EC help!!!

Applying to College
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<p>Hey, I'm a rising junior in NJ. I just started looking at colleges and it seems that the majority of applicants to the top 20 or so schools have a looooooooonnnnnnggggg list of EC activities. I found this with LACs as well. I'm kinda worried about this because I really don't have an outstanding list:</p>

<p>-varsity XC/track(9,11,12)-injured sophomore year
-french club(9,10,11,12)-treasurer the upcoming year
-volunteer at hospital(200+hrs)
-head of scouting on world championship robotics team(10,11,12)-could go on and on about the # of regional championships we have won
-Model UN(10,11,12)
-Science league(9,10,11,12)-top 10% in state freshman year
-Lego Camp(this summer)(3 weeks)-taught middle school kids fundamentals of building a sound robot, basics of programming</p>

<p>I put down 11th and 12th grade for all these activities b/c I'm almost 100% sure that I'm going to continue with all of them.</p>

<p>Do you think this would be even close to "enough" for me to be an average applicant at the top 20 schools. I understand that EC activities are looked at in relation to scores and GPA and recs, but how do these ECs look? And if they aren't "enough" what do you think I should do? Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>It's okay not to have a lot of ECs, but you need to EXCEL at those ECs. Work on Sci League and try to get top 10% a few more times, or even actually have a numerical rank (what subject did you win in? I'm from NJ too, and I got top 10% Chemistry I and II during soph. and junior year). Win some medals in track; maybe you can get recruited for running, if you're really good. Try to develop a hook.</p>

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<p>I think your list is ok as of now as long as you are involved and passionate about them. Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>I think your list of EC's looks fine. Don't go adding a bunch of activities to your schedule that you don't really care about just because they'll look good for college - the colleges can see through that. Plus you'll just stress yourself out and probably damage your grades, which is the most important factor in college admissions.</p>