<p>How would Princeton (or any other Ivy) view an EC such as surfing?</p>
<p>I know it’s non-sequitur, but I competed with my school surfing team (there’s two of us).</p>
<p>How would The Ivies view this, would they congratulate on our individuality and doing what we love, or would they curse us for being non-conformists? I.E. Those bloody chaps do something other than polo? Perposterous! (that last bit was a joke)</p>
<p>Would it help? (a lot?)</p>
<p>lol dunno, but i am a nationally approved snowboarder ^^ would like to know the answer to this question pleeaaaasse xD</p>
<p>positively
yes
no
(joke)
yes (no)</p>
<p>It will definitely help but I don’t think they will view it very differently than if you had been on a more traditional high school sports team. However I imagine it could make a pretty unique and awesome essay topic.</p>
<p>Definitely wouldn’t hurt you. Don’t even worry about that.</p>
<p>I feel that the goal of an applications is to be yourself as much as you possibly can and just depict what a fantastic, awesome, cool person you are. Your transcript and SATs can show that you’re smart but what will make you stand out are your activities, commitments, and especially your essays.</p>