<p>Ec's not related to majors </p>
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<p>Parents, I have a question.</p>
<p>If someone loves an EC, for example volunteering at a hospital, so much but will not be shooting for the medical field, is it still Ok? Or an astonishing artist shooting for the business field?</p>
<p>thank you.</p>
<p>(PS i also posted this under college selection, i think, but got 1 reply.. so i'm posting it under Parents Forum.. parents have the most complete and best replies!!)</p>
<p>Of course it is OK. Lots of people have diverse interests. Someone working or studying in a technical field may need a creative EC like theater to provide balance in their lives.</p>
<p>Of course it's still OK! My son's primary EC was not related to his intended college major, but it was important to him, and he participated for five years and took a real leadership role. THAT was what was important to colleges, that the activity was meaningful to him and that he worked to make it a success.</p>
<p>He also had some other ECs that were more related to his intended major, but his primary one was not. He was accepted at 7 of the 8 top colleges he applied to, and is now attending MIT.</p>
<p>you may find more in common w/ your loved EC and your choice of major than you first thought.... and if you can develop it into a cogent essay, all the better! but no, i do not think these things must match!
and remember, different schools are looking for different things!</p>
<p>No, they needn't match--my dd will be heading to the Naval Academy after years of having her own flock of wool sheep and running a business connected with 4-H.</p>
<p>thank you for all your replies!
Yes, in the future, I would like to be a businessman but i have a strong penchant volunteering in the hospital; it just feels so warm and kind to be helping others! I don't go there for a "3 hrs / week" (average community service among my friends in the same hospital) volunteering, but I volunteer close to 15 hrs a week, since I started (not long time ago.) Now that, I think distinguishes from showing to dedication. i really love going and that's why, although i have a laundry list of schoolwork, i forget about everything everytime i go. I just love volunteering there. I know this activity is about the "usual and boring ones." but i still do lots of volunteering hours.. i may not have many activities in my list, but for each of them, i do it with all my heart and dedication: cooking, volunteering @ hospital, and tutoring spanish.</p>
<p>BTW, how does 15hrs of hosppital volunteering look in a college app? is it pretty common?</p>
<p>mootmom - do you mind asking you, what did your son's passionate EC?</p>