ECs

Applying to College
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<p>Hey all,
I am going to be applying Stanford SCEA in the fall and have questions about my ECs. I don't have much in the "traditional applicant" way but here they are</p>

<p>Select soccer since I was 11
Drums for 5 years, signed band for 1
Editor of student magazine (next year), member for 3
High officer in german club next year
NHS...</p>

<p>My question is if I should put down what I have been doing this summer, which includes doing yardwork around the neighborhood for $, playing about an hour of basketball a day, and starting doing training in muay thai kickboxing, eventually ill be going into mixed martial arts. </p>

<p>Also, I have gotten really into that last one (Muay Thai) lately. Would that be a good one to list and possibly do an essay about? I am worried that colleges will think that since I have only been doing it a little while that I am not that passionate about it.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>IMO-
Yes to the yardwork under employment.
No to the basketball bit.
Yes tot he muay thai. Just because you only started it recently doesn't mean you're not passionate about it.</p>

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<p>Yes to all.</p>

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<p>Put your most meaningful ECs down no matter when you started doing them. I, for example, had two ECs on my application that I didn't begin until Senior year, both of which I am passionate about.</p>