I think speech has been the best activity that my daughter has been involved in. She competes in original oratory which means she writes and presents a persuasive speech. She has done very well with it and is having her best season her senior year. She has learned all sorts of skills that will help her in her college classes. She’s done a few interviews with colleges and we knew she’d handle them well. She’s helped other kids write and present speeches when they were running for offices. I’m not concerned with how colleges view speech as an EC. I know it’s been very good for my daughter.