<p>Hey guys I was just wondering if any knowledgeable students could help me out. I'm currently a sophomore in highschool and I'm becoming increasingly interested in the college admissions process. I was wondering what I need to worry about right now in terms of grades/ECs/and sat preparation. My biggest concern is EC's as that is probably my weakest area. How many/which clubs should I join? I'm doing crew right now and that's my only sport. Also, what are some suggestions for what I do over summer? Get a job? Take summer school to get ahead? All suggestions are welcome. Thanks</p>
<p>For ECs, just find something you really like to do, and see if your school offers a club that does that or something similar. If you can’t find anything, start one yourself! Same goes for doing stuff over the summer: maybe find a volunteer project for a cause you care about, find a program that lets you explore an interest, or take some classes if you’re so inclined. Finding a job would be good too, though, seeing as it’d teach you the value of hard work and all that jazz 
As for how many, that doesn’t really matter. Adcoms are looking for a nice balance between dedication and well-roundedness, but if given a choice I’d definitely go for the former.</p>
<p>Find extracurriculars you really enjoy. I enjoy doing my math/science clubs and my outside youth orchestra, library volunteer work, and martial arts. You don’t need a set number of clubs, but good devotion to a select number of them.</p>
<p>Well do live 3-4 ec’s that you are really dedicated to and stick with them through senior year and go on collegeboard.com for SAT stuff.
Take summer school in math and science to get ahead or take it for making up a bad grade.
try honors and ap courses for junior and senior year and try to get straight a’s and maybe like 1-2 B’s</p>
<p>Join whichever clubs interest you. Obviously some clubs are taken more seriously than others. Anime and video game clubs won’t be taken as seriously as an engineering club or debating club.</p>
<p>The best thing you can do during your summers is to prepare yourself for AP classes. Learn to speed read and learn memory techniques (The Memory Book is useful). Learn academic subjects yourself during your summer. If you study mathematics in summer, AP Calculus will be easier.</p>