<p>I’m only a fresh so it’s a wonderful time to develope my inner tlent esspecially since I been school-crazy in the last 2 years. How about
-500-10,000(at least many hours) of flute practice outside of class
-500(at least many hours) practicing piano
I do know lots of people want to play these instruments so do you think they might be overrated though few boys I know play flute and I’m the only one in my band class who does.
-drawing(favorite pastimes)
listening to lady gaga(jk though because of her music,I’m a fan don’t judge pls, I became more interested in music theory and vocals)
-Music theory self study,Vocals?
-In Church’s children’s choir since 4th grade I think
-reading
-participating in college bound activites</p>
<p>Those who are serious competitors could certainly highlight skateboarding on an application. Admission officials like to see students take risks. I don’t mean physical risks like skateboarding off of the roof of the middle school building ;)–but entering any sort of competition, especially an individual one, sends a message that says, “I’m not afraid to try, even if I fail.”</p>
<p>And for some students, skateboarding can be an important vehicle --not just literally, though it does indeed provide transportation–but also perhaps it’s a way to meet others from different age groups or backgrounds. So, occasionally, skateboarding can be a viable essay topic, if you can show how it’s led you to expand your horizons. </p>
<p>But when applying to competitive colleges and universities, most admission folks put the emphasis on more intellectual pursuits (unless, of course, your athletic prowess is in a sport in which the college fields a team).</p>
<p>Thus garden-variety recreational skateboarding is usually something that could be part of a longer list of “Additional Interests” at the end of a resume, but probably shouldn’t play a starring role. If you can squeeze it in between other endeavors more along the lines of “Taught myself to speak Polish” or “Built 7-foot Eiffel Tower to scale out of recycled AAA batteries,” that’s probably a good spot for it. (The Margaret Mitchell/Harper Lee joke might work well there, too. )</p>
<p>My S attended supplemental Hebrew HS for 4 years. Some kids go to Chinese school every Saturday morning. Often they don’t think to include activities like this because in their family, it’s just what they are expected to do. But it does show commitment and also study (if not mastery!) of a foreign language.</p>
<p>For me, I loved DJing and mixing music. I got a program and I’ve mixed for almost 6 or so years now. I’m in the process of getting a mix show on an online radio station too.
I also love doing graphic design. I’ve created a whole range of art on Photoshop (web designs, logo, ads, wallpapers, posters, etc). I’ve done a little of paid work, but nothing much. It’s just a hobby to get my creative engines working Would these be valid “hidden” ECs?</p>
<p>I was just selected for the world hide and seek hall of fame, it only has 6 members: Me, Carmen San Diego, Waldo, Osama Bin Laden, Jimmy Hoffa’s Body, and Anne Frank. Prestigious?
It’s definitely Hidden though.</p>
Minus the dying-laughing part I also found this quite amusing</p>
<p>. I learned HTML from a virtual pet site whose main audience is young children…from there I expanded to CSS. So I can code websites and do layouts, though not as well as some people (even teens) that I know.
. I self-taught myself many aspects of photoshop, though it’s not an uncommon talent.
. I also can edit videos moderately well (and by moderately well I mean I know what’s cheesy and what’s not) using Sony Vegas Pro or even Windows Movie Maker (O_o), though I don’t have a video camera.
. I’ve written poetry since 6th grade, even though most of my older ones suck, and study/read poets sporadically outside of school (and this year, in school too–yay AP Lit)
. I’m an average or above-average gamer in terms of skill (aim, reflexes, platforming, style of thinking with solving puzzles, even online-group etiquette, etc.), but I don’t play/buy new games anymore.
. I’ve sold stuff (mainly used videogames and CDs–you can even buy a used CD, upload to iTunes/save to computer, then resell it, legal but also cheap way to get music–and unwanted presents) on eBay to raise my own allowance, though not enough to claim to run a business (and even if it was enough I couldn’t put it on my app anyway since you supposedly have to be 18 to sign up)</p>
<p>Mrs. Rubenstone,
I do a lot of research and reading on comparative national quality-of-life and subjective well-being in my spare time. Could that be considered worthy of an application?</p>
<p>This is such an interesting and thought-provoking thread. Similar to one of the activities listed in the OP (but much less impressive, numbers wise), I’ve read (these number might be slightly off) 32 out of the 34 mysteries Mary Higgins Clark has written, and should have finished the last two by the time summer is over. It’s not something I ever would have thought to put on my application, but now maybe I will if it fits a question.</p>
<p>I own 25 Harry Potter books – including books from the series, accompaniment books, and guides – in three languages (well, if you count US and UK editions as different languages).</p>
<p>What about knitting?</p>
<p>Oh, and I’ve seen every episodes of Friends an average of about 20 times, which means I have spent over 70 days of my life watching Friends.</p>
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