Good EC's??

Applying to College
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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I just wanted to ask you if these were good extracurriculars.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>JV/Varsity Basketball grades 9-12--- Won Most improved junior year</p></li>
<li><p>Varisty Soccer grades 9-12--- Captain Senior Year</p></li>
<li><p>writer for a nationally recognized New York Giants blog.-- youngest writer for the blog</p></li>
<li><p>Intern at The Real Deal Magazine (largest real estate publication in Northeast)</p></li>
<li><p>Writer for DNAinfo.com (Over 20,000 views per day- manhattan based news- a digital news service covering stories vital to Manhattan's local communities)</p></li>
<li><p>Did community service at a local dance center (worked over 140 hours) </p></li>
<li><p>Economics Club</p></li>
<li><p>Yearbook</p></li>
<li><p>Ice Hockey</p></li>
<li><p>Babysitting for free</p></li>
</ol>

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<p>The question about impressive ECs comes up regularly on the forum. There is a thread with several posts by Northstarmom, a Ivy alum interviewer, about what constitutes impressive ECs from the point of view of the most selective colleges. The post is at <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/210497-those-ecs-weak-so-what-s-good.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/210497-those-ecs-weak-so-what-s-good.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Keep in mind most colleges accept most of their applicants. So outside of the 100 or so most selective schools, they are just going to focus on scores and GPA.</p>

<p>2 very interesting articles about ECs that stand out and how to get them (same author, different examples) are at [How</a> to Be Impressive](<a href=“http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/28/the-art-of-activity-innovation-how-to-be-impressive-without-an-impressive-amount-of-work/]How”>The Art of Activity Innovation: How to Be Impressive Without an Impressive Amount of Work - Cal Newport) and [Save</a> This Grind?](<a href=“http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/09/12/case-study-how-could-we-save-this-ridiculously-overloaded-grind/]Save”>Case Study: How Could We Save This Ridiculously Overloaded Grind? - Cal Newport) While I don’t agree with everything in them, take a look at these 2 articles and I think you’ll get some original ideas.</p>