Stanford and Extracurriculars

Mom2jl
Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:56:33 +0000

OP, my S is currently a freshman at Stanford and had way fewer EC’s than you do! He also didn’t do a lot during his summers in HS, other than tutor and travel with family. He is also a major introvert and didn’t participate in many clubs at school, plus he never had any demonstrated leadership. He had an excellent GPA and SAT scores, however, as well as very well-written essays, so maybe that was the key, but, frankly, who really knows? I think your EC’s demonstrate your passions already and I’m not sure how much difference it will make what you choose to do this summer–either option will be fine.