<p>For the past couple of days I've been thinking of buying myself a compound bow. Maybe I could join an archery club and jot it down as an EC. How's archer for an EC? Is it a common EC or is it rare and unique?</p>
<p>Tiberius-
My son's only athletic EC was archery (just for fun, nothing competitive). He got into most of his top tier choices and all of his other schools. I think for him it allowed the colleges to see that he wasn't just a "brain" with tons of academic awards and ECs but that there was another side to him. Archery is a more unique sport, so I think it shows some independence and maturity.</p>
<p>sewbusy, did your son join like an archery club or something? How often a week did he practice? I'd just like to practice once in a while but not all the time.</p>
<p>Do you like it? If so, it's a greaat EC. Just doing it as something to put on your college apps? Terrible waste of time.</p>
<p>not a great EC... All you do is take the move, pull back right hand, aim and release...</p>
<p>umm rsabach ill play you in archery if you think its so easy...</p>
<p>sort of a piggyback to this thread, i took archery in junior year for fun (i think its a pretty cool EC myself) and i won the school tournament in the archery class. they never really gave any recognition, but could i put this down as an award? i think its sort of cool...</p>
<p>Do you like it? If so, it's a greaat EC. Just doing it as something to put on your college apps? Terrible waste of time.</p>
<p>Oh I've been thinking of buying myself a bow for quite awhile now actually. I think being able to hit targets from a hundred feet away is quite fantastic. I told someone I was buying a bow and he told me that it would make a great EC. So I thought about having fun with a bow and then someone gave me the idea about having it as an EC.</p>
<p>Tiberius: My son did it mostly on his own just for fun. He liked the challenge it presented where he was only competing with himself. It is a sport of patience and persistance. He tried to join a local club, but was never able to make the time. He is going to a HYP school next year which as yet does not have any archery club, so he's hoping to start one. But I agree with Shadow, do it for you, not for your college apps.</p>