What extracurriculars are considered good?

CompSciKid703
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:41:21 +0000

Hiya there, I just started eleventh grade in India, and I’m planning on applying to all the ivy leagues and a couple others like Berkeley, stanford, MIT and the rest. I’m not too worried about grades and sat scores, I have all that under control. My extracurriculars are what I’m worried about. The first and biggest one is my violin playing- but I’ve been playing for only about 3 years. I was also part of the student council body, and I’m taking a higher level french exam at Alliance, a french institute. I’ve been doing french for 7 years. I’ve also participated in one or two city level competitions, which I won- keep in mind these happened in my freshman year- does that even count? I also take extra college classes for IIT preparation, which is at a high level - like first year undergrad level, just because it’s interesting. I don’t even think this counts, but I speed solve the Rubik’s cube at under 20 seconds. I also did some, not much, I mean really not much, volunteer work through my school for a nearby orphanage and old age homes.
My question is, will colleges think these EC’s are weak? I fear that their weakness overshadows any academic achievements.