<p>I have a question. I have few ECs (History Day in 05 and 06, voluntary reporter in 10th, 11th, 12th; and three sports in 9th and 10th). But I have an autistic brother at home and he requires a decent amount of attention from the family. I can't exactly go out and leave him home alone. I have addressed this in my personal essay.</p>
<p>My class rank is 43/938 and my GPA is about 4.24, with an SAT score of 1730 and an ACT score of 26. Californian, male, hispanic.</p>
<p>Idealy, I'd like to go into Georgetown University. In reality, I'm shooting for:
American U
George Washington U
Macalester College
Beloit College
Lewis and Clark College
UCI
UCR</p>
<p>Anyone have any idea on how I'll be seen by these colleges?</p>
<p>My opinion is that you should be given priority consideration for admission to any college for which you are academically qualified. Living in a dorm setting requires maturity and consideration for others; In these respects, you are well qualified. ECs and volunteer activities are important largely to teach one what you already know.</p>
<p>Colodia: this isn't a chance board but....i think your test scores are too low for Georgetown and GWU. Who knows though? Minorities always get that extra advantage. You're probably in at everywhere else.</p>
<p>Some people read great literature on their own, and that counts as an EC, a pretty impressive one if it really comes through on their app or essay. Could that be her situation?</p>
<p>How are you sure she doesn't do anything in her spare time? EC's don't have to be immediately recognizable. In fact, I think something like reading literature, as stated above, is a better EC than joining a club at school. It easily shows an honest love for your activity. </p>
<p>Anyway, I'm not sure she'll get into HYPS. She could try getting in as a purely academic student: perfect SAT, perfect GPA, excellent recommendations, interesting essay. Just because she doesn't prepare her life for college doesn't necessarily mean she doesn't do anything with her time. She might just be a regular high school student who has things to think about other than what the best way of getting into HPYS is.</p>
<p>I don't really know why posters worry so much about what other people do. Unless this is a subtle attempt at describing yourself, I wouldn't spend too much time trying to figure out what will happen to someone else because of their decisions...</p>
<p>And, refering to JohnC613's post, I think your statement is unjustified and uncalled for. Just because someone doesn't do "EC's" doesn't mean they have no personality or stay home to study all day. What would you define as an "EC"? Many high school students watch T.V., go to the movies, party at a friend's house. Is that an "EC"? Not really, in terms of college, but I'd bet that a person can become really sociable and interesting without swimming, interning to discover a cure for cancer, or playing the violin.</p>
<p>My daughter has a friend with no ECs and very high grades. She is lives with her single mother who is struggling financially. Her mother doesn't allow her do to anything. She goes to school and goes home. Period. I think her lack of ECs is a combination of her mother wanting her to be safe at home, lack of funds & lack of transportation. I predict that the girl will end up near the top of a very competitive class. It will be interesting to see what schools she will want to apply to.</p>
<p>so would the person with no ECs be admitted over a person with slightly (and I mean very slight... about 0.05 points on a GPA out of 4) lower GPA but with more ECs?</p>