremendous.