And for what its worth Lindagaf, endorsing someone else’s advice as credible and worthy is advice, and useful advice of what to focus on, and any advice is certainly welcome.
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Well said.
I too echo what others have said.
Also, most people knowledgable of the chess world realize that very good players experience declines in rank during high school. It’s very common bc it gets so much more competitive. It doesn’t mean you are a “worse” chess player.
Also, your EC should demonstrate passion and commitment. It’s nice to be nationally ranked, but that’s not really the point.
Finally, you can continue the “deepening” by showing other ways you love chess: write an article for a chess magazine or journal (print or online); teach little kids how to play chess, etc. If you love chess, your passion will show through, regardless of your ranking. Keep it up!!
Thank you for the advice Stanfordmom20 (and based on the username, it is certainly appreciated). Thank you for the idea of writing for a chess magazine or journal, that’s certainly a good idea to show deeper commitment to chess.
Any other advice?
Anyone else have any advice?
Here is some credible and worthy advice: Please find something else to focus on. You have reposted the same question in this thread three times.
And each time have received different answers from varying people, most of which unlike yours were actually genuinely helpful, and the fact that the very last comment was jut as useful as any of the earlier ones proves that.
Thank you to all of you, any other advice?
My advice to you is drop the French. Sicilian is where it’s at.
You began this thread at the end of December. It would seem you are unhealthily obsessed with your declining extracurricular. Please talk to your guidance counselor at school, and your parents, who may be able to give you ideas about ways to occupy your time.
This of this as a growth opportunity rather than a decline.
Sounds like you have mastered, certainly for your age, an activity (chess) that helps to create critical thinking skills. How do you now expand what you’ve learned and become accomplished in past for own personal achievements? Your club shows you have leadership skills. You can teach others as evident by teaching in schools and privately. Can you use your skills to create a program where your club has a formal way for high schoolers to volunteer and teach chess in middle schools? Leaders move past their own individual skills (high chess ranks) to do something bigger than themselves. Plus it would give your club members unique volunteering for their own applications and essays.
This example is a way to take your skill set and use it for the greater good. Just one way to think out of the box 