How important are Extra Curricular Activities?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi everyone im a junior whose been super worried lately =[ I was never informed about what colleges looked at, i only thought they wanted good grades but they want to see your extracurriculars too!</p>

<p>I'm a female hispanic (if that helps)
so far my transcript average is a 99.49 (not including this year yet)
sat 2 world history: 750, taking math 2 & bio this year
AP: WOrld History - 5, taking eng language, bio & american history this year
EC:
Key club: grade 10- current
AMerican red cross: this year
Unicef: this year
ARISTA: this year
Did service in the biology department of my school during freshmen (is that any good?)
summer of freshmen year i went 2 a science program at queens college
volunteered at senior center 56 hrs this summer
shuld hav over 100hrs in comunity service by the end of the school year </p>

<p>I wanna appply to some Ivy Leagues but I'm afraid my extracurriculars arent good enough compared to what some people have!
I'm applying to one of the Brown Summer Programs then I am going to do service at a local hospital this comin summer of 2010.</p>

<p>Is this good enough for what the college admissioners want at Ivy Leagues or am I too late =[ ??</p>

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<p>I’m planning on applying to some highly selective colleges too. (ex. Columbia, UPenn, Georgetow, NYU, Brown, Stanford, etc)</p>

<p>I don’t want to sound too negative, but pretty much all the applicants have high GPA and standarized test scores like you. That’s where extracurriculars and personal essays come in handy.</p>

<p>Admissions comm. wants to see that you’ve been involved in clubs/activities that you’re passionate about. And, they want to see that you’ve been part of that club/comm for a very long time. </p>

<p>For example, I’ve been in Amnesty International, AIDS Awareness Committee, choir and senior/marching band from grade 9 until now. In addition, I’m head of all the clubs I’m part of. </p>

<p>Even if you can create your own club, this would impress the admissions comm.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>