<p>My No. 1 Activity/Interest is NOT offered at 3 of the 4 schools to which I am applying RD. This activity is VERY important to me and I am obviously not thrilled about attending a school where this activity will not be available. Since important ECs/Passions are usually a vital component to one’s happiness, will the schools assume that I am not a “good fit” for their school since they don’t offer my No. 1 EC and my application will result in rejections?</p>
<p>I am confused by your post…why are you applying to schools which don’t meet/serve your needs? As to whether the schools will reject you as a no fit…that would depend on your addressing why you chose to apply to a school which cannot meet your interest. Are you planning to start your interest at the school? Are you ready to make a change and develop a new interest? Just because you have devoted time/energy to an interest before college doesn’t mean that you want to continue. Many an athlete has dropped their participation when arriving on campus.</p>
<p>Hazmat…I am applying to 5 schools total, two of which serve my needs 100%. The other 3 meet my academic needs but do not serve my EC interests. Although it is important to develop new interests and I am sure I will, my primary interest happens to be my passion and I also plan to make a part-time/side career out of it. Yes, I will attempt to start-up my activity at a school (if accepted) that does not offer it but it will be difficult due to the costs and perhaps lack of facilities. The 2 schools where I applied offer my EC for basically free and attending a school that does not offer my EC will be cost prohibitive for me and my family due to college costs.</p>
<p>I guess I understand…but how did you come up with and apply to 3 schools that don’t fully meet your needs? Is your need highly limited in availability? Could you not find other schools? I am so curious how you could choose any school that didn’t meet your need if as you describe you intend to make it a part of your career following graduation. This is very puzzling to me.</p>
<p>Academic program (which also happens to be my No. 2 passion), financial aid and location. To my credit, my ED school FULLY met my needs and that is why I chose it – not for the name. But, I might not meet their needs!</p>
<p>Let us know…you sound very committed so I hope for you that this has the outcome that you are hoping for ED…best of luck.</p>
<p>what schools did you apply to?</p>
<p>Thanks hazmat. During my ED interview, my desire to attend school X just poured out, so much that my interviewer never had to ask me the question, “why school X”. Not only because of my EC, but other factors as well. My ED school is a long shot so I am getting prepared to apply to my RD schools (only one of which has my EC). Do you believe the 3 schools to which I am applying won’t see a ‘fit’ for me since they don’t offer my EC? Are they going to think “wow, she is really passionate about X, we don’t think she will be happy here because we don’t offer it”? Obviously, they would be fairly correct in their thinking.</p>
<p>numberone: Schools that offer my EC (and basically for free or almost free): Princeton, Cornell. Schools that do not offer my EC but am applying to due to other factors: UVA, William & Mary and University of Richmond.</p>
<p>I think they will key off of how convincing you are in your essays…how likely it is that you may be able to create interest and raise funding to develop your interest. I mean development funds are always out there and a person w/ your passion might just bring home the bacon…</p>
<p>I will absolutely give it my best effort! Spearheading this EC/team and managing it would be almost a full-time job. Luckily, my mom said she would help, that is why the location of the 3 schools was also VERY important. The hardest part is being able to convey my interest in starting the EC at the school, given the limited essay prompts.</p>
<p>Keep at it…and just think, maybe there will be another student or two who can help you once your passion ignites an interest for them also. I’d say you are just the kind of girl that a school needs to develop and broaden interests. Gee…who wouldn’t want that kind of passion?</p>
<p>Those are good schools you are applying to. Have you ben accepted to any yet.</p>
<p>could you help me by answering the thread i started about what schools i can get accepted into. I would appreciate it if you did.</p>
<p>Thanks hazmat. Perhaps the fact that the other schools don’t offer my EC may be an asset to my application then? Some of the other things I have done truly demonstrate evidence of leadership and accomplishments/desires not typical of a 17 year old girl. I’ve always been the first to do things out of the ordinary. My ED interviewer picked up on this and hopefully the admissions officers will as well. Starting my EC at a school is highly desirable to me and will be a welcome challenge but will also be a major time commitment, one that will be difficult due to the fact that I will be on a work study program. Thanks for the encouragement!</p>
<p>I think you could probably create a work study job just to develop the new opportunity…think in those terms. Why work at something you don’t love?</p>
<p>numberone: I applied ED to Princeton and am getting ready to complete my applications (i.e. write my essays) for the other schools. Those deadlines are January 1. Decisions for Princeton arrive Friday but it is a long-shot. I didn’t apply to Princeton because I thought I would get in, I applied because I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t at least try - even given the odds. It’s just part of my personality. Although my family qualifies for fee waivers, we are paying for all the application fees. For Princeton, my mom made me use my own money for the application fee because she says when you put money (and money you can’t spare) towards something, it shows true interest. Obviously, Princeton does not know this (that I used my own money AND that we qualified for fee waivers) but it was a lesson (one of the many) my mom enforced upon me. </p>
<p>As to what school you might get in - I can’t answer that question. The only school I know anything about on your list is Cornell. I, nor can anyone else on these boards can determine whether you will get in or not. The only person(s) who can make that determination is the admissions officers and unfortunately, you have to pay to find out. Don’t allow anyone to ever tell you ‘you can’t’. If I listened to all the ‘you can’ts’ I have heard, I would not have done a lot of stuff that I’ve done, including my No. 1 EC.</p>
<p>ok, thanks a lot. Hopefully you get into Princeton. Its a great school.</p>
<p>worldshopper- I see you are from annapolis and in the IB program-- but we just got the IB program and next year will be our first graduating class…I don’t understand…</p>