<p>ok, i have some serious questions about ec's and chances to get into college.</p>
<p>i have been told that you do not need to have academic ec's to get into college. i've also noticed that a lot of people say to leave things out of their applications, to orient them or focus them specifically on an area. i have a lot of ec's and i'm wondering what i should leave out.</p>
<p>year twelve (senior year) class representative
member of the student leadership team
clothing design certificate 3, now qualified dressmaker
work at fabric retailer, 3 years
exchange program to japan (2006)
2 rock eistedfodd's (including set building, painting, costumes)
1 school play
1 school musical (plus costumes)
violin for eight years (helped organize concerts to raise money for kids with cancer)
piano for four years
40 hour famines, 2006-7, will also undertake this year
3 first prizes, two second prizes, two show champions at dandenong show in clothing design and textiles
first prize in painting, royal melbourne show
nominated participant of peninsula art show victoria (where i sold my first painting commercially)
president of craft club (get young children involved in art)
run holiday programs for children
volunteer at the sacred heart mission (will have 100 hours by application)
founded a children's program ('superheroes, from art to life') to promote empowerment and inspiration for children aged 4-10. council funded. the program is being run at children's care centers and currently being pitched to hospitals for kids with cancer.
painted murals at primary schools and hospitals as a volunteer.</p>
<p>there are probably more that i can't remember at present.
i'm applying to yale, princeton, sarah lawrence (dream schools)</p>
<p>what do i need to do with them/include on my app? do i need to find some others? i'm an australian international by the way, which is probably why place names won't be recognised and stuff.</p>
<p>thanks for the help (i'm in need of it)</p>