<p>Now that it's second semester of my senior year, can I quit my ECs (hospital, internships, etc.) and finally have a social life? Or would it be dishonest since I checked the 12th grade box on my ECs list when applying to college?</p>
<p>so you just did them for college to begin with?</p>
<p>I'm thinking the same thing, not for the same reasons, though. I'm in a club and it was lots of fun at first, but now... It's so disorganized, the teacher in charge only makes me angry but I can't say anything, and everyone else stopped showing up. =/</p>
<p>you should do stuff you have a passion for, no offense but i would take a serious look at your purpose and goals for life. and yes i could consider that lying.</p>
<p>i think that if you don't enjoy them then go ahead and quit, altho u should've quit a long time ago but most ppl here are hypocrites anyways so i won't judge you</p>
<p>I didn't want to quit because I had a big role in the club and I didn't want to let everyone down. I was given a responsibility and I felt quitting would have been a poor choice. Unfortunately, everyone else didn't feel the same and just went ahead and quit. =/ So now I'm left with a grouchy teacher to pick up the pieces. All she does now is get angry about how we aren't putting enough effort and how we should just go ahead and cancel everything. Then the principal cut back half our activities and it's just a big mess now. I thought it'd get better if I stuck it out, but it's not.</p>
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<p>My goals are clearly not as altruistic as yours, but just because I don't have a passion for volunteering does not mean I will jeopardize my chances of getting into a good college by not doing any. If I could get into a good college by doing only what I enjoy, do you think I would not have chosen such a route? Unfortunately, this college admissions game forces people to undertake certain activities for the sole purpose of getting into a top school. Life isn't always about doing what you want.</p>
<p>^i agree with you.</p>
<p>Ethically, you probably shouldn't quit, but if you don't feel bad or guilty about it, then I'm not one to judge you. You would certainly not be the first senior suffer from the paralyzing disease known as senioritis and to withdraw from extracurricular activities.</p>
<p>Considering that you already reported that you would do these Ecs in 12th grade. Take part in these activities in a minimal amount (or just enough to get by).</p>
<p>There are only a few months until graduation, so laying low on the radar in some clubs won't hurt you. However, I know some people disagree about taking part in clubs just for college.</p>
<p>Well, many people join ECs for college. I have seen people posting chance threads filled with their humongous amount of ECs. If a person was truly interested in their activities, he or she would try to minimize their amount of ECs (however, I do say that I have had a long list of ECs).</p>
<p>That was one of the reasons why I joined some ECs, but I eventually quit some of my ECs because I lost interest in them.</p>
<p>I don't think it's bad to do something for college. I mean, we all want to get into good schools and it's true, if it weren't for college admissions, most of us wouldn't have gone the extra mile. Really, if community service wasn't important, would we have spent weekends doing it? Probably most of us would not have done it. Sometimes it was fun and sometimes I would have rather finished Final Fantasy. I did it anyway, though. And I think just doing it should count for something as opposed to not doing it at all. Really, if people were helped, why does it matter the reason we did those things? Who cares if we wanted to slap it onto an application as long as the homeless were fed or parks were cleaned?</p>
<p>I think it's completely up to you. If you want to stop them, stop them. Isn't ECs all about passions anyway? Do what you want to do.</p>
<p>I agree with Nickel Xenon.</p>
<p>These required ECs help out the community. Even though these activities are done for college, they benefit everybody.</p>
<p>I changed ECs because of time conflicts between DECA and Tennis. I am training to help with VITA, a income-tax filing agency for low-income individuals. It makes up for my tennis+I am learning something practical and doing something good with it so my colleges won't complain and I am happy. Honesty is important :) You can quit one club or so but to give up on three or more of your ECs [One's that had large hours of participation]could raise an eyebrow if any of your colleges found out [Meaning someone doesn't like you and told the college scenario or the college found out in other ways]. I rather go the safe way. It's only a few months left. If you really don't like those ECs, do something new.</p>
<p>what i am saying is that is there is always going to be a higher goal, be it grad school, good job, higher position, better company, w/e...point is, you can spend your whole life trying to "up" yourself on the ladder and by itself i see nothing wrong with this, in fact, in America we usually highly praise such as behavior, but if you only do this for something better i hope you realize that there is always going to be a bigger fish and i think it would be wise to enjoy your time, particularly when you're young.</p>
<p>there's that cliche about its more about the journey but i dont want to rant, it sounds like you are set on your philosophy. I wish you the best of luck though, I too have high aspirations and I understand your feelings as to how crazy college admissions are.</p>
<p>I'm kind of surprised NX you said you thought most ppl wouldn't try as hard if it didn't matter...maybe i am too optimistic.</p>
<p>Okay, let's put it this way. If you went to school and were guaranteed a spot at a university no matter what, would you keep trying? If everyone just went to the same university and it didn't matter if you were in the top ten or top five, would you really take AP, Honors, or get a bunch of ECs? I think the main reason people work so hard is because they want to go to a good school. If you take that away, if there's no real reward, you have no more motivation.</p>
<p>Would it be lying though? If I said I had a certain EC during 12th grade but only did it for half a semester? In other words, could my admissions get revoked if colleges found out?</p>
<p>Realistically, I don't think your admission would be rescinded for dropping out of an EC. </p>
<p>As far as lying, well yea, you said you did it and you actually didn't (or won't). So in the end you haven't been exactly truthful. Whether you can live with that is a different issue altogether and one that only you can answer.</p>
<p>Two thoughts:
self-serving motive:
Some CCers have mentioned transfering after freshman year and the fact that they then have to go back to their high school references. It would be nice if those people still like you a year from now, and don't think of you as the kid who quit everything at the first opportunity.</p>
<p>altruistic motive:
You made a commitment so follow through. Especially with organizations that count on you to lead, or set a good example through the end of the semester. When organizations loose momentum because volunteers drop out, it is hard on the next gruop of leaders. Hang in there and do the kids behind you a favor.</p>
<p>It's only a couple of months. Finish strong and hold your head up.</p>
<p>It's reversed. They want to see what the ECs indicate about you. You should not want to indicate something that isn't there by your ECs. Thus, you shouldn't get in, because they're seeing something that isn't really there. Then again, many students get in this way.</p>
<p>Regardless, it's dishonest for you to stop now. I agree with riverruner.</p>