<p>i hear you. for some people it’s so easy, because they’ve had a ‘thing’ that they’re into since they were kids that they’ve developed a love for and involvement in. for others, it’s sometimes hard to find a niche, so to speak.</p>
<p>you’re applying SCEA, alamode? or regular? I’m still debating cos I’m taking the ACT in October, so yeah… i feel bad that we’ve hijacked fedorfan’s thread. does anyone else have an example of what they would consider a quirky hook or EC?</p>
<p>haha same. scea i think</p>
<p>hmm i was wondering if this goes in the category of ‘pink’ hair…</p>
<p>i was a secretary general of 2-day South East Asia Conference in which about 250 delegates participated. I was in charge of preparation, the actual running of the conference, general assembly debating and etc.</p>
<p>it may sound ‘good’, but is it ‘pink’ ? :)</p>
<p>just wondering, how much does international recognition (in terms of winning a gold medal in an international competition) help an application?</p>
<p>bump…</p>
<p>Assuming you have the grades, strong curriculum, and standardized test scores to make it over the first threshold, certainly a gold medal (or any medal or earning some form of honor or recognition) in a recognized national/international competition, either an academic competition or an EC-related competition (e.g., fine or literary arts) is a great benefit. But it has to be a competition that’s known to admissions officers. First prize in an international competition run by an entity that no college admissions officer has heard of will not help significantly.</p>