Extracurriculars for Brown

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Hey!</p>

<p>So, I’m only a freshman, and so far I’ve been a straight A student, and I think I can get a pretty decent SAT score. What I’m really worried about are my ECs. This is what I did this year:</p>

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<li>Model UN</li>
<li>Key Club</li>
<li>Gay/Straight Alliance</li>
<li>Drama Club</li>
<li>Youth for Human Rights (this is a church group that meets sunday after service)</li>
<li>Football, Junior Varsity</li>
<li>Basketball, Junior Varsity</li>
<li>Baseball, Junior Varsity</li>
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<p>I have pretty good chances of making Varsity for sophomore year in all three sports. I’m worried that I’m focusing too much on sports, but it’s actually one team for each season… So maybe if I’m really good they can recruit me or I can ger a scolarship or something?</p>

<p>Also, does church group count as community service? And is four clubs too many? I really love them all, and I can probably get a leadership position for junior and senior years.</p>

<p>What I’m worried about is that it’ll look like I’m doing too much just to get into a top college, when I actually love doing all that. So, do you think it’s too much? What should I drop and what sould I change?</p>

<p>I REALLY want to go to Brown, or maybe Emory or Northwestern.</p>

<p>Thanks for reading, I hope you can help me.</p>

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<p>I doubt that you can do too much; the more common problem is to do too many different things and none of them particularly well. By all means, try out a variety of organizations, but by the beginning of junior year, try to focus on a couple where you can gain significant leadership roles and be able to actually state (in essays, interviews, and even one-line descriptions) what you accomplished in those leadership roles.</p>