Any colleges that would want this?

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<p>Does anyone know of any good colleges that would accept a student that did really well on grades (all As), took the most challenging courseload available (i. e. ~12 APs) and then some more, but only did a few extracurriculars, of which are on the more "geeky" end of the scale (math club, science projects/research, piano, violin (in the orchestra), music composition, computer programming/science), and didn't spend copious hours per week on each one? I'm getting the impression that no college up there really wants any of that, and that they only want a long list of extracurriculars, preferably sports/humanities-oriented ones. Perhaps someone can shed some light?</p>

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<p>your grades look good, but what are us act and sat scores. i was intimidated by the long list of extracurriculars people had but then i realized that those people are the ones who have been trying all through high school to go to ivies or other top 25 schools. so unless this is what you are looking for your probably fine.</p>

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<p>Most public Us do not care about ECs.</p>

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<p>My son was admitted to a very selective LAC with what would generally be considered weak ECs. He showed huge commitment the the music program (Marching Band x 6 years, Jazz Band, Orchestra, basically any ensemble a trumpet could join), very involved in religious ed (Hebrew School grades K-10, 2 to 6 hours a week), Math Club x 2 years and we forced him to do some volunteer work the summer between grades 11 and 12. I think they like commitment, which he certainly showed in the music program. He is planning to be a Math major by the way. So to answer your original question I think there are schools that would consider you. Probably quite a few. He’s at Swarthmore.</p>

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<p>The vast majority of colleges base admissions on grades and possibly test scores. They use ECs at most for merit aid consideration, and depth of involvement is more important than is the length of your list. Consequently, a high stat student can gain acceptance to most colleges in the country whether or not the student has any ECs.</p>

<p>The colleges that factor ECs into admission are the top colleges like Harvard and Amherst that get such an overabundance of applicants with outstanding stats that the colleges can use ECs to pick and choose from among those stellar applicants.</p>

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<p>Northstar is 100% right</p>