<p>I am hoping to gain insight on EC's.</p>
<p>The summer of my child's sophmore year of high school, had the opportunity to travel to Zambia, Africa and stayed 3 weeks performing community service. That totals about 170 hours of international community service.</p>
<p>Will this have any weight at all for admissions?</p>
<p>2013VAmom -</p>
<p>Something like that should be lower on his list of EC’s. If he only did it once (even if it was 3 weeks) then it doesn’t really show a huge amount of commitment like being an officer of a club for 3 years does. Having said that, it most certainly will hold some weight in the admissions process and it will be looked upon favorably.</p>
<p>Sometimes students talk about mission trips that were more of a very expensive resume filler. If your son took a trip to Zambia because of good intentions, he can easily portray that and the adcoms will like it!</p>
<p>Best regards,
<p>Thanks Mike.</p>
<p>I see as a parent, I have made some serious wrong choices in guiding my child. I just wish I knew about CC when my child started high school instead of the summer before senior year. WOW!</p>
<p>2013VAmom -</p>
<p>What you explained here is a good EC, don’t get me wrong! I’m just saying, assuming he has others, put those higher on the list. </p>
<p>Anything else, just ask!
<p>Schools will put an activity like that in perspective: an opportunity afforded to someone who… can afford it! It’s a great experience and I’m sure your child will learn a great deal from it. Just don’t think of it as something that will make or break their college app.</p>