<p>I'm in no clubs, no organizations, no volunteer work, TAGing to UCSB, and applying to UCD, UCB, and UCLA with a 3.67, majoring in Poli Sci (Pre-law). </p>
<p>I may be getting a job at a nursing home, don't know if that counts for anything.</p>
<p>whaaa i thought you were just focused on UCD</p>
<p>and im in the same boat as you as well, ha.</p>
<p>OMG im in the same boat and its killing me. my ass is trying to look for a job or an internship right now, now that summer school is done and all. i was the treasurer of a club, had a seasonal job, and went to an Economics summit but other than that i have nothing. Do 2012 Transfers only have until November to get ECs in?</p>
<p>I’m being totally honest here but you guys do know that most people who apply make up a lot of BS? they work at some organization for 2 hours and they just write down volunteered at so and so. They don’t ask for verification. and during fall, just look for a club or two. and you should be good to go.</p>
<p>@poser yeah you have only until november… fall starts in late august here so Im gonna go on a club hunting mission asap. ive been obviously too focused on the actual important stuff like classes. not all this free labor BS</p>
<p>I barely have any as well! I volunteered at the local animal shelter for a few months and I’m a member of they psych club but we don’t really do anything. Just listen to presentations and such. I had 2 internships a couple years ago (both in the marketing/PR field) but that was before I changed my major from Comm to Psych so I don’t think I should include those anymore. I’m hoping since my GPA is high it will balance out my lack of ECs. Hopefully… lol</p>
<p>I’m on the same boat! Can we write that we were doing private tutor? I heard that there is 10% chance of being selected by UC to check the ECs. How they gonna check this case?</p>
<p>^ It’s better not to lie… IMO
You don’t wanna get rejected + make the UC lost faith in you + may be disqualified from future admission just because of a stupid EC that’s only good for borderline student. Trust me.
Oh, and I am applying with no EC too. We are on the same boat lol</p>
<p>I don’t have any ECs either! I think I’m going to apply for TAG for UCSB as well. Do you guys know if UCSB has a foreign language requirement? I’m just gonna try to write one hell of a personal statement to make up for my lack of everything.</p>
<p>wanna be by that beach huh?</p>
<p>Not really? I already live by a beach haha. It’s just that I think I have a better chance of getting into UCSB than Cal or LA which makes me sad but gotta be realistic</p>
<p>When I applied, the only EC I had listed was tutoring high schoolers but that was just basically my younger cousin and like one or two friends in pre-calc and calc. I don’t think having a crap ton of ECs is too important.</p>
<p>What colleges did you get into?</p>
<p>^ He got into Cal, so that’s much for everyone who wonders abt the importance of ECs 
I’m a normal applicant this November, too, and quite frankly I believe EC is nothing compared to GPA and pre-reqs, unless you find a cure for AIDS or play in the Superbowl or sth like that. If I can’t hold a leadership position in a club/ honor societies, I’d rather spend that $75 for AGS at Walmart or BestBuy and get myself a couple of Xbox 360 Games ;). Believe it or not, an alumni from UCLA told me that the school doesn’t give a damn about these clubs unless you do something important in them. Sorry if this offends anyone, just my opinion :)</p>
<p>Long story short, don’t worry no-ECers. You’re gonna be fine.</p>
<p>@snipehunter:
I did tutor my friend and got paid. How can I prove this to them if I were selected?
- I will be a math tutor next quarter at my cc, does it help?</p>
<p>You really don’t have to prove anything unless you say that you cured cancer or something noteworthy. Any tutoring helps show that you’re giving back in a beneficial way as long as you maintain your grades as well. I tutor because I enjoy the subject so I don’t care about money, as weird as that sounds. No… not Calculus!</p>
<p>@howardw: like Silenthillnight said, yes, that will help you. Tutor is highly recommended, but not an average joe in a nobody-known club ;)</p>
<p>See the last 2 posts in this thread in case anyone still wonders about the importance of ECs: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1138162-tips-extra-curriculars.html?highlight=curricular[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1138162-tips-extra-curriculars.html?highlight=curricular</a></p>
<p>Accepted into bio department at ucla and ucsd with 3.5 gpa and no ec’s.</p>
<p>For those with no EC’s, what did you talk about in your essays?</p>