EC's - Quality vs Quantity?

Applying to College
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<p>I know that quality is much more superior then quantity but really... I have been looking through the "What are my chances" and most of the people who have a couple ec's are basically out of range of Ivy league (Columbia is my goal). </p>

<p>I have a wide variety of interests but I plan to focus on business/tech, and history/politics.</p>

<p>My EC list by my senior year (I am a sophomore) will be something like ITLA, Writing/NHD/Concord Review (ofcourse, if I get published), MAYBE DECA, start a business/s, maybe the Congressional Page program, and I may start an MUN or Politics Club. I also plan on playing Tennis and maybe baseball.</p>

<p>Might I add as a note that my freshmen year wasn't that great, I got a couple C or two, and 1 A, and the rest are B's. The classes were honors. </p>

<p>So would you say this is a good round of EC's? I am getting quite confused as to what colleges like Columbia are looking for...</p>

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<p>it looks fine. but then again youre applying to columbia. you either get in or you don't</p>

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<p>most universities want to see breadth and depth</p>

<p>like a pyramid</p>

<p>interesting how everyone's ec kind of look the same
NHS, key club, un club, track, tennis, swim, violinist</p>

<p>i don't see any of mine;
overnight camp counsellor, peer tutor, rugby, badminton, stage band :p</p>

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<p>Wow, how sad. Rakeon you just listed most of my ECs.</p>

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<p>Hey A-san, your interests are just like mine. Mainly politics/history then business/tech. I'm so conflicted, so I'm having a pretty hard time to limiting my ECs from quantity to quality.</p>

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<p>dont you love how columbia only lets you put 7 things down?</p>