<p>I really enjoy politics, maths and economics tremendously, like its a real passion for me which is why I think MIT, Harvard and Princeton would be great unis for me as they are apparently the best math-economics alongside Cambridge which I'm also going to apply to.</p>
<p>But with economics and politics the way I release these passions are by reading as many articles in the Economist, the finance sections of newspapers, reading CNN etc etc. Now obviously I can't put these on my applications yet I plan to write my essay on how much I adore economics and politics to persuade them that I am passionate about going to these schools. </p>
<p>But I'm wondering if adcoms will scratch their head and say 'Where did this loving economics/politics come from?' I'm going to Andover as a rising sophomore so I'll join the Young Democrats and the Economics clubs but is that enough because I feel its a huge passion for me and I don't think being members in two clubs justifies it. </p>
<p>Basically I'm saying can/should I write my essay on how much I love economics and politics through watching CNN, reading books etc even though I've achieved nothing in these areas on my own? Because if I don't put it in some place in my application, then its not reflecting me as its a huge passion of mine. </p>
<p>Sorry for the mess of this post, its just the one major bump in my application thoughts!</p>
<p>It's an election year, prime time to take action with your passion. There are tons of opportunities --including for high school students -- to volunteer with political campaigns. </p>
<p>The colleges like MIT that make decisions based on things like passions are looking for students whose passions will lead them to contribute to creating a vibrant campus and surrounding community. They aren't looking for students who'll simply pursue their passions by quietly reading by themselves. </p>
<p>It's expected for students at such colleges to read about their passions -- and to also take lots of more active roles in pursuing their passions.</p>
<p>I'm actually a international but yes I understand the fact I need to be more involved. I'm planning on taking an internship with a Congressman once I get to boarding school in Andover and I'm trying to find a way to express my economic love but that so far I haven't realised. </p>
<p>I actually arrive in Andover in late August and as we all know, the election is the 4th of November so I'll desperately try and land a volunteer slot with the Obama campaign in MA. </p>
<p>Any other suggestions on whether I should write my essay on politics/economics despite the lack of achievement on paper?</p>
<p>Sure, write your essay on whatever you care about.</p>
<p>If you're living in the US, there's plenty you could be doing now and could have been doing all this year with the Obama campaign. Have you visited their Internet site? It has plenty of info about hosting fundraising parties and parties to get out the vote, something that anyone was invited to do during primary season. There even were opps for high school students to be Obama fellows and to get training over the summer to participate in the campaign. </p>
<p>My local group is very active, and members include high school students. For instance, I participated in a voter registration drive last weekend, and there were students who helped us with this.</p>
<p>Even if you live out of the US, surely there are things that you could be doing in your home country that would allow you to be actively involved in political activities even if that basically was attending local meetings of government and political organizations.</p>