<p>Is being the Godfather a good EC?</p>
<p>I tried to keep all my essays concise and expressive:
“Dear college,
I’m going to make you an offer you can’t refuse”.</p>
<p>I was hesitant to list religious activities since most of the schools I was applying to were very liberal.</p>
<p>If you think that any religious activities look bad to a liberal school… you really shouldn’t be going to one.</p>
<p>Unless you want to face a choice between, say, allowing your roomie to stash weed in your room or becoming That Guy for making him stop.</p>
<p>“I was hesitant to list religious activities since most of the schools I was applying to were very liberal.”</p>
<p>The liberal colleges that use ECs as admissions factors want a well rounded class including some students who are very religious.</p>
<p>Several of my class members at Harvard became ministers.</p>
<p>Before deciding that being involved in relgious life will somehow make you a less desirable candidate for a “liberal” college, take a look at the religious organizations at that school online, and all of the activities those groups sponsor. You might be surprised.</p>
<p>What EC’s can you list? I mean…I used to skateboard and play like a million other sports. Each year I kinda choose new sports. Do I list them all or do I just list the most recent/best ones? :)</p>
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<p>Some of the top schools have divinity colleges themselves. They all will have organizations for students of the major religious faiths (Catholic centers, Hillels for Jewish students, etc.). Why would you think that they would have a problem with a religious activity when they offer religious organizations for students?</p>
<p>What about being a really good cage fighter? And putting this on your app to a very liberal and religious school? Haha</p>
<p>“I was hesitant to list religious activities since most of the schools I was applying to were very liberal.”</p>
<p>Even liberal schools have chaplains, religious student organizations, chapels, etc. The top schools that are liberal also want a student body reflecting a diversity of religious and spiritual beliefs. I know, for instance, at least 4 people in my class at Harvard who became ministers.</p>