What's the point of EC's?

Bob07
Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:20:50 +0000

Why should colleges care if you do an EC that does not fit your intended major? The main goal for a College is to churn out people who are MAINLY passionate about their field. Shouldn’t colleges be turned off with oddall EC’s because they show that the student is too well rounded to have any particular focus? Will Bobby really become a better Engineer because he has a black belt in Karate…or will that serve as a distraction? Can he ever apply what he learned in Karate into Engineering? If the answer is no, then why do colleges like Karate? Many believe that it is good to admit students with intresting EC’s because they allow for a greater campus diversity and they exhibit high character. However, consider the situation of British and Canadian schools. Canadian and British Universities look at EC’s far less than American schools and they are just as diverse (McGill, UofT, Western Ontario, King’s College). I’m not sure about the character issue but it’s probably just like any competitive US college.

–I’m just playing Devil’s advocate here…I have a lot of really intresting EC’s