What's the point of EC's?

phobos
Sun, 09 Jul 2006 04:56:21 +0000

i dont think ECs should be overlooked. so maybe invents EC shaving pigs for a summer is more irrelevant and doesn’t contribute to the character and caliber of the person, but more or less as long as the EC is legit, it should be considered.

here’s my idealistic view on this…being well-rounded is more important that being extremely skilled at one thing. i’m not saying do a bunch of things poorly, but do a good number of things well. the rare person can be extremely good at a good number of things, but those tend to be the exception, so lets ignore them for now many people are extremely intelligent…but being smart shouldn’t be an excuse to do nothing else with a person’s life except study or otherwise be antisocial in some way. (i should mention i feel like this was me up until around the middle of high school…that because i did very well in school, i had to make sacrifices in the friends i made and the things i did.) limiting one’s possibilities narrows their potential as a human being as a whole…their potential to contribute to society and community, to contribute to the progress of the human condition. also, going above and beyond what’s required (that is, going to school) shows passion and drive, things that transfer into the rest of a person’s life.

i think some colleges realized this, albiet on a much less lofty level. aaaand…of course there’s the practical reason in the admissions process: lots of people can have a 4.0 and a 2200+ SAT, fewer people exhibit the traits that get a 4.0 AND some excellence in several ECs.