<p>I was wondering if my extracurriculars were enough for competitive colleges ('m in 11th grade)?</p>
<p>--Cross Country member since 10th grade (next year will be my 3rd year)
--Track member in 9th and 10th grade (dropped in 11th - too time-consuming)
--Captain of the Quiz Bowl Team (2 years)
--Writer for school newspaper (I will possibly be editor next year)
--Dancer for 13 years (inside and outside of school)</p>
<p>Work/Volunteering
--100 Hours volunteer work at a children's museum
--Volunteer at food pantry, nursing home (summer)
--Peer tutor in French and AP World History
--No real job experience (but hoping for a local summer job before senior year)</p>
<p>It depends on your prospective universities. If you are planning to apply to very selective schools such as MIT, they generally are not enough. </p>
<p>@Rurouni
I scrolled up and realized that you were talking to the original poster and his definition of competitive colleges. Just note that “^” signifies the post directly above you. </p>
<p>If I were an admissions officer, I would view you as a strong candidate. With dance, you show that you can commit to an activity and that you probably love it. I don’t think you have outstanding ECs, like international/national awards, but you seem fairly genuine because you don’t have a huge list of ECs. Of course, there’s really no way to tell if you could get into a college like Cornell or Columbia, because a lot of that is luck. I think you have a good shot, but nobody on this site can tell you for sure if you’ll get in. Hopefully you’re doing those activities because you like them and not because they look good for college, because your acceptance/rejection letter will not determine your self worth and define you. </p>