<p>I find myself wondering whether or not I’ll be able to deal with the multitude of “stuff” I have to do next year. </p>
<p>These include, but are not limited to:
Varsity soccer, possibly captaincy.
Club soccer, high level of commitment needed.
Extremely rigorous IB courses.
Attempting to do my own independent studies course.
Lab work and research paper.
Shadowing, etc.
SAT1 and 2’s.
Leadership positions.
Community Service.</p>
<p>I know many people live with a similar predicament, but I just wanted to ask: does anyone else fear that they have too many things on their plate? If so, how do you deal with it?</p>
<p>Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>That’s too excessive, and I doubt you will actually do all those. But if you can, then great. </p>
<p>However, don’t stress yourself too much. Note that not all Ivy Leaguers or top 50 university students have 1000’s of EC’s. There are some who only had around 3-5 COMMITTED EC’s, and they still went to Ivy Leagues and such.</p>
<p>However, you are showing that you are doing alot in your time, which is great for college. However, as I said, if you feel like you cant do it, then dont. Colleges don’t want you to do EC’s FOR COLLEGE. They want to see passion, not false passion.</p>
<p>I love all the things I do, and I wouldn’t do them otherwise. Luckily, some of those EC’s end by the end of September (such as lab work). Many of them are also intertwined I feel. Comm. Service and Leadership go hand in hand for the most part, and shadowing can only happen when I have free time. </p>
<p>For the most part, I don’t do anything JUST for college, but I can’t help but have this nagging voice at the back of my head saying, “Oh, that should look good for college!” once I commit to something.</p>
<p>Thank you for you comment though. I think I can do it all, I’m just a tiny bit intimidated.</p>
<p>That’s not that bad
assuming you are an excellent student with good time management skills</p>
<p>You shouldn’t ever do anything just for college (except SAT’s and ACT’s). It’s just not a good way to live. Do things you like because you like them. Life is too short to worry about things as trivial as college admissions.</p>