<p>I am going to be a sophomore this year, and my school's class rank was just released today. I am tied for 1 out of 321 people. My school is 6 years old, but only have accepted all 4 grades for 4 years. We have bad sports, but my times are equal to/ better than the runners at MIT (and that was only my freshman year). We have next to no math and Science E.C's. (only math league) and most colleges do not know much about our school, only our neighbor one (same town; that school is 50 years old). Will this hurt my chances? Out of 4 years being open, only 1 student has gone to an ivy/ top 10 ranking school (Harvard). Will this hurt my chances? I have thought about opening a robotics club or math club, but we have to pay $25 for every club we join, so most new clubs tend to fail. I am a member of drama club, key club, air force junior ROTC, and hopefully spanish club or a school newspaper next year, along with 3 varsity sports. Are my chances for making MIT ruined since my school does not have many oppurtunities? Should I try to see if I can join clubs at my neighboring school? (I take ROTC there). Any advice would be helpful.. Thank you! :)</p>
<p>Are you satisfied with the extracurriculars available to you, and with your involvement in them? MIT will care more about the quality of your extracurricular involvement than about the number of clubs or activities you join.</p>
<p>Your school being new won’t hurt you. MIT might not know about your school yet, but your counselors will report information about your school and its available opportunities in the counselor report, so MIT will get a sense of how your school operates.</p>
<p>Thanks! and at times I am satisfied with my E.C’s,but at other times I am not. For half of the year ( summer-mid november) I feel like I have a lot of time on my hands (I do XC which is not very competetive).but during the winter I am SUPER busy because I do indoor track (very competetive) along with a play (which has me at school until 6 or 7pm many days!!!). During the spring track is so competetive that it is the ONLY thing I have time to do. So, well, I am stuck. I want to do more E.C’s,but I know I can only do them for halfof the year (full dedication)…</p>
<p>Don’t make the mistake that far too many student fall prey to. It is not a requirement that ECs be associated with your school. If you want to start a club and find the $25 fee to be a hindrance, then form the club outside of school. You can meet at someone’s home or a library or local business. You can ask a parent or local CC faculty to mentor the group.</p>
<p>I find it so annoying when people (usually parents of public school kids) whine that their school doesn’t offer X. Seize the initiative! Overcome obstacles! Achieve success!</p>