IMPORTANT:Do i need to buff up my EC's to get into UNC-CH?

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<p>Hi,
this might be too early but if it is i'd like to try and increase my chances.
I am a junior in high school at a good school in NC. I have had A's and B's throughout my HS career, throughout my education. Currently, my GPA is 4.5/4.6 weighted. I went to a journalism camp last summer at UNC (sophomore-junior year) and this summer i am either going on a service project with a charitable organization or JSA (Junior Statesmen of America). Regardless, i will be going back to Europe (13th time), because my mom is an immigrant from Hungary and my family still resides there. This means that i am bilingual (i loveeee learning languages!)</p>

<p>Presently, my extracurriculars look like this:
Beta Club
volunteering at a local theatre organization and my old elementary school, where many diverse ethnic groups attend
Secretary of Multicultural Club, senior year i will be President
i ran for Junior Vice Pres. but of course the most popular kid won
Student of the Year Award for H. World History
Creating the yearbook (in journalism class, but it requires a lot of time outside of school)
Latin Junior League
Coursera classes online with Univ. of Edinburgh (Critical Thinking in Global Issues, Intro. to Philosophy)
So far i have about 135 service hours</p>

<p>I want to pursue International Studies/European Studies for major/minor or vice versa. At the moment, i am reading War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy and exploring many classics. I read the Economist, and i write well. I used to want to be a Creative Writing major because i am a good writer and i write novels but i finally decided on not doing that.
By the time i apply i will have 7 AP classes, and i am taking Princeton Review to help amp up my SAT scores.</p>

<p>Do i need to amp up my EC's?
Sorry for the long post, but i need some input and i'd really appreciate it!<br>
Thanks,
Sylvia</p>

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<p>Does your school have a National Honor Society? Perhaps affiliating yourself with a large established organization such as NHS could help boost your chances.</p>

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<p>You don’t need more ECs, but a little bit more leadership/more community service hours would strengthen your ECs.</p>

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<p>Thank you both for your advice. I so agree that my leadership positions are rather slim haha, i have been thinking of starting a MUN club so maybe that would help. Also, at my school we have an NHS and a NTHS, with my GPA i should be receiving an application for NHS by “February of your junior year” so i am waiting for that. :)</p>

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<p>This thread doesn’t seem any more “IMPORTANT” than any other thread here…</p>

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<p>Go ahead and start a club if you want, but you really need to focus on getting some leadership in things you are already involved with. Your ECs make you come across as scattered and not actually committed to anything.</p>

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<p>I have one leadership position with MC club and as i am going into International Studies i feel that is good, but yes i could improve. I am in the journalism class which creates the yearbook. I expected to become the Junior Editor next year because of my teacher’s high view of me but that unfortunately won’t happen. The reason they seem scattered is that i planned my EC’s and classes (freshman, sophomore, and junior year) for a Creative Writing degree. I can’t really gain a beta club leadership spot because they already have them for this year and next year. B/c i don’t have many options for leadership, i figure beginning a club will show that, or at least somewhat will.</p>