<p>I am a Sophmore in Highschool. By the time I finish this is what my EC's might look like. I want to know if that is enough.
Activities/Sports
Cheer leading- 3yrs
NHS-3yrs
Chior- 3yrs
Tenis -4yrs
Youth for life- 2 yrs
Community service
volunteering at church rectery- 4yrs
Candy Striping- 2yrs (During the Summer)
Started a tutoring progam - 2 yrs</p>
<p>Princeton, I believe, looks for committment to some of your major ECs. Looks like you have it. Dont set a target like this...it wont really benefit u. Im talking from experience. ie. I was in norway and had a bunch of ECs, I moved to Korea and skipped Soph year in a school which had next to 0 Ecs available. Now in my senior, in a dif school from my junior year, there are tons of ECs available. Try and do something that u can write a great essay about - something that u learned a lot from and applied skill and dedication to. Just some thoughts. keep that in mind when u do the ECs that Pton doesnt want a laundry list, but some true dedication. If u get MVP or Team captain in Tennis, that might help. Maybe get involved in some Drama or something, to show that u are well rounded as an individual. Possible try out another sport for the next two years along with tennis. that might look nice. Remember that u are a soph and its time to ENJOY ur life...good luck!</p>
<p>yah u might want to learn how to spell some of your ECs.....</p>
<p>cheerleading- one word, choir, tennis, rectory</p>
<p>well excuse me for writing in rush know it all</p>
<p>i would say ur ECs are a little lacking. nothing in particular stands out or shows that u have passion. are u VERY active in any of them? lotsa hours of community service? won national/state competitions? if not u need to find and dedicate urself to some new ECs. just having some random ECs without true care wont really help u</p>
<p>you guys are confusing me. I agree that I don't think my list is a lot because it is devided in community service and activities/sports. I'm very dedicated with cheerleading and tennis. I spend 15hrs a week with the team during the season that they are in. During the weekends I dedicate myself to helping out because that's what I like to do. You know I feel accomplished. I feel like I have done something. Lately I have just been panicing because I felt behind or not good enough and I want to know if I was.</p>
<p>well then u should emphasize cheerleading =) college applications ask you hrs/wk; wks/yr if u only have 1 activity that you do relatively a lot...then i would say u need more dedicated activitied =D</p>
<p>thanks...............</p>
<p>You're a soph. Take time to find what you like and really develop in that area, and stop thinking about if your list is big enough for this college, or that.</p>
<p>i was partially kidding about the spelling thing....no need to get too offended there.</p>
<p>If your school is friggin awesome in Chearleading (like they win competitions and stuff) it should be very advantageous for you. A girl in my school won lots of scholarships because of cheer. I think a lot of colleges love their cheerleaders, as I'm sure Princeton will too. But that is not to say that cheer/ECs/activities are the only things they look for, you need the stats and charm( in writing essays, teachers rec and interviews) to back all that up.</p>