My extracurriculars aren't great. What should I do?

I tell students who vie for slots in ultra competitive schools this unpalatable fact: It’s not what you do but who you are.

Frankly, you’re not a person who naturally goes after the extras. That’s fine – your academics will 99% determine your successful collegiate career – but to attempt to adopt the Quixotic strategy proposed by @andyis is next to worthless at this point.

@sayfullahstah You misunderstand the post by @ucbalumnus . The fact is unless the OP already is competitive for the selective schools, ECs at this point won’t do much. Since the vast numbers of HS applicants aren’t vying for spots in those schools, this HS EC obsession is mostly futile in terms of college admissions.