Do they help?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Im a canadian trying to get in at an Ivy League (hoping for harvard, but applying at brown)</p>

<p>I just need to know, which ECs should i include, and which i should not bother with.</p>

<p>-Bronze cross in swimming (seven years of swimming maybe? but ive stopped for about 4 years now lol)
-Top 25% Gauss math contest...certificate of distinction
-attended Queen\s university to study molecular bio, n have university orientation (it was really more for fun than anything, although we did have to apply, not many people got rejected)
-part of the enrichment committee at my school...organizing an "enrichment opportunity" lol. i guess it could be seen as a leadership role, since i dont have mmany, but i dont know how good it looks.
-blackbelt in tae kwon do
-level 3 sailing
-attended ontario science olympics on a team....but we didnt place in any of my events lol</p>

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<p>bummmp.......</p>

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<p>perhaps international deadlines are later, but i think the harvard and brown deadlines have both passed.</p>

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<p>^ yikes...</p>

<p>oh, he/she might be a junior though...idk</p>

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<p>im a sophomore (well, i think...we dont use those terms in canada)
grade 10</p>

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<p>oh, tons of time then. admissions committees like to see focus and passion. pick two things that you like, and focus mostly on those. they'll like that a lot better than a laundry list of ECs.</p>

<p>oh, and swimming is irrelevant. you shouldn't include things you didn't do in high school.</p>

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<p>okay thank you</p>