<p>My school selects 20 students to travel to The Hague, Netherlands every year (Seniors) for about a week or so to study International Law, and Politics. Most who go are already inside the Model UN club like I am.</p>
<p>I am wondering if I can put that experience into my EC. If so, what category should I put it in and what?</p>
<p>I had a thread about this in the Summer Program sections and I got mixed answers. My trips though were for sight-seeing, so I don’t know how yours would fall.</p>
<p>Not that it will help much, but the trip is during the school year, so basically it wont affect my summer (which I do community work/courses). So it’s just an extra add in for studying/working on international law/politics. </p>
<p>The trip is 1 week long in the Hague Netherlands.</p>
<p>Bump…</p>
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<p>Maybe. Dont just put “traveling”, “studied politics in foreign country” or “study abroad” will make it more meaningful, if u know what i mean.</p>
<p>So “Studied International Law in Netherlands” will cut it am I correct? Do I have to specifically put how long it was (1 week)?</p>
<p>Good topic for an essay, but not really an EC.</p>
<p>I think you should put it as an EC, it can’t hurt. Well, as long as it is not your most significant EC.</p>
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<p>Agree with Glido. Traveling is not an EC. It could be a topic for an essay (like all the other kids from well-to-do families).</p>
<p>Isnt it for educational purposes?</p>
<p>Yes it is for educational purposes (studying abroad I might say, since it’s studying international politics). It’s not really to sight see. But ofcourse there will be sight-seeing after I am done with the work-load I am presented there.</p>
<p>So does what I am doing not count as an EC? Since I saw so many people say they travelled to X country to study Y for certain weeks or days.</p>
<p>I think that anything that holds meaning for you, in which you spent time, in which you learned and experienced something meaningful or valuable, is an EC – certainly more compelling than “Key Club” hours – YECH!</p>