The ECs they consider?

shore
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:31:59 +0000

When you are filling out forms for college etc and they ask for your extra-curricular/hobbies how many spots do they give?

Like do they only ask for 5 ECs and hobbies or 4 or as many as possible on a huge page etc.

The universities I am applying for if it matters is Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn (Wharton), Stanford, MIT and Columbia. I haven’t decided on my matches and safeties yet.

Because I only have 5-6 ECs and some of these people on CC have like 20 which are all highly impressive!

So I guess I’m saying is do you only get to ‘count your best 5 or 6’?

Because it logically suggests that if they only give you space for 5-6 ECs then doing 20 is unneccessary (obviously you should do them because you love them) in that those extra 14 don’t give you any advantage over a 5-6 guy.

Thanks guys