Quick EC question: I seek your thoughtful opinion!

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>How strong of an EC is this?</p>

<p>I love classical opera. Aside from regularly attending, I joined a local Opera League and do various volunteer work in the opera house. I also started a Classical Opera Club at my high school; we talk about upcoming operas, go see them together and raise money to send underprivileged kids to the opera (since its quite expensive).</p>

<p>However, I don't participate directly in the opera as I have little singing ability. Rather, I'm just a patron of sorts. Also, it doesn't relate to my other EC's (sports and research) and I actually plan on majoring in the sciences, but it's something I have a passion for and I plan on trying to expose it to the community for the rest of my high school career into college.</p>

<p>So thanks for your opinion, and if you haven't seen an opera before, you're missing out :]</p>

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<p>bump 10char, what do you guys think?</p>

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<p>its a pretty medium e.c. However, if you emphasize your passion for it- it becomes stronger.</p>

<p>No i’ve never seen an opera before.</p>

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<p>yeah. it doesn’t seem like college will really think that you will add to the diversity</p>

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<p>Really? I didn’t think that many high school students were interested in opera.</p>

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<p>It’s not that - it’s because you aren’t extremely involved.</p>

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<p>DUDE. Do whatever you do because you love it. Life’s too short to trim your branches to please some admissions people. Do what you LOVE.</p>

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<p>I don’t think it will hurt you…but it’s no hook. It might be fodder for an interesting essay, but if you don’t participate there’s little use.</p>

<p>My sister starred in “Venus and Adonis” this past weekend at her college, so I’ve seen opera.</p>

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<p>I think it’s interesting, but because you don’t sing, it’s hard to really measure any achievement you have in this area. From what I’ve garnered from the information on this site (keeping in mind that it’s a combination of uninformed and informed opinions), what matters to the top colleges is state or national achievement in a few areas, while at lesser-ranked/less competitive schools, passion in a few areas is enough. Really, it depends on what schools you’re looking at.</p>

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<p>Ps. It sounds like a great and interesting EC, to answer your question.</p>