<p>Yes, it is an EC. Why? Because it's not part of your regular school.</p>
<p>Yes, many Chinese students partake in Chinese school.</p>
<p>No, that does not mean you should leave it off. You have done it, therefore you should put it down.</p>
<p>Textureless activity, but it's a big part of many people's weekends.</p>
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<p>It's textureless, how?</p>
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lol, just because you dont find interest in chinese doesnt mean it isn't useful.</p>
<p>LOL, I believe from my recollection, Marilyn Jones said "textureless math grinder" about a Korean kid from Andover that was rejected at MIT.
I think she should be fired for that kind of comment. At least, she did resign.</p>
<p>It's textureless because parents require it and put the kids in at a very young age. What college admissions officers would like to see is an activity that kids choose to do because they love it. It shows someone who is self-motivated to do something that no one is requiring them to do. For an example from another domain, going to church may be an activity required by your parents, but starting a Bible study group at your high school shows leadership and more commitment/passion. A sports example would be as follows: your parents put you in soccer at a very young age and it turns out you're not all that great at it around the time you get to high school. Do you love soccer? Do you love it so much that you decide to coach a young kids team, or help handicapped kids play, or do you just quit playing because, after all, you were only doing it through force of habit?</p>
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It's textureless because parents require it and put the kids in at a very young age. What college admissions officers would like to see is an activity that kids choose to do because they love it. It shows someone who is self-motivated to do something that no one is requiring them to do. For an example from another domain, going to church may be an activity required by your parents, but starting a Bible study group at your high school shows leadership and more commitment/passion. A sports example would be as follows: your parents put you in soccer at a very young age and it turns out you're not all that great at it around the time you get to high school. Do you love soccer? Do you love it so much that you decide to coach a young kids team, or help handicapped kids play, or do you just quit playing because, after all, you were only doing it through force of habit?
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<p>As you admit, church attendance is also textureless because it may be an activity required by your parents.</p>
<p>Even going to school is textureless because not only do parents require it but the U.S. government also requires it up to the age of sixteen.</p>
<p>Lets see, what other activities are textureless based on this criteria? Eating is textureless because parents require it. Sleeping is textureless because parents require it. Loving your parents is textureless because parents require it.</p>
<p>Man, to think that all this time, when I was savoring the taste of homemade dumplings and reveling in the prospect of both resting and exploring aspects of my sub-consciousness through dreaming, I was really engaging in textureless activities. That sucks.</p>
<p>"textureless" or not, it is VERY common among chinese-americans and will not be unique at all. I don't think that can be disputed. You should put it down, but it won't help you too much in admissions.</p>
<p>HAHAHAHAHA, when i first saw this thread, i cracked up. dude, get something better to do. hahahahahaha, so funny</p>
<p>Okay, so the thing is, chinese school IS an extracurricular. You do it outside the standard area of academics. However, I doubt it shows any of your passion, unless you do amazing things there. I once went to chinese school, a long time ago, and quit when my parents decided I had reached an age where I could make decisions for myself. At least for me, I despised chinese school. What I'm saying is that you're gonna have to work really hard to make it wow! an admission officer. I'm sure you're not the only kid who has chinese school on his application, and though it's an EC, it's certainly not going to help you. It won't hurt you (unless you have other activities which significantly stereotype you, consequently putting you against many other very strong but stereotypical Asian applicants) but it won't help you either. Like stated above, a bit textureless among Asians. If you were white, or black, or any other race, that would certainly be a wow! factor. In this case, it really isn't. </p>
<p>The point is that colleges only want so many of one type of individual. It would be in your best interest to distinguish yourself among the pool.</p>
<p>just put it in, when including EC's, you just need as much as possible, even if you think it doesn't help, it doesn't hurt you to put in anything you did as part of outside school activity</p>
<p>I don't advise you listen to i_fate's comment. You should immediately see the error in his words..."you just need as much as possible".</p>
<p>You DON'T need as much as possible. You need activities which you have been committed to, and show who you are. If you are truly "Chinese", and want to show that to admission officers, by all means go ahead. However, most Chinese applicants choose to stay away from that path, seeing as they will most likely be discriminated against. </p>
<p>It's not uncommon for, say, African Americans to approach this same issue in a different light. Winning awards for outstanding achievement among the African American population or just signifying one's pride for his or her race is seen as meritorious. It really depends on the situation.</p>
<p>"Textureless activity, but it's a big part of many people's weekends."</p>
<p>and what sort of activity do u do on weekends, that are not "texureless" chronidical?</p>