<p>hi im a junior and for my extracurriculars im stuck between choosing quiz bowl and academic decthalon. Will college admissions officers look at one as more "prestigious" than the other, or is it just a matter of preference?</p>
<p>Either way you will probably need to educate the colleges about the extent of your involvement. For example, quiz bowl could be as little as showing up for a few tournaments to a dozen and a half tournaments throughout the year with thrice weekly after school practice. Admissions people are not going to be swayed by ECs that sound good with little commitment behind them nor will they look down upon less impressive sounding EC's where involvement and dedication are demonstrated.</p>
<p>yeah so i've only got a couple ECs (excluding sports), but if i'm really committed (like 6months-1yr) to them, would that be good enough? i'm not trying to get into any elite college or anything</p>
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