<p>I was just ondering how important ECs are during the school year. I barely have any, however i do a have a major software internship over the summer...tell me how important they are...(i mean i play rec sports but that's a bout it)</p>
<p>very important</p>
<p>Thank you...what i mean is what caliber of ECs should a person have? Like 5 leader positions and all that, or just a few here and there..like in general what do accepted students have as their Ecs...</p>
<p>There is no set EC that you need. Being someone with 1,000 posts, you really should have picked that up. The best EC is actively donating large sums of money to Penn every so many months. The next best one is curing cancer. After that, just follow your passions and all of that other ******** people feed you. From personal experience, if you do an activity just to get into college, you will end up hating it and wasting your time.</p>
<p>You don't get my question...wow...everytime i write something people don't get, they talk about how many posts i have..i'll restate what i meant to say...</p>
<p>The people who got in to Penn..you get that right?
What does their EC load look like?...you understand?
for example i may ask what classes to people accepted to Penn take? Are they in CAluclus Ab or BC or has anyone got in without calculus? You get me? I am not going t odo any ECs for the sole reason of my APP..however, i just want to know what the people at Penn do so i can compare them with my self..i hope you get that...and sosrry about my ranting..</p>
<p>their EC load looks <em>different</em> because they've all done what they liked and not what would good look on the app.</p>
<p>There have certainly been people accepted who never had Calculus AB or BC (for SAS at least)</p>
<p>and how about the ED/RD Decision threads? That's excatly what you're looking for!</p>
<p>I disagree with Mister Rister. I think that everyone that actually made Penn had at least... 7 EC's they participated in for at least 3 of their four years in high school. In fact, if you weren't in math league you might as well not apply. Also, of those 7, 4 need to be a leadership position with at least 2 of them being vice president of the club or higher. Any less than that and you WILL not get into Penn. Also, being captain of a sports team, from my experience, will boost your chances by give or take 18%. I believe this is the type of answer our good friend Rasheed was looking for. Mister Rister and Venkat, shame on you for filling this young man's head with viscious slander.</p>
<p>cooldagger: University of Pennsylvania does not have a limit to what ECs you should have. ECs differ by countries as well.</p>
<p>People are thinking about more conventional ECs such as clubs, presidents etc. That's simply not true AT ALL. In fact, you do not need 7 ECs to get into University of Pennsylvania. </p>
<p>My cousin (from Canada) got in with 3 ECs ONLY. These 3 ECs are what he likes to do. Also, you do not need to be in a "Math League" to get in U of Penn. You however, need to be versed at math for sure. </p>
<p>Leadership positions do not have to be club presidents, team captains. My cousin volunteered at a local senior centre and led them through all kinds of activities. That counts as a LEADERSHIP position as well.</p>
<p>What I don't understand is how narrow-minded some people are. They only value club presidents and captain positions. If you think that there is a certain formula a person should follow, you are indeed, wrong. For example, "anything less than [7 ECs] will not get you in U of Penn". Rubbish.</p>
<p>Moreover, "boosting your chances by xx%" is a wrong notion. Your acceptance rate is either 0% or 100%. There is no such thing as "67% accepted". </p>
<p>A guy applied to Stanford university worked at a skateboard shop. He did this for more than four years. He had no other ECs. He got in. Holy Thompson (senior officer at the admission dean) said that that person came into Stanford and eventually majored in product design. That person's EC fits perfectly into his career path. This is the kind of ECs I am talking about.</p>
<p>However, if you truly love getting involved in clubs and sports, feel free to do so! I am not saying those positions are bad; I am just saying ECs are not limited to clubs or sport captains.</p>
<p>cooldagger: By the way, I don't think you even understand what "slander" means. If you wish to have an argument with me, you should know that this discussion is playing in my favour. Because according to mathematic logics, it is easier to prove something wrong than to prove something right. ^_^</p>
<p>Sheed30: If I were an admission officer, I would be interested in what you do at that internship. I strongly recommend you to write about your experience during that summer internship and what motivated you to apply for that internship. What did you learn from that internship? What did you love most about that internship?</p>
<p>In order for you to make your application stronger, I would probably ask your recreational sport's coach or mentor to write an additional recommendation for you.</p>
<p>I think cooldagger was a tad sarcastic here.</p>
<p>In fact, looking up his previous posts, it looks like he's been accepted to Penn for the class of 2011.</p>
<p>I totally share your opinion about extracurricular activities and their role in the admission process though.</p>
<p>I love it when people don't catch sarcasm and take it seriously XD</p>
<p>Yeah, cooldagger's post was clearly a joke.</p>
<p>I think cooldagger is being half-joking. Some of his opinions are coming from his heart. I get the sarcastic ending but the content as a whole is not joking at all.</p>
<p>iAppler ..... lol. try again, doll. </p>
<p>cooldagger thinks he's funny. a lot of penn kids do. embrace the satire, kk?</p>
<p>lol, thank you all for the help.</p>
<p>"vicious" slander or "viscous" slander?</p>
<p>sarcastic??? I don't even know the meaning of the word :)</p>
<p>me is laughing</p>
<p>kakakaka -/-</p>