<p>Hey, i am HS junior and I plan on applying EA to Yale in the fall. I have a passion for Politics, World Affairs, and the Law. I alot of people keep advising me to expression that in my apps. Which ones would you list? This is how I plan on my EC section of my yale app looking like. Does the list seem to long I love all of my ECs but I dont want to look like a "quanity over quality" applicant. Plz any suggestions will do? Does this show passion?</p>
<p>Charity for AIDs- Founder/Organizer
Politics Club-Founder/President
Law Club- Founder/President
World Affairs Club- Diplomat/Ambassador
School Newspaper- Political Columnist
Black Student Union- President
Track & Field- Captain</p>
<p>Its good, its long, but everything is connected, be sure and list length of time involved, which is very important...you have sports, charity and politics/government...is everything totally through your school? If so, you may want to join something outside of the school, it can be easy to do clubs that are all on campus, but going out into the world shows a real passion....good luck</p>
<p>Your EC's reflect your passion for politics and world affairs and you manage to show balance with your involvement in the black student union, charity for aids and track.</p>
<p>You don't need to add anything unless something comes up that interests you. An example would be finding a way to intern with a local politican, work with a political campaign or do something similar over the summer and during the fall. I am not suggesting that you do this to pad your resume. I just think that if you have time, these activities would allow you to further explore your passions.</p>
<p>Your ECs do seem to reflect an interest in politics and leadership. Your recommendations (for instance, asking your history or government teacher to write a recc; asking a club advisor to write a recc) should also reflect your interests as can your essays. </p>
<p>This doesn't mean you need to fake anything. From what you have posted, as long as you simply show your natural self, you'll be demonstrating passion.</p>
<p>Make this summer count! Line up a good internship - start job hunting now for this comng summer. Give it your all and get a glowing recommendation. I agree with NSMs comments. HAVE FUN with your ECs.</p>
<p>The summer work is especially important (IMHO) if all of your ECs are school based. You'll be able to add another dimension to your background.</p>
<p>During middle school (which had nothing) we did a lot of service outside of school, met great people, and it opened up more opportunites. We had fun while we were doing it. I suggest doing something out of school as you get a totally different perspective on what excites you, it is real life and makes a real difference in the world. Sometimes just doing the school club thing doesn't give you the same experience. My daughter is a youth commissioner in our city (she chose not to run for student council)....she deals with real issues, city budgets, meets politicians, and in turn has been asked by her school to help start a club/program dealing with real life politics...so if your passion is politics, government, world affairs, go out into the world....Commonwealth Clubs, World Affairs Councils, take it to the street!!! And as suggested, don't do it to look good on an application, do it because its fun!</p>
<p>runner, I agree. You have a very good list of ECs. They are connected, which shows that they are your passion. You could certainly write one of your essays on some incident that formed part of your activities. In general, it's better to focus on a specific incident or experience rather than to list every activity one has done in the essay. Ilcapo was a student with a passion for politics who wrote about his experience as an intern for a congressman. You could look up his essay.<br>
My S, who has been involved in science, wrote about his struggles to build an airplane for a competition and his surprise when the plane actually flew!</p>