Unique EC ideas outside of school?

Mom2aphysicsgeek
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 19:26:17 +0000

Participate in activities you enjoy, not what you think colleges want to see. I have graduated 5 kids from our homeschool and all of them are very different with very different activities.

My dd who graduated this yr listed translated a fairy tale as an EC. She didn’t do it for apps. She did it bc she loves fairy tales and foreign languages.

When she was asked in a group interview what her favorite thing to do outside of schoolwork, the other kids responded with answers like drama or sports. She said, “Curl up with a good book with a cup of tea or walk by the bay at sunset.” Her respo we was not leadership calculated. It was authentic. Fwiw, she was awarded their top scholarship.

If you know you want the medical field, see if you can shadow a dr. Volunteer at a hospital or clinic. Do what is authentically you and don’t worry about what you think colleges want to see.