<p>absolutely</p>
<p>if you’re a straight A student with glowing recs from your teachers but have virtually no ECs, you basically have zero chance at any elite boarding school. zilch.
ECs are one of the most important factor in your applications (in my humble opinion). grades, once they meet a certain level, don’t matter anymore- it’s your extra currics that differentiate yourself from the next applicant, and so forth. they’re def extremely important-- they care a lot</p>