Are these EC's good?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>2002 to Present: Volleyball Team (Middle-School, JV, Varsity)
Responsibilities: Vice-Captain</p>

<p>Achievements: 1st in Egypt for Varsity Team, 2nd in Egypt for Junior Varsity Team</p>

<p>2007 to Present (excluding "The Apostle" School Newspaper<br>
first trimester of grade 12)
Responsibilities: Founder and Editor-in-Chief</p>

<p>Achievements: Newspaper has become highly acclaimed in our school. Liked among both students and teachers. </p>

<p>2003 to Present: Model United Nations<br>
Responsibilities: Head Delegate for the last two years</p>

<p>Achievements: I attended to The International Junior Cairo Model United
Nations at The American University in Cairo.
I received the "Best Debater" Award.</p>

<p>2008 to Present: Senior Class Committee
Responsibilities: As a Class Leader, in consultation with class, I make
decisions regarding funding raising activities and the
setting of priorities for funds allocation.</p>

<p>Achievements: We dedicated 66% of the fundraising bake sales to charity. By doing so, we were able to help,
although not very significantly, orphanages around Cairo</p>

<p>2005 to Present: Community Service</p>

<p>Responsibilities: Team Leader orchestrating orphanage visits as well
as organizing events for children with special needs.</p>

<p>Achievements: Succeeded in raising awareness among
school community about the current situation and
rights of children with special needs and
orphans. Secured international companies’
sponsorship of a number of events focusing on
community development with a focus on children
children with special needs and orphans.</p>

<pre><code> Summer Activities

Volunteering with NGO's '08
The Seeds of Peace Program '08
Helped organize Ramadan Iftars for children with special needs '08
Tutored my friend for his Mathematics retake Summer '08
Advanced Robotics & Electronics Course Summer '06 and '07 (non-credit)
English Language and Composition Course Summer '07 (non-credit)
Forensic Science Course Summer '05 and '06 (non-credit)
Intermediate Computer Engineering Course Summer '06 (non-credit)
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<p>Yes 10char</p>

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<p>Thanks. . . but I am worried that I don’t have enough international awards and stuff; we don’t have access to things like IMO and Intel, here in Egypt. . . Do you think they’ll take this into consideration.</p>

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<p>so, what do you guys think, below average, average, above average</p>

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<p>I think you should simmer down son. ECs make up a fair portion of the admissions process, but in no way will adding more awards or activities make you look godlike unless those activities are, well, godlike. Chill out, your ECs are fine, probably better than a good chunk of applicants’ ECs. Worry about your transcript (GPA, Class Rank, SATs, SAT IIs, Rigor of Courses), your essays, and your recs. Those are probably more important than having a laundry list of awards and activities.</p>

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<p>Ya I know. GPA, class rank, sat II are all objective. EC, essays are objective, and we aren’t allowed to post essays, so I post my ec’s. I don’t like the idea of ‘chance,’ I want to see how my ec’s compare to students in the us, not in the sense of their quanitity, but in the sense of their quality. I never mentioned anything to do with god-like. It’s just that it seem that there is no way of getting into MIT without international or national awards in science and math.</p>

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<p>Bump(10char)</p>

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<p>Any tips or advice?</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>Like sb else said, chill out. And it is possible to make it into MIT w/out international stuff, though not likely if you apply as an international. Just relax, own the essays and then you’ll have no regrets when applying.</p>

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<p>bumpty bump bump.</p>

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<p>they’re ok</p>

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<p>Well, we’ll see after tommorrow, god help me, lol. We always seem to resort to god at times of stress.</p>

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<p>Sry, it seems you are a senior. If so, then ignore what I said and good luck (we’ll both need it, so I empathize with your situation :D)</p>

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<p>Good luck too!. . . I’m going to be wearing my lucky underwear, lol! Are you an International too?</p>

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<p>No (lucky me). I’m wearing my lucky pyjamas :D</p>