<p>I am a Freshman in high school, but I want to know what are your extracurricular activities are. So far, mine are the following:
1.VP of IRC Club
2. President of the Debate team
3. President of the Model U.N. Club</p>
<p>What else should I do so I can go to an Ivy League school, my GPA is 4.2. I want you guys to please tell me what your extracurricular activities are and if you could please tell me what else I should do. Oh, next year I am going to run for VP, I guess that helps.</p>
<p>So in Debate being an officer is good, but it’s even better to do really well in debate. If public speaking is your thing, go to every tournament you can and get to state/nationals as many times as you can.</p>
<p>My advice is always to go for 3-prong: what you do to further your own interests and future goals, how you engage with your group (hs, peers, church, culture, etc,) and what you do for the community- valid comm service and vol work. Onesie- twosies, empty titles, “member of,” fake-outs where you claim to have raised umpteen dollars for some intl need, etc, never match up to holding responsibilities, having impact and being willing to commit beyond your hs comfort zone, roll up your sleeves and make a difference. Can you see how this is different than simply the titles you listed?</p>
<p>First of all, ^^^. Second, I’m just going to make a point; my EC’s aren’t that impressive but I still got in to my dream school.</p>
<p>Do the EC’s that you will enjoy. Don’t beef up your application with crap you don’t care about. Colleges see right through people that just join to put it on the application. Don’t ask what you should join, stick to what you like.</p>
<p>There is nothing in the world that you should do “so [you] can go to an Ivy League school.”</p>
<p>Almost without exception, the students who are admitted to Ivies and their peers have an impressive array of both academic and extracurricular accomplishments, but they did them because they liked them, or because they found value in them, or both.</p>
<p>You should do things that you like, or that you find value in. (For example, you may not find it fun, exactly, to serve meals in a homeless shelter, but you might choose to do it because you believe you have an obligation to help people in need.) You should do them in such a way that you take on leadership roles (with or without a title), or you take on new responsibilities, or you experience personal growth year by year, and you should be able to explain what the roles or responsibilities or growth experiences were.</p>
<p>If you do that, you might get into an Ivy League college, or you might not. But you’ll become the kind of person who is an asset to the college community, wherever you wind up.</p>
<p>Make sure you look outside the high school bubble. The things you list are good but 9/10 college applicants will have the exact same thing. I also highly recommend being involved in something related to your career/major interest (this could be a job, internship, volunteer position).</p>
<p>You are a freshman in high school, but you are already President of two clubs and VP of a third?</p>
<p>An important part of high school is learning from other students and adults. If you are already in leadership positions then this likely is not happening. Find areas where others have been successful (and also interest you) and work to understand their approach.</p>
<p>Also, a list of activities like this seems to suggest a whiff of resume padding instead of pursuing your passions.</p>
<p>“Good at” and “president of” are not the same thing.</p>
<p>I am good at teaching middle-school and high-school math. I was no better than average–maybe not even that good–at being the head of a math department.</p>
<p>I would just keep those ECs and devote yourself to them. More ECs would just make you look like a try-hard who only wanted leadership roles to look good for college.</p>
<p>No school looks for a particular activity. Stick to what you are passionate about doing. I agree with above post about starting your own club if the school doesn’t offer it. Perhaps you can join an advocacy group for a particular health issue that you are interested in (especially if you know someone affected with a disease). The schools look for depth of interest rather that the width.</p>
working out with a personal trainer (grades 10/11/12)
started a community service project in my school (grade 12)
writing a novel (grades 11/12)
writing book reviews for the library (grade 12)
volunteered at a soup kitchen (twice)</p>
<p>I got into Emerson College, Lesley University and Ithaca College. My SAT’s weren’t great but I’ve been told I have an incredible skill in writing so I think that was one of the main reasons for my acceptances. I didn’t have much community service but the things I did do I was passionate about which made them easier to talk about. I applied for Writing so some of my EC’s demonstrate my interest in English.</p>
<p>OP - Crimsonstained is correct. Do what you like and do it well. Period, end of story.
Doing now what you think some future “reader” wants you to do is insane. Continue what you are doing - if you like it - and good luck.</p>