<p>I need some help with which EC's I should put on my common application. After going through my activities, I think I have 7 solid activities that I'm committed too, but there are a couple random extracurriculars that I'm not sure I should have on the actual activities sheet. If I don't put them on the activities sheet, should I put them on an additional resume?</p>
<p>these are the 7
1. speech
2. internship at research lab
3. debate
4. tutoring
5. piano
6. hospital volunteering
7. mathletes</p>
<p>The are the ones I'm unsure about adding:
1. karate--I got a black belt but that was in 9th grade and I haven't done it since. But when I was in it I used to help teach classes. In or out?</p>
<ol>
<li><p>counselor for a religious camp (hinduism)---I did this last year and its a 4 day camp. I can't do it this year because it conflicts with my internship</p></li>
<li><p>Quizbowl-- I've done it for two years, and this year we made it to nationals (but didn't do well at it). I don't really like it as much as I did anymore, and due to some evening classes I'm taking I probably won't be able to participate this year. </p></li>
<li><p>paid tutor at kumon--I did this for one summer, but never did it after that. I thought it might compliment the tutoring at my school. </p></li>
<li><p>Summer camps: One was a camp for people interested in the medical field. The other was a speech summer camp. </p></li>
</ol>
<p>thanks so much I really appreciate the help!</p>
<p>7+5=12=the number of boxes available for activities.</p>
<p>You could put them all on there if you’d like, unless you have additional paid work or something that you haven’t mentioned.</p>
<p>Not sure about the karate one. Just 9th grade? Uhh yeah…</p>
<p>bumpppp anyone else please?</p>
<p>i wouldn’t mention the karate
you can combine the speech camp with your experience in speech and the medical camp with your hospital volunteering (that one is kinda iffy though but you can make it work) and the paid tutoring with your tutoring experience
i would also mention the quizbowl
camp counselor is up to you really
you don’t have to fill up the entire activity section. its quality not quantity</p>
<p>^ thanks!</p>
<p>how would you suggest combining either of those? should i just mention in my description about speech that I attended a speech camp?</p>
<p>bump again… guys please, i really need your help! i’ve only gotten one response… can’t you help me out?</p>
<p>I don’t see why you shouldn’t put in karate. Just put it at the bottom.</p>
<p>okay seriously guys come on.
last bump…</p>
<p>I got a 3rd degree black belt in 9th grade in TaeKwonDo and haven’t done it since. I’m not listing it. But you might come to a different conclusion about your karate. When deciding whether to mention marginal ECs I think you have to ask yourself how meaningful the activity is or was to you. Even if you haven’t done it in a while, did it have a lasting effect and did it shape you somehow. If an interviewer asks you about it, will you come across as passionate?</p>
<p>I’ll just throw this opinion out there and you can do what you want with it: You gotta be careful with creating “white noise” with your ECs. I’ve read time and time again, and verified through actual results, that most top schools could care less if you’ve been involved in a ton of stuff. They place value on consistent commitment and using a core interest for expansion and growth. Speech and debate for example might be linked through a common desire to explore response to a unique political or social view - if you run a web site and a club supporting what you speak about and debate on, then you’re no longer talking about ECs your talking about your passion. Lot’s of sports activities is another one that I think is not valued highly. Anyway, seemed like folks were reluctant to provide some feedback so there you have it.</p>