Will a college program balance a relatively short list of ECS?

Applying to College
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<p>Aside from a strong performing arts program and the standard Honor Society, Key Club, FFA, Math League, Science Olympiad, and BPA (equivalent to FBLA), there are few student interest groups at my school.</p>

<p>I’m active in Honor Society (volunteering), BPA, and two varsity sports. I also work at a library and as a paid tutor. </p>

<p>My EC list is probably shorter than most other competitive applicants; however, I’ve been taking college English and math courses since 8th grade through a program affiliated with the local community college and the state university. Classes meet once or twice a week both during and after regular school hours. On top of that, I play soccer, work, and volunteer.</p>

<p>I do well in my college courses and have received the “Level Excellence” award in both subjects from the teachers each year. On the other hand, I am not able to participate in/create/be president of all of the clubs that I’d like to. </p>

<p>I believe I am busier than the average, non-CC high school junior. Will adcoms recognize this without seeing a long EC list? Also, when applying to colleges, how should I describe this program without taking up too much space? (The program is called Academic Challenge, and I don’t want it to be mistaken for a quiz bowl team).</p>

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<p>Math League, FFA and Science Olympiad are hardly “standard” - well, not at my school. But you should be fine; every applicant has a laundry list of 5 dozen activities, and having 25 activities instead of 10 doesn’t seperate you from the pack. Maybe you could get a rec from your program to reenforce the committment required.</p>