<p>So, are EC's REALLY that important? I never thought about it TOO much until I came on here. I'm going to list my EC's, and I was wondering if someone could...help? :P Tell me if I have enough, and if I don't (which is prob the case) what I should do? BTW, I'm only a sophomore in high school, so...take it with a grain of salt, I guess...</p>
<p>Key Club (9-member, 10-Vice President)
Italian Club (9, 10)
Juniorettes (10)
I am going out for track & field this year, and I'm also going to start volunteering at a pet rescue foundation.
YoungLife (10)
I speak at a Kiwanis club each year about having Type One Diabetes...not sure if that counts... :P</p>
<p>So yeah. I'm not really solid about my EC's.</p>
<p>Also, a slightly unrelated question...I have type 1 diabetes, would that be some type of plus on a college app, or for an essay? Thanks!</p>
<p>For the average College - Your EC are fine, if you keep them up. Be active in Key Club and if possible continue in a leadership position. EC’s are about using your talents and passions outside of class, not about how many you can possibly fit in. In average colleges having a job is considered equivalent to a good EC.</p>
<p>If you are going for Top Colleges you will want to have top leadership positions and Awards (hopefully national). </p>
<p>“I have type 1 diabetes, would that be some type of plus on a college app.” - No… If you want you can mention it as a part of what you are overcoming, or how you are educating others, but just having it won’t help…</p>
<p>sounds like yourpretty active in SCHOOL ec. maybe look for a volunteer place outside of school life…something you wanna enjoy doing yet reflects your personality :]
BEST OF LUCK!</p>
<p>What do you mean by an “average college”? I’m definitely not looking for an Ivy League, but something like UCF or USF would be ideal, would you call those average colleges?</p>
<p>Public schools overwhelmingly base admission on one’s stats and state of residence, with in-state students being preferred over out of state students.</p>
<p>Only the tippy top colleges like Harvard use ECs as admission factors. That’s because such colleges get such an overabundance of high stat applicants that the colleges can pick and choose from among those outstanding students to create a college class that represents all kinds of diversity including in ECs.</p>
<p>They like ECs that students have done in depth, with accomplishment, leadership, and creativity because the students have a genuine interest in the ECs, not because the student is trying to mold themselves into being a person attractive to Ivies.</p>
<p>The type of EC isn’t as important as are the factors mentioned above.</p>