Hey guys. I’m an international student who’ll be applying to US colleges this year (mostly Ivies and some other selective colleges since these are the only ones which offer aid to internationals). I needed some unbiased opinions regarding my ECAs to determine whether they’re good enough for these schools (hard to be objective about yourself imo).
• Silver Award -Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition
• 4 awards at various English Olympiads in national language festivals
• 2 awards for creative writing at above-mentioned festivals
• a writer at a volunteering organization for disabled children
• a 2nd dan black belt in Taekwondo
• 3 silver and 1 gold medal at various regional Taekwondo championships
• did a training program organized by World Taekwondo Peace Corps Service
• started a debate club with couple of my friends in 9th grade where I was the general secretary
• did 7+ MUNs with 5 awards
• currently a prefect at my school’s MUN club
I don’t know if background matters but I’m from a developing country so ECA opportunities like jobs and research are very limited.
Let me know what y’all think!