<p>my "home" ec is not crap. im really into photography, attended a program this summer and now im hooked. my parents dotn want me taking classes locally cuz they feel ioll overload myself. i won regional scholastic awards. o also, it sux cuz school begins 730 and ends wither at 340 or 530. on one of my 340 days i cant shoot cuz i have sumthing after school. my other 340 day i could try to shoot but i dont have much time cuz its winter. it just sux cuz i love to shoot and i cant find any time (other than sundays).</p>
<p>Wow... lot of negative responses to OP! Well, practicing (as someone said) is v. important for an instrument, but I have an idea. Programming and online courses...take it, get credit</p>
<p>Running. Website maintence and design.</p>
<p>A home based EC is not likely to impress since it probably would not develop either social or leadership skills. Even musical instuments should be played before an audience to show proficiency,stage presence and contribution to your school or society.</p>
<p>Recently one person created "micro loans" from his own PC. This has had a significant positive impact on the lives of many living in third world countries.</p>
<p>Start your own business. If you can get it going, it would look amazing on college apps (not to mention the additional funding that would be available).</p>
<p>You could play Magic Online, possibly being skilled (and lucky?) enough to advance to the top rankings. This would be a great EC!</p>
<p>Knitting?...</p>
<p>I would agree with the negative comments. Keeping some sort of journal or diary is not worth much in regard to college admissions. It sounds like you are trying to find something that will appear impressive on an application. If you truly have no strong interests, trying to manufacture something that sounds impressive is not likely to be of value.</p>
<p>@Garrity</p>
<p>I completely disagree. Developing and/or running a decent sized web site that incorporates social networking features requires immense leadership and social skills. You have to interact with the users of your website (support and whatever else you do), direct your website's staff, maintain everything, etc.</p>
<p>Dabu ... I don't think anyone is criticizing web design itself it's more the motivation. </p>
<p>I need an EC so let's see ... I'll create a web page ... or ...</p>
<p>Being compelled to create a web-page because of some intrinsic interest and then getting to your college application and saying ... cool, the web thing I've been doing the last couple of years is probably an EC.</p>
<p>Has anyone ever put "Talking Trash" at CC as an EC? Of course you have to rename it:</p>
<p>"College Counseling for 'underprivilege' children 2001-2005 400 hours"</p>
<p>Some ECs you can do at home (there are probably many more):
tutor; learn a new skill/hobby and invite a group of likeminded individuals to join you; write articles about something you know a lot about and send them to mags; write editorials to be published in newspapers; study a third language; start an ebay business; start an ezine; design a line of clothing, etc.</p>
<p>It seems as though the options for at-home extra-curricular activities are limitless. Because you would be designing your own program, you'd be showing self--motivation and in some cases leadership.</p>
<p>Have fun.</p>
<p>@3togo</p>
<p>Gotcha, I guess I simply misinterpreted the comments as an attack on web development. I was most likely just defensive because I have been involved in it for about five years (Long before I even thought about college admissions) and planed on using it as one of my major EC's.</p>
<p>@Dabu.</p>
<p>Let's see what you've done. Eh?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dabu4u.com%5B/url%5D">http://www.dabu4u.com</a> is my current portfolio. You can find links to my major projects on it; however, please note that many of the websites that seem incomplete (KCCP for example) are so because the owner has not fully taken advantage of the website, not because of a lack in coding and/or design.</p>
<p>Now that, Dabu, I would count as an EC. But if someone just randomly creates an angelfire page--that's not an EC. But your's is really good and would be a good one to use.</p>
<p>If i write 300 entries would that count?</p>
<p>Okay,I'll suggest a sure fire at home EC. But I must tell you that it involves your checkbook and at least $250,00O.
Seriously, ECs necessitate personal contact with and contribution to your community. Websites are a negative,unless you help save the impoverished world. And I am very serious. Do not believe silly advice that developing a website is a desireable EC.</p>
<p>Jonathan, you can list it. It's not a count doesn't count thing. It's not like there is a strict rule for what you can list as an extracurricular on your college apps. </p>
<p>But let me tell you a journal is a crappy thing to list. One high quality published article would be better than 3 million crappy journal entries.</p>