<p>I am currently a junior and the only type of extra cirricular I have is 1 year playing volleyball last year. I plan to play again this year along with running track. If I did a few clubs (NHS and environmental club) for my senior year would that help?? I feel behind since everyone has a load of EC but my parents wouldn't let me do any until I was an upperclassman. How badly does this hinder my chances of getting into a good school? I plan to apply to UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD, Stanford, and maybe a few other UC schools. I currently love out of state but I plan to move to California for senior year (is this a good idea?) Can you please tell me the best thing to do for next year regarding ec and suggest other schools to apply to?
Here are my stats:
GPA- 4.0 uw, 4.6 w
Class rank- 1 of 600 uw, 2 of 600 w
SAT/ACT- taking it this year
School type- public
Grade- 11
Course load-
9- bio h, geometry h, ceramics 1, p.e, classical studies/health, eng h, Spanish 2, Chinese 1
10- Chinese 2, Spanish 3, English h, chem h, alg 2 h, p.e, ceramics 2, ap world hist
11- ap bio, ap eng, ap Spanish, Apush, anatomy, precalc bc, Chinese 3
12 (planning to take)- ap gov, ap eng, ap calc bc or ap chem & should I take on a full schedule?
ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! (:</p>
<p>Joining multiple clubs in your senior year won’t help at all. Schools want to see consistency not just random ECs for admission. They try to find a theme and your passion from them.</p>
<p>I’m surprised your parents did that. EC’s are crucial for all top tier schools. Even a strait A student with a perfect ACT score are at a disadvantage with few EC’s. Sorry, but I’m giving you the cold truth. </p>
<p>thank you for the advice! I’ll definitely look for something I’m passionate about to involve myself in </p>
<p>You have to be living in cali for at least a year to be considered for in state tuition i think. Also, try to do things over the summer, like volunteering or an internship or something.</p>
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<p>You have to live in California for a minimum of 18 months to become a resident. If you move Senior year, you will have to pay OOS fees probably your first year at any UC.
<a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Default.aspx?PageID=legalinfo.html”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Default.aspx?PageID=legalinfo.html</a></p>