ECs

Hey guys. What are some good extracurriculars and things to do to help with college admissions

The best EC’s are what you enjoy doing. Do not participate in EC’s just for the sake of college admissions.

Agree with the above. Other than becoming a highly recruited athlete, there is no one EC that is valued above others.
Find things you care about in your school and/or community and work to make a meaningful contributions to the club/organization.

Any EC, and no EC.

It is the paradox of ECs: Extracurricular activities done for the sake of increasing chances of college acceptance do not help with college acceptance. The ECs which really help you in your college acceptance are those which you are not doing in order to boost your acceptance chances.

Well, another view is that, if the colleges expect x and y, you chances without them are risky. This isn’t about pinching yourself into a fake. Getting in is about match and you either are or aren’t what they look for.

OP. you ask a lot of basic questions. The right ECs will be a balance of what interests you and some stretching. What are you doing to research what various colleges value and look for? What they say, not a bunch of strangers who have different experiences. What are you involved in now?

If youre thinking of aiming high, you need to be the sort who can take this initiative.

What year in hs?

Read through the stats in the acceptance threads for colleges you are interested in. Maybe some of the ECs listed will give you some ideas of things you would like to try.