<p>I don't want to volunteer or tutor or help anyone... so do any of these count as ECs? Or would they at least counteract the effect of any lack of ECs?</p>
<p>Working ~20 hrs/wk at a grocery store during school year, ~30 during summer.</p>
<p>Doing the Post Secondary Enrollment Option and taking 8 college classes (4 per semester).</p>
<p>Self-studying Calc BC and APES junior year.</p>
<p>Self-studying 7 AP's senior year.</p>
<p>These are good things to do, they might help you and they won't hurt you, but I'd be really careful about letting anyone know that "I don't want to volunteer or tutor or help anyone..."</p>
<p>As in Q: "what's your passion?" A: "not helping people"</p>
<p>"As in Q: "what's your passion?" A: "not helping people"</p>
<p>Imagine the look on the interviewers face.</p>
<p>They count as Academic achievements except working can be viewed as an activity though. Get at least 1 real EC like the math team or habitat for humanity.</p>