<p>I have soo many Ecs (all ivy caliber) but i am wondering if RU even takes that into consideration?</p>
<p>If not i just wasted my Highschool Life in regards to clubs and ****.</p>
<p>Yes my friend -- you have wasted your time in high school doing activities that you really did not care for, but forced yourself to do because you thought that it would impress the adcoms at [Insert prestigious school here] University...but it really wasn't worth it because you might (or have already) end up at Rutgers :)</p>
<p>::sighs:: The point is that you should only get involve in activities that you love, not because you think it will impress whomever. If you hate being on the speech & debate team, for example, why make yourself suffer by remaining in the club for 4 years?</p>
<p>And no, I don't think they take activities into account so much as other schools, but it does show Rutgers that you are "committed" to other things besides your school work -- "committed" being the key word ;)</p>
<p>Sorry if I come off bitter. I'm not judging you. You're not the only one, trust me. Many students have this misconception in regards to the quantity of clubs/sports/community service that they involve themselves. "More" doesn't necessarily mean "Best".</p>
<p>Haha you definitely dont know me.</p>
<p>In all the clubs i am in hold an executive board position.</p>
<p>I prob hold easily 7 executive board positions. Not to be boasting but i am just proving a point.</p>
<p>No, I'm aware that I don't know you, so who I'm I to judge? :)</p>
<p>It's nice that you hold executive board positions. I was simply pointing out a misconception that students have in regards to participating in activities -- that the more the better.</p>
<p>Most participate in community service or clubs or sports that they like/love -- activities that they wouldn't feel like they've "wasted" their time doing for four years, whether they will attend Yale, their state university, or their local community college. </p>
<p>I guess that's just me...and some. </p>
<p>I think I answered your question in regards to whether ECs matter at Rutgers. That's all. ;)</p>
<p>I agree with MushaboomBlue, Neil I hope whatever you did you did it out of dedication for the community. In fact I have a good story about a friend I know who hosted a lecture on Save Darfur in my high school and when the school gave out scholarships a week ago there was one that was designed for Leadership in Humanities. Well he didn't get it, and somebody who did nothing for it received it. But when I asked him if he was ****ed, he couldn't even understand why or how I would think that. Totally genuine person.</p>
<p>OKAY SO MY BEST ADVICE!! If you are doing really good with the clubs, keep them up. I would say great EC's can make up for a few messed up grades, even at the LARGE SCHOOL level, and I have first hand experience with that. Even at a large school like Rutgers they do look for their Class President, Community service people, etc because they need to fill every niche.</p>
<p>Rutgers89, I would be curious to know what your "first hand experience" is.</p>
<p>From the Rutgers website:</p>
<p>In our application review, the primary emphasis is on academic promise as demonstrated by the following:</p>
<pre><code>* Grades
* Grade-point average
* Rank in class
* Strength of your academic program as evidenced by the number of academic, honors, and advanced placement courses you have completed
* All first-year students who have been out of high school for less than two years must submit SAT or ACT scores
* For international students whose first language is not English, your TOEFL score
* For applicants to Mason Gross School of the Arts, the talent assessment is the most significant factor in the admission decision
</code></pre>
<p>No mention of EC's whatsoever</p>
<p>Well I know because I will be attending Rutgers this year. My GPA 3.2 non weighed. 550 on CR 550 on M. extracurriculars - President of Class, President of Key Club some years, Peer leader, Peer mediator, Governor's School of Public Issues Scholar, chess club, and a few others. My grades and stuff were pretty normal. My SAT2s were very strong with a 780 in history. So, I guess maybe you can say I am an average student with EC's that really helped. Idk, i don't think I would have gotten in without them.</p>
<p>I understand what you "think," but the facts strongly suggest otherwise. Your SAT stats are slightly above the 25th percentile for admitted students, which means that most students with those stats are admitted (although the stats of most admitted students are better).</p>
<p>Considering that "the primary emphasis is on academic promise...", I guess the secondary emphasis is on ECs. </p>
<p>But anyway, as I stated above, I'm sure that Ecs aren't taken into account as much as other schools, yet I do believe that they play an important role in showing Rutgers that you are committed to certain activities, and shows them that you didn't just stay at home playing video games afterschool everyday.</p>