<p>i spend about an hour a day on my physique ;-)</p>
<p>Not if it does not influence or involve others, which is doubtful..it'd be like shopping or something</p>
<p>honestly, thats a good point</p>
<p>Well I spend about an hour a day taking a ****.</p>
<p>haha, when I first read it I was like "DUH", but I know what you mean though. It takes a lot of your time and you want to emphasize your productivity.</p>
<p>^ okay my response was for stresst, not zenbadabing (which I happend to post a bit later) lol!</p>
<p>If you do any sports at all, you can get away with it as general training I bet.</p>
<p>yeah but do you think training would just adhere to your hours for the sport, because you'd be expected to "train"?</p>
<p>I put down "Playing My Guitar" and "Drawing" as extra curricular, but those were for my other semi-safety school, Penn State lol.</p>
<p>I put down Reading, Running and Watching Movies w/ family on my extracurricular chart for my application to Harvard, Yale, etc.</p>
<p>I'd say it IS an EC and you should definitely put it down if you do it a lot</p>
<p>wow i've never thought about reading and running being ec's. thats cool</p>
<p>They look like space fillers and arent impressive. I would only result to it if you dont have a lot to put.</p>
<p>"I know what you mean though. It takes a lot of your time and you want to emphasize your productivity".</p>
<p>I am glad you understand.</p>
<p>i could have put working out, and playing guitar, and running, and reading</p>
<p>and initially, i was planning on it,
but then i noticed there wasnt much space, and my 4 major leadership roles took up most of it.</p>
<p>it's more of a hobbie than a formal e.c., but i'm sure it can fit somewhere in your application.</p>
<p>If you're passionate about it, put it down. If I were reading an application, I would look favorably upon someone who cares about his or her fitness.</p>
<p>hobby* ugh, that's embarrassing.</p>
<p>EC's should consist more of things like clubs, leadership roles, Varsity/JV athletics, Band, Orchestra, Plays (actor, stage manager, props, student director,etc.), Art Club (created and exhibited artwork), School Newspaper (writer, layout, editor, etc.), Book Club (on a regular basis the group gets together to discuss a particular book)---structured activities that show commitment over a period of time.</p>
<p>I'm rather shocked that anyone would list something like--I ride bikes. I watch TV with my family. I draw in my room. I listen to music. I work out. I read. </p>
<p>If you have a hobby or passion, this could be mentioned in the "additional info" section of the application or in the short essay. Otherwise, it looks as though you're trying desperately to fill in the EC section with filler rather than substance. </p>
<p>Other examples--If you've been studying Martial Arts outside of the school and have progressed through the levels over time--that is an EC. If you've studied dance for years and performed in public---that's an EC. If you've been in Boy Scouts and stayed with it over the years---that's an EC. If you "work out" and train for body building competitions and then compete in body building contests--that could even be an EC. </p>
<p>Reading, working out, riding your bike for fun, watching TV--are not EC's.</p>
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