<p>Would anyone be willing to rate my ECs and tell me what schools' applicants they are on par with?</p>
<p>Sports:
-track and field: 9th
-cheerleading: 9th-12th (2 yrs varsity)
-volleyball(league): 10th-12th
-competitive cheerleading: 8th, 10th-12th</p>
<p>Clubs:
-Awareness Club: 9th-12th (probably a leadership position in 12th)
-Interact Club:10th-12th
-NHS (11th and 12th)</p>
<p>Volunteer Work:
Youth cheerleading coach (200+ hrs): 9th-12th
Red Cross Supply Packaging: 9th
Red Cross Walk: 9th
On Deck For the Cure: 9th (two times)
The Groove For St. Jude's: 10th (twice)
Crafts with kids that have cancer: 9th
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk: 9th-12th
*Organized a drive to collect clothing and toys for orphans in Africa: 10th, hope to be able to do it again
Trying to organize a dance-a-thon to raise money for Operation Smile</p>
<p>Awards:
Presidential Active Lifestyle Award
Youth Cheerleading and Football League Community Service Award</p>
<p>The question about impressive ECs comes up regularly on the forum. There is a thread with comments by Northstarmom, a Ivy alum interviewer, about what constitutes impressive ECs from the point of view of the most selective colleges. The post is at <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/210497-those-ecs-weak-so-what-s-good.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/210497-those-ecs-weak-so-what-s-good.html</a> Read it thru and you’ll understand how you compare against applicants to the most selective colleges.</p>
<p>2 very interesting articles about ECs that stand out and how to get them (same author, different examples) are at [How</a> to Be Impressive](<a href=“http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/28/the-art-of-activity-innovation-how-to-be-impressive-without-an-impressive-amount-of-work/]How”>The Art of Activity Innovation: How to Be Impressive Without an Impressive Amount of Work - Cal Newport) and [Save</a> This Grind?](<a href=“http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/09/12/case-study-how-could-we-save-this-ridiculously-overloaded-grind/]Save”>Case Study: How Could We Save This Ridiculously Overloaded Grind? - Cal Newport) While I don’t agree with everything in them, take a look at these 2 articles and I think you’ll get some original ideas.</p>
<p>While the thread could be helpful, the EC northstarmom lists are impractical.
The two articles were somewhat of a help though. Thanks</p>
<p>Overall, they say you are engaged, socially commited, hard-working, organized and a good team player - all very positive attributes of that sort that most colleges would welcome. Not HYPMS-type stellar, but very typical of motivated kids from middle class families in nice communities. It won’t differentiate you at the selective places, but it won’t hurt you either, if you have good essays and recs and the grades/test scores.</p>
<p>Thanks! I’ll probably be applying to Yale and Stanford this spring (taking the ACTs/SATs early) so i giras I have to find some kind of hook.</p>
<p>Any other opinions? Bump</p>
<p>Yale and Stanford, like the rest of American colleges, only accept applications in the fall (unless you are a transfer student?)</p>
<p>Cheerleading may help you out at Stanford, by the way. Check out the Dollies. [Stanford</a> Dollies - Future](<a href=“http://lsjumb.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/dollies/index2.php?pg=2]Stanford”>http://lsjumb.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/dollies/index2.php?pg=2)</p>