What extracurriculars are considered good?

scholarme
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:38:50 +0000

It’s actually not that hard to explain.



I was guessing she had a parent who was a doctor working with amputees or creating prosthetics. The actual story is even more impressive.
I think the author’s “hard to explain” means that it makes you wonder “how?”
Unlike typical ECs of clubs, competitions, medals, etc that may be hard to achieve but it’s obvious how a student would participate. The thing with an EC like this girl’s is that it will stick in the admission officer’s head because it’s memorable and also inspiring.