Are my Extracurriculars good enough for schools like Northwestern, UNC, GW, and JHU

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Clubs
• Newsletter Club (11th- Founder and President 12- President and Head Sports Editor)
• Helping Hands Club (12th- Founder and President)
• Intercultural Dialogue Club (10th- Member, 11th- Member 12-Member)
• Film Club (11th- Treasurer 12th- President)
• Model United Nations (11th- Member 12th- Member)
• Environmental/Recycle Club (10th Member, 11th- Member)
• Member of the ALA (American Library Association) (11th- Member)
• Student Government (10th- Representative, 11th- Representative, 12th- Representative)
• Robotics Team (11th- Member)
• Volleyball Club (9th- Member, 10th- Member, 11th- Member)</p>

<p>Athletics
• Junior Varsity Soccer (9th, 10th, 11th)
• Varsity Basketball (10th- Captain, 11th- Captain, 12th- Captain)
• Junior Varsity Basketball (9th)
• Varsity Tennis (10th)
• Manager of the Varsity Tennis Team (11th)
• Intramural Volleyball (9th,10th, 11th)
• Intramural Basketball(9th-Captain, 10th-Captain, 11th)
• Intramural Soccer (9th, 10th, 11th)
• Head Coach of the 3rds Soccer Team (12th)
• Assistant Coach of the Junior Varsity Team (12th)
• Manager of the Varsity Soccer Team (12th) </p>

<p>Awards
Basketball
• 1st Place in the 2013 Northeast Prep Basketball Tournament Championship in Putnam, Connecticut
• 3rd Place in the 2011 Northeast Prep Basketball Tournament Championship in Putnam, Connecticut
• 1st Place in the 2011 Doc Hurley Basketball Classic at Weaver High School in Hartford, Connecticut
• 2nd Place in the 2012 Doc Hurley Basketball Classic at Weaver High School in Hartford, Connecticut
• 2nd Place in the 2012 National Prep Showcase at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut
• 2nd Place in the 2011 Hoop Mountain Prep Tournament at Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, Connecticut
• 1st Place in the2012 Hoop Mountain Prep Tournament at St.Andrew’s School in Barrington, Rhode Island
• 2nd Place in the 2013 National Prep School Invitational at Rhode Island College in Providence, Rhode Island<br>
• Three Point Champion in 2012 Varsity Basketball Madness
• Leading bench scorer of the 2012-2013 Varsity Basketball season.
• Nationally Ranked as the 10th best Postgraduate team in the Country for the Preseason of the 2013-2014 season</p>

<p>Intramural Sports
• 2nd Place in the 2011 Intramural Volleyball Tournament
• 3rd Place in the 2011 Intramural Basketball Tournament
• 4th Place in the 2011 Intramural Soccer Tournament
• 1st Place in the 2012 Intramural Basketball Tournament
• 2nd Place in the 2012 Intramural Volleyball Tournament
• 3rd Place in the 2013 Intramural Soccer Tournament</p>

<p>Robotics
2012 FTC Connecticut State Championship
• Finalist Award
• Think Award
• Promote Award
2013 FTC Connecticut State Championship
• Inspire Award
2012 FTC New Hampshire Championship
• Inspire Award
2012 Champions Scrimmage
• Alliance Award
2012 FTC New York Championship
• Connect Award
• Winning Alliance Award
2012 Northern New York Championship
• Connect Award
Took part in the 2013 FTC World Championship held at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri</p>

<p>Science Olympiad
• 22nd Place overall out of 34 teams in the 2013 Connecticut State Science Olympiad at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut
• Participated in Chemistry Lab in the 2013 Connecticut State Science Olympiad at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut
• Participated in Fermi Questions in the 2013 Connecticut State Science Olympiad at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut
• Participated in Anatomy in the 2013 Connecticut State Science Olympiad at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut
Turkish Olympiad
• Auctioned/Participated in the 2012 Turkish Olympiads (Singing Category) at Pioneer Academy of Science in Clifton, New Jersey</p>

<p>Working Experience
• Worked at Long Neck Diner as a waiter (Family Business), Georgetown, Delaware (Summer, 2011)
• Helped deliver bread for Deluxe Bakery alongside my cousin (Family business) (Summer, 2012)
• Worked at Cedar Farms alongside my father (Father’s Business), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Summer, 2011)
• Job Shadowing for the Chief of Police in the Town of Putnam, Connecticut</p>

<p>Miscellaneous
• Took part in the Nationwide challenge for Accelerated Reader Quiz-taking
• Earned 3 Undergraduate Credits from Rutgers Summer Session in the Summer of 2013
o English Composition I: B
• Nominated into the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists
• Visited Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy and State Representative Joe Courtney in Washington D.C. </p>

<p>Volunteer Work
• Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army (2010-2012)
o Freshman Year: 3 Hours
o Sophomore Year: 6 Hours
o Junior Year: 6 Hours
• Helped the 2012 Putnam Halloween Festival
• Distributed out Noah’s Pudding in front of Wal-Mart to the public in Putnam, Connecticut
• Passed out invitations for a Thanksgiving Dinner held at our school
• Passed out invitations for a 9/11 even held at our school
• Helped fixed the school’s library by selling old books and organizing the news ones that came in.
• Set up the Book Fair everyday of the week for a week
• Judged at the 2012 FLL (First LEGO League) at Central Connecticut State University
• Helped collect money for the Helping Hands Relief Foundation 2011 (Japan Support)
• Took part in Robotics Outreach programs.
o Went to visit the Lisbon and Putnam Wheelabrator. They are our main sponsors for the Robotics Team.
o Visited different Elementary schools to show little children how the robot works during the 2012-2013 academic year.
• Volunteer at American Red Cross, South Jersey Region over the Summer of 2013
• Helped clean the Putnam Rotary Park in Putnam, Connecticut
• Tutored students who needed help in their English Class. (11th &12th)
• Donated money to The ALS Association
• Rebuilding homes for a week with Helping Hands of New Jersey during August of 2013: 14 hours
• Ran a donation fund for children in Africa during the month of Ramadan during July 2013
• Volunteered in a Hospital in Turkey in June 2012: Around 40 hours
• Volunteered at a Nursing Home in New Jersey in June of 2013: Around 50 hours
• Trained my little brother’s U-7 Soccer team in the Winter of 2012.</p>

<p>Internship
• Interned at Lotus Medical Center with Dr. Vedat Obuz in Trenton, New Jersey. (Stayed over my cousin’s house), from June-August 2013/4 times a week. </p>

<p>I will also be doing History Fair in March!</p>

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<p>Umm you do realize that you can’t list every single event/thing you’ve done in your app, right?</p>

<p>I only see a few things in this list that are going to benefit you.</p>

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<p>Clubs
· Newsletter Club (11th- Founder and President 12- President and Head Sports Editor)
· Helping Hands Club (12th- Founder and President)
· Intercultural Dialogue Club (10th, 11th, 12th)
· Film Club (11th- Treasurer 12th- President)
· Model United Nations (11th, 12th)
· Recycle Club (10th, 11th)
· Student Government Representative (10th, 11th,12th)
· Robotics Team (10th, 11th)
· Volleyball Club (9th, 10th, 11th)</p>

<p>Athletics
· Junior Varsity Soccer (9th, 10th, 11th)
· Varsity Basketball (10th- Captain, 11th- Captain, 12th- Captain)
· Junior Varsity Basketball (9th)
· Varsity Tennis (10th)
· Manager of the Varsity Tennis Team (11th)
· Head Coach of the 3rds Soccer Team (12th)
· Assistant Coach of the Junior Varsity Team (12th)
· Manager of the Varsity Soccer Team (12th)</p>

<p>Awards</p>

<p>Basketball
· Northeast Prep Basketball Tournament. (1st Place in 2013, 3rd Place in 2011)
· Doc Hurley Basketball Classic (1st Place in 2011, 2nd Place in 2012).
· 2nd Place in the 2012 National Prep Showcase at Albertus Magnus College.
· Hoop Mountain Prep Tournament. (1st Place in 2012, 2nd Place in 2011)
· 2nd Place in the 2013 National Prep School Invitational at Rhode Island College.
· Nationally Ranked as the 10th best Postgraduate team in the Country for the Preseason of the 2013-2014
season</p>

<p>Robotics
2012 FTC Connecticut State Championship
· Finalist Award
· Think Award
· Promote Award
2013 FTC Connecticut State Championship
· Inspire Award
2012 FTC New Hampshire Championship
· Inspire Award
2012 Champions Scrimmage
· Alliance Award
2012 FTC New York Championship
· Connect Award
· Winning Alliance Award
2012 Northern New York Championship
· Connect Award
Took part in the 2013 FTC World Championship held at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri</p>

<p>Science Olympiad
· Participated in Anatomy, Chemistry Lab and Fermi Questions events in the 2013 Connecticut State Science
Olympiad at the University of Connecticut.
Working Experience
· Helped deliver bread for Deluxe Bakery (Family business) (Summer, 2012)
· Worked at Cedar Farms (Father’s Business), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Summer, 2011)
· Job Shadowing for the Chief of Police in Putnam, Connecticut</p>

<p>Miscellaneous
· Earned 3 Undergraduate Credits from Rutgers Summer Session in the Summer of 2013
o English Composition I: B
· Nominated into the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists
· Visited Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy and State Representative Joe Courtney in Washington D.C.</p>

<p>Volunteer Work
· Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army (2010-2012) (Grades 9-10-11)
· Helped the 2012 Putnam Halloween Festival
· Distributed Noah’s Pudding in front of Wal-Mart to the public in Putnam, Connecticut
· Helped fixed the school’s library by selling old books and organizing the news ones that came.
· Set up the Book Fair everyday of the week for a week
· Judged at the 2012 FLL (First LEGO League) at Central Connecticut State University
· Helped collect money for the Helping Hands Relief Foundation 2011 (Japan Support)
· Took part in Robotics Outreach programs.
o Went to visit the Lisbon and Putnam Wheelabrator. They are our main sponsors for the Robotics Team.
o Visited different Elementary schools to show little children how the robot works during the 2012-2013
academic year.
· Volunteer at American Red Cross, South Jersey Region over the Summer of 2013
· Helped clean the Putnam Rotary Park in Putnam, Connecticut
· Tutored students who needed help in their English Class. (11th &12th)
· Rebuilding homes for a week with Helping Hands of New Jersey during August of 2013: 14 hours
· Ran a donation fund for children in Africa during the month of Ramadan during July 2013
· Volunteered in a Hospital in Turkey in June 2012: Around 40 hours
Volunteered at a Nursing Home in New Jersey in June of 2013: Around 50 hours</p>

<p>Internship
Interned at Lotus Medical Center with Dr. Vedat Obuz in Trenton, New Jersey. (Stayed over my cousin’s
house), from June-August 2013/4 times a week.</p>

<p>This is how it looks like on my CommonApp</p>

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<p>Literally impossible</p>

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<p>Impossible? Well, I posted it on CommonApp, and I applied to all of those schools I listed. Do you want me to send you a PDF file?</p>

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<p>you could be a high match for all of those good luck
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<p>Thanks ShowMeState700!</p>

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<p>My commonapp had a character limit for each activity. Did you submit these in the additional info section?</p>

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<p>lol, so does mine immasenior! :). My entire resume was the exact limit. I had to delete a few things. Do you think it’s good or not?</p>

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<p>It doesn’t matter what your EC’s are if your scores don’t back them up. What are your SAT/ACT scores? Subject Test scores? Things like that.</p>

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<p>My ACT is a 31. I am going to take two subject tests at the end of this month :)</p>

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<p>Bump bump bump</p>

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<p>oh lol It seems way longer than what I thought was aloud!</p>

<p>But yeah, you have impressive ECs to say the least. As far as ECs go, I can’t see you coming up short for any school in the country.</p>

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<p>Thank you! Bump! :)</p>

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<p>Bump Bump Bump!</p>

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<p>You’re a busy person.</p>

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<p>Yeah… I am :). Are the impressive for the colleges I listed?</p>

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<p>Those are all awesome EC’s, but it might be a bit much. You may want to focus on things that you particularly excelled at or committed to. Also, you could condense some into categories, like just hours of community service as opposed to the specifics that can become overwhelming or simply overdone.</p>

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<p>That is very true! But, overall, are my Ec’s good enough for the schools I listed? Are they even ivy caliber if you will?</p>

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<p>IT IS TOO MUCH.</p>

<p>Writing that you “donated money”, helped out with your little brother’s soccer team, it’s overkill.</p>

<p>Just pick out your best accomplishments or themes or passions. </p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>