[Akietta's] EC resource to get into TOP Schools

<p>This is my comeback on this Forum again and I have learnt many things. However I did not get into any US schools but have chance in getting into UK colleges.
I saw many forum requests on EC resource. So here is my compilation of it.</p>

<p><strong><em>|Charity/NGO Work|</em></strong>
1. Indian Red Cross Society
2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
3. Your Local charity.
4. Teaching unprivileged children's some basic.
5. Participating in Organ/blood donation camp.
6. Creating awareness against illpractices.</p>

<p><strong><em>|Sports|</em></strong>
1. Your school sports team.
2. Joining sports classes.
3. Getting into YMCA or Football clubs or Gymkhanas or Cricket association[MCA a bit tough]
4. Winning trophies like Ranji :p
5. If you don't get certificates then try to get a video or pictures of what you are doing in sports.</p>

<p><strong><em>|Science EC|</em></strong>
1.Doing small research like "Speed and Efficiency between AMD and Intel processors" and not like building a processors with dual hexa cores 3.3 Ghz about some billions transistor.
Note: Research should be an optional, if you have time and money to invest then go for it. but remember it should be close to your Majors and topic you know about something.<br>
2. Using powerful web technologies to parse relevant information.
3. Being active in Forums like CC, PhysicsForum, Scientific American, Phys.org, Nobel, TheEconomist, Entrepreneur, Forbes site.
4. To remain update with information start using RSS feeds and ATOMS.
5. Learning web design and building internet rich application by Java, Ajax[Asynchronous Javascript], PHP[Hypertext Preprocessor], Perl, ASP.NET[Active Server Page], Ruby on Rails.
6. Building mobile apps for IOS using Xcode IDE, Android form its SDK[Software Development Kit]
7. Building sites from open source CMS[Content Management System] like Blogger, Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla.
8. Debugging OS application using C++, C, Visual Basic, Delphi, Python. etc I recommend you learning Delphi 7 other than C++ because it s very easy and supports Pascal language.
9. Using free open source OS like Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, Fedora, OpenSuse other than Windows.
10. To get certification of PHP, CSS3, HTML, XML, ASP.NET go to W3Schools.org
11. Building electronics prototype using Arduino, Beagle Board, CubieBoard, Raspberry Pi.
12. Publishing your prototypes on Makezine, Instructables, Adafruit etc.
13. Learning Ada[very complex] to maximize electronics working.
14. Solving complex mathematical problems using Matlab or Mathematica//ProjectEuler.net.
15. Learning SEO[Search Engine Optimization] to get local business on Internet.
16. Designing something using Photoshop, Illustrator.</p>

<p><strong><em>|Academics|</em></strong>
Getting GPA upto 4.0
Enrolling in EPGY, CTY JHU.
NCC
IMO, IPhO, ICyberO
Intel STEM.
Google Science.
Oracle Think quest.
VEX Robotics</p>

<p><strong><em>|Out of Range(optional)|</em></strong>
Attending Seminars.
Getting LOR from DRDO, ISRO, HBRC, TIFR professors.
Doing Internship as a self employed or through recommendation.
Helping Senior Citizens or getting bravery awards.
Entrepreneur skills.
Acting skills.
Designing skills.
Art drawing.
Politics, economy debate.
HDFC Spell Bee
Lufthansa quiz competition.
TATA Crucible
Singing or Dancing in Saregama/Indian Idol/DID/ India Got talent.
Serious blogging on topics using CMS framework.</p>

<p><strong><em>|Resource|</em></strong>
Khanacademy
Wikipedia
Google Code Developer
MSDN Codeplex
MIT Open Course
Your Search engine.
Youtube
Arduino.CC
Cloud technology based online hosting from CX.com[10GB]
offcourse!! CollegeConfidential
Apress/ Oreilly Books
DIY kits of Electronics
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<p>This lists is no ending. I will update this thread as soon as I get stumbled upon some more resources.
Hope it was useful.</p>