Are my EC's enough?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I’m only a freshman but I just want to know if I should do more EC’s. I’m trying to get into fairly competitive colleges like University of Virginia but not Harvard or Princeton or anything like that.

Since I’m only a freshman, I haven’t taken the ACT/SAT’s yet so I know it’s hard to predict because that’s important info. But still, I’ll give it a shot. I have a 4.2 GPA (weighted) and am in advanced classes. My extracurriculars so far are:

  • Cross Country (not the captain or anything since I'm only a freshman, but I plan on sticking with it all through high school because I love it)
  • I plan on getting at least 200 hours of community service
  • 4 years of Destination Imagination (so far from 6-9th grade)
  • Badminton Club
  • I am trying to start a small business helping businesses in my town market their company on social media. I think this could be important if I can pull it off

Are these good enough, especially to get into fairly competitive schools like UVA?

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I would maybe look into some other ECs at your school. Follow what you’re interested in. If your school doesn’t offer something, create a club. What are your interests (classes or otherwise)? Maybe I can suggest some clubs.

3

As long you participate in something you are passionate about, you will be fine