Question About Extracurriculars

wongl0786
Mon, 01 Jun 2015 03:06:54 +0000

As a sophomore that’s about to become a junior next school, I’m trying to decide what to do with my EC’s. As of right now, this is what I have

Student Council Class VP

Key Club VP

Around 60 Hours Community Service (I ultimately plan on getting 100)

Varsity Band 1st Chair Trombone/Section Leader

2 years Marching Band

UIL Mathematics 1st place district, 1st region, 7th state

UIL Calculator 1st place district, 1st region, 6th state.

UIL Number Sense 1st district, 2nd region, state qualifier

AMC 10 Top 1% Distinguished Honor Roll (Score of 132)

AIME score of 8

In my junior year, my main plan is to get better at the 3 UIL math events and also achieve higher on the AMC/AIME series so that I have a shot at qualifying for the USAMO. This summer, I also plan on writing a math book as a side project that would help my UIL math team, AMC competitors, and middle schoolers in mathcounts.

My question is: If I wanted to get into a top university (like MIT), would it be appropriate for me to keep focusing and get better at the math EC’s that I already have? If not, what else should I do in terms of EC’s if I want to get into an ivy league university? This is all under the assumption that academics are already in good condition (guaranteed top 3-4 rank within class and also a very high SAT score).