what are my chances?

interesteddad
Sat, 03 Dec 2005 15:12:27 +0000

Re en Kam:

Yes. Both of those things would definitely help.

As for your interest in writing, you need to list writing novels on your EC list, perhaps has your number one item. EC’s don’t have to be organized school activities. My daughter’s #1 EC had absolutely nothing to do with her school. They didn’t even know about it until we had the place where she was doing it send a letter to her school guidance office so it would be noted in her file.

There is a short essay on your most meaningful EC. This could be the ideal place to emphasize your interest in writing.

It would also be good if you can get one of your teacher recommendations to mention your writing interest.

Think about your applications in the same way you would think about character development in one of your novels. You have all these little “snippets” that tell us about the character’s background and interests. In a novel, you would use various scenes to communicate all that. Same in a college application. Pick and chose the various parts of the application (the lists, the essays, the recommendations, etc.) to paint a picture of your “character”.