<p>(These are the activities I will have completed by Senior Year, but more things might be added on)</p>
<p>President- Baroque Music Club-10th (may continue)
Vice-President- French Club-10th (may continue)
Treasurer Art Club- 9th (Art Club was discontinued in the school)
Newsmaker's Club- 10th (One Year commitment w/ newspaper production)
Piano- 9 years (Lessons twice a week)
Clarinet- 6 years (Lessons once a week)
Orchestra- 9th, 10th,11th (In 11th, the Orchestra is becoming an elective)
Jazz Band- 9th
Concert Master Clarinetist- 9th, 10th, 11th,12th
Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division-11th & 12th
Manhattan Art Student's League (Watercolor)- 9th ( Will Continue)
Junior Fellows Bio-Medical Program @ NY Academy of Medicine- 9th
Scholars Bio-Medical Program@ NY Academy of Medicine- 10th
SPARK peer councilor- 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Anti-Defamation League Certified Peer Trainer
Certified Peer Mediatior
Teacher Aid- 9th, 11th, 12th
Poetry Awards
Published Book of Poems
Synapse (School Newspaper)- Assistant Art Director, Page Composer, Reporter
(A One Year Course Only)</p>
<p>Courses
(All courses are Honors)
AP U.S History- 11th
AP French- 11th
AP Biology- 12th
AP Literature- 12th
College Psychology
College Sociology
Beginners Swimming- 10th
Advanced/Lifeguard Training- 11th-12th
Journalism English Elective- 10th
Accelerated French- 9th 10th (11th is AP French. Accelerated French was taken with students one year older than me) </p>
<p>Summer Programs</p>
<p>Youth for Understanding (YFU) Japan- 6-week student exhange program @ a host family's home -9th (alternative scholarship)
Anti-Defamation League Summer Internship (1 of 15 interns chosen out of a competitive applicant pool) 7 weeks-10th
Reading Heart to Heart Organization- (RHH)- Founder and President
Junior Statesman of America Summer Program (w/ merit scholarship)- AP International Relations & Honors Speech 4-weeks-11th</p>
<p>What is the activity about which you are passionate? Schools are not looking for long lists of extra curriculars. Better to do a few activities with passion or gusto, than a checklist of memberships.</p>
<p>well...i'm just wondering if you think i'm going in the right direction. I didn't mean to make myself look like i'm just adding stuff on my list. I have things I am passionate about. Like music (you can see that), and Peer counciling (that's evident too), and I think you can see that I like the humanities a lot more. I hope it's visable that I love what i'm doing because I really do. I'm not doing these activities because I think they'll be good for college. I hope you guys understand that.</p>
<p>well, yeah, being very active outside of school is going in the right direction, but I would strongly agree with 2010 above--while you can certainly put down all these activities on your applications, it would be to your benefit to showcase a real passion for one or two; maybe music for you. I got in with very, very few ECs (like...two...mayyybe three if you are very nit-picky) but really strongly played my love of one of them. Don't stress : )</p>
<p>I also agree with 2010. Seeing all of your ECs in one list doesnt convey your passion for them well, so its hard for an observer to interpret how deeply involved you are in some of these activities. Besides music, the activity on your list that you seem the most passionate about, what have you done in some of your other activities? For instance, while being vice president of the French Club looks nice on paper, colleges like Wellesley value what you have accomplished in the club. These accomplishments require commitment to the goals of the club, and a person will most likely be committed to those goals if they have passion for the focus of the club.</p>
<p>You're headed in the right direction. When I applied I mostly had a bunch of random awards... nothing really supporting what I would someday want to major in, but they showed committment. I'm guessing your grades are pretty good, so I would say keep up the good work-- and don't worry, just like you can get in with just a couple of passions, you can get in with a bunch of passions because that's okay too.</p>