<p>so after a chance thread i made, i kept on getting remarks telling me that my ECs are weak. ill give u my list of my ECs to show what i do:</p>
<p>ECs and rewards/honors/other stuff:
*Cross Country
*JV,Varsity Soccer
*Track
*Volunteer for the Hospital
*Club Soccer
*Club that does community service around my city.
*State Finalist in Soccer
*NHS
*CSF
*trying to reach 100-150 hours of community service by end of junior year, not their yet.
*Honor Roll</p>
<p>although none of these activities make me special, i just dont have time to do other activities due to the sports i play. my schedule is focused heavily on sports and when i get home, i have to focus on my school related stuff or else i would fall behind. so when people tell me i have weak ECs, i just dont have time to commit myself to other stuff such as president of my school, or leader of a club due to my sports. so, would college people see through this? would they understand that im more committed to my sports than doing stuff such as being a class president?</p>
<p>i suggest that you don't pay any attention to that. i once put up a chance post too, but it's pointless. i think all you can do is keeping on doing what you're doing now. it wouldn't make sense to squeeze in other activities when you already don't have enough time. good luck :)</p>
<p>At more than 9 out of 10 colleges that you might apply to, your EC's are fine. Some schools are so number-based that they wouldn't even look at them, just auto-admit or auto-reject you simply because your scores and GPA. The only time your EC's are really going to matter and be considered weak is if you apply to Ivies or other top colleges and universities. They're not really unique EC's, to be brutally honest, but I'm sure you enjoy them and put a lot of time and effort into them. If you're a junior and your goal is one of these top schools, you still have time to do something more unique. But if you're not trying for those, don't worry about it--just keep playing your sports and you'll be fine. :) Good luck.</p>
<p>its an award. i put it under there because the list consists of EC, awards, rewards, honors, etc.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>i am trying for a couple of ivies. the one thing i dont feel like doing that could be a turnoff is joining a club or group as a junior or senior. im going to try to get a leader position in CSF or something, but im going to **** off a lot of people if i do that hahaha.</p>
<p>Well, if you're trying to make yourself stand out, you can't just join another club or something--it's not going to increase your odds that much more. Leadership positions are a little better, but not much. Lots of kids applying to the Ivies have started their own businesses, won national/international awards, raised like a million dollars for a charity, etc.--Some have done more than one of these, plus been in clubs, held leadership positions, and played sports. Compare that to sports teams, a couple of school clubs, and standard volunteering. I'm really sorry if I sound mean, but I'm just trying to tell you the truth. If you have scores good enough for the Ivies, you can probably get into a ton of excellent colleges. And it doesn't hurt to apply to an Ivy or two as a reach, but you need to be aware that it will be even more of a reach with your EC's. Just be realistic. I'm sure you'll end up going somewhere awesome. Good luck.</p>
<p>I'd say your list of ECs are fine. People try to make you feel bad in chance threads. The majority of the people on these message boards have no idea what they are talking about.</p>