<p>What are some EC's that really impress Ivy league colleges, that anyone can accomplish..?</p>
<p>National Honors Society, Student Council, etc.</p>
<p>Those are my guesses; anything that shows leadership and hard work.</p>
<p>Can you get into Student Council Sophmore year?</p>
<p>At my school you can. This is how it works at my school...</p>
<p>Student Council = whole school
Student Gov = your class</p>
<p>I'm in student council and have been since I was a freshman. Freshman year, I ran for representative (18 kids ran, 7 got it) and I ran for it my sophomore and junior years as well. For my upcoming senior year, I ran for treasurer and got that; in order to run for a board position, we needed to be a chair of a committee the year before so you might need that as well (also elections were in May so it might be too late for that). Try running for something small first, like a representative; I'm sure you could get it if your school has that. If you don't get elected, just show up to the meetings. It will be obvious that you are interested. At my school, after 3 meetings you automatically can get voted on by the president... see if your school has something similar. It's never too late. Student council is an easy way to get involved; you can start off small and work your way up if you work at it :) Sorry if this confused you or if I rambled but I will answer any other questions you have about it.</p>
<p>NHS won't impress anyone.</p>
<p>Really? ..... NHS..</p>
<p>I don't know about that. I think NHS does impress some schools. It shows many things about you: you do well academically, you have leadership skills, you volunteer, etc. It shows all those things just by you being in one club. At my friend's school, only 2 or 3 kids get in per year. It depends on your school how prestigious NHS is but I'd say it's something good to have. It can't hurt...</p>
<p>Yea, NHS is too common to impress a lot of the top colleges.</p>
<p>Being one of the head editors of the school paper can help. Stuff like Eagle Scout, which any boy can do but is killer work, really impresses colleges with leadership and commitment.</p>
<p>I think you should mainly focus on things that you're truly passionate about. </p>
<p>Also, from what I hear, most schools prefer to see focused extra curriculars--that is, ec's which work well together. If you're in a science club, a foreign language club, model un and recycling club, admissons officers will just think you're joining clubs for college--if you spread yourself too thin, they can't tell where your passions lie.</p>
<p>Things that anyone is capable of and things that impress Ivy League schools are mutually exclusive.</p>
<p>Except being a URM.</p>
<p>SaveD, I don't understand what you mean...</p>