Important Question from an International....

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>Hello CC,</p>

<p>I live in a country where there are relatively few extracurricular activities outside my school. To clarify myself, I can't really reach out to the community. Volunteering is not allowed until a teenager is eighteen. This country is also not my home country so I can't participate in International Olympiads because I am an expatriate. I can't participate in my home country's Olympiads either because I am not living there. That was just a background...</p>

<p>Writing is my passion and recently I found great competitions I am interested in... I didn't find anything like that before. I am a rising senior, so will colleges view my participation in those competitions as rushed, last-minute efforts?</p>

<p>Your views are kindly appreciated. :)</p>

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<p>Competitions won’t be viewed as “last minute efforts” because there is no guarantee that you would win. Some could start a club senior year and have a 99% chance that there would be 1 meeting.</p>

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<p>EC is not just community service. Did you take music lessons? What did you do with your time?</p>