<p>I want to apply to Yale and Brown next year, but it seems like everyone has a ridiculous amount of EC's that they were in for four years. Does everyone join a bunch of clubs freshman year? My SAT is decent (2250, will prob take one more time) and I have a 4.6/3.9 GPA (3/600+) with solid classes (5 on chem AP, calc BC as a junior). However, I never really discovered my academic writing passion until junior year. These are my main EC's:</p>
<p>Cross Country (9-12)
Varsity 10 (CIF prelims), 11
MVP 10,11</p>
<p>Track (9-12)
Most inspirational athlete award</p>
<p>Writers Club (11,12)
We publish a book, and my teacher has given me an opportunity to write screenplays for her (her boyfriend is a director)
Will participate in Scholastic Art and Writing awards this year</p>
<p>Chinese Culture Club (9-12)
ICC rep 11
will run for president next year</p>
<p>Tartar Knights (10,11,12)
Volunteering club</p>
<p>Chess Club (founder, 11, 12)
President
Establishing a chess league between schools in our area
Helping teach middle school kids chess</p>
<p>Work experience:
Lab internship 10,11 (summer) Helped conduct and publish research
Grant writing (helped writers at the local marsh)</p>
<p>My EC's seem really sparse compared to most people. XC and track take up alot of my time (about 3 hours after school). I settled on my writing passion this year as a junior..I should have a decent amount of stuff to show for it. However, I didn't join writers club until junior year.</p>
<p>My recs will be good. I'm good friends with my sophomore English teacher, and she is my chess club sponsor. Do I have a chance at these schools? It seems like I joined some of my main clubs really late compared to everyone else.</p>