<p>I'm a senior in high school applying EA to MIT this fall. My interests lie heavily in science and history but I hope to be a BCS major at MIT.</p>
<p>I was recently asked to speak with a teacher from my school to group of 5 interns from a program sponsered by the National Committee on US-China Relations. We were supposed to discuss US History and my view on the "Versatility of the US Constitution through the Different Periods of US History".</p>
<p>Obviously, this is not related to BCS so I was wondering how MIT would view such an honor. I'm assuming that this wouldn't be as influential a factor as something more related to BCS, but I am no authority on this topic.</p>
<p>Half of MIT students don't major in what they said they would on their application. As such, there's really no major/interest pairing. They like seeing that you're involved. And it may not be an ISO medal, but it's still something that will add one more facet to your personality.</p>
<p>Yeah, its wierd. I have a lot of fun at math competitions, but I get a special rush when I'm doing Model UN(mainly because I'm really good, and always win :), as opposed to math, where I don't win usually :( ).</p>
<p>Just to add a thumbs-up to this discussion: many of the students on this board (as well as ones I know in real life) had more non-science ECs than science ECs. (I did band, choir, and theatre; my boyfriend did cross country and freestyle skiing... our friend Mark was the secretary of the Simpsons Club at his school, swear to god.)</p>
<p>ECs aren't the only way you can show your passion for science, as I'm sure you're glad to hear.</p>