<p>I think it’s a matter of how much you enjoy your EC’s and can convey that interest to someone else. </p>
<p>For me:
4 years basketball; 2 varsity; co-captain senior year
3 years tennis; 2 varsity; one doubles; possible captain this year
2 years AAU basketball
4 years math club
4 years academic bowl; multiple firsts
2 years lifeguarding (2 lifeguarding jobs at different places)/teaching swimming lessons
2 years as an aquatic invasive species instructor
Boys State
A few other things</p>
<p>Junior
Varsity Field Hockey (Captain)
Club Field Hockey
Varsity Lacrosse
NHS (President)
Spanish Honor Society
Tri-M Music Honor Society
Chamber Orchestra
All-County Orchestra
Green Team (Vice President)
Peer Pals
Girl Scouts</p>
<p>Science Research: Published author of 2 DNA Clones, Summer Internship for National Institute of Health and Johns Hopkins Bayview</p>
<p>Volunteering: volunteer at local hospital, tutor in math, science, and sat prep (lol)</p>
<p>10/10 You seem to really love music and giving you anything less than a 10 for doing something you love would be stupid of me. </p>
<p>Junior:</p>
<p>Debate team
Middle School Debate judge (job)
Student Council Executive Board (This takes up A LOT of time. We plan/organize almost every school activity.)
Asian Club (I’m black lol)
Freshman Mentors
Cross Country (9-10)
Middle School tutor</p>
<p>Hopefully I can add NHS to this list by next year.</p>
<p>Nonprofit org dedicated to helping inner city blacks go to college (Youth Director)
Academic Decathlon-County Champions
Forensics (Public Forum Captain)
Black Student Union
Drama/Theatre</p>
<p>7/10 You seem to have a lot of interests, which is cool, it looks like you’re trying to figure out what you are really passionate in. It’s just that you’re a senior and most of these activities you’ve only done for 2 years or so, which may not look to good on a college application. I’m not an expert though, so do not take my words to heart. :)</p>
<p>Junior</p>
<p>Lol, my ECs are really not that good at all compared to people on here, so I wonder why I even came on this thread, when I was fully expecting to be blown away… Several leadership positions are hopefuls that I can on running for later this year, just so you know.</p>
<p>Anyway…</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Model UN (3 years, hopefully head senior year)
Science Club (2 years)
Latin Club (3 years, co-president 2 years)
National Honor Society (2 years, hopefully president senior year)
Key Club (3 years, committee chair 2 years, hopefully lieutenant governor senior year)
Varsity Basketball (3 years)
Varsity Track and Field (2 years)</p>
<p>Volunteer:
I have been tutoring at a homeless shelter since my freshman year. I plan on volunteering at a local hospital soon, I just have to sort my schedule first.</p>
<p>Other:
-I did a scientific research internship at a Harvard Lab last summer about Type I Diabetes.
-I really want to get a job sometime soon, because I need the money desparately…</p>
<p>“I did a scientific research internship at a Harvard Lab last summer about Type I Diabetes.”</p>
<p>Is there any way to do this stuff without already being amazing? Not necessarily at Harvard or anything, but I just figured out I was interested in science last year and I don’t understand how people get these internships and stuff in high school.</p>
<p>^ Same, it’s as if all opportunities are blocked for me cause I simply don’t know or are not able to apply for them. I live a sad life cause that actually sounds interesting to do :(</p>
<p>Freshman
Science Olympiad
Speech Team-Radio Broadcasting
Model U.N
School Tennis JV team
Indian Carnatic music for more than 7 years
Won two gold medals last year and the year before for our area’s solo and ensemble contest
Playing Violin for 5 years
Indian Carnatic music for more than 7 years
Newspaper</p>
<p>-Piano Lessons (6 come senior year)
-Marching Band (3 csy, and I’ll be section leader as well)
-Jazz Band (audition group, 3 csy)
-Carolers (audition group, 2 csy)
-Peer Advocates (3 csy)
-Interact Club (2 csy, some number of volunteer hours)
-Elementary school tutor (3 csy, some number of volunteer hours)
-Link Crew (2 csy)
-GSA (4 csy, but we don’t do much, so I most likely won’t include this)</p>
<p>-Did a 5-week residential stay at Wesleyan for vocals
-Made it into Eastern Regionals festival this year… vocals audition</p>
<p>Played Clarinet with HS Symphonic band since 8th grade, been to several regional bands
Cofounder and Vice President of Model UN: have been recognized/awarded in each conference (my studies in real political strategy pays off).
Invited to Academy of Political Science, a think tank where membership is normally for graduate students and professors, for my work in the social sciences
Invited to Commonwealth Club of California, nation’s oldest public forum, for my work in the social sciences
Offered internship to Wall Street Journal by its CEO. I got interviewed. Am looking at internship at San Francisco offices this summer.
Work closely with Mayor of my town, advising on economic and political strategy
Have relationship with local libertarian think-tank and economics publisher- Independent Institute. They know me well, and I could get an internship if WSJ falls through
Met with the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; trying to negotiate internship. Influenced the Federal Open Market Committee on recent decision to tie inflation to unemployment rate.
Submitting project to ISEF-affiliatied fair: Using Differential Calculus to Predict World Petroleum production
Council on Foreign Relations: I wrote to a the President Emeritus of this very influential think-tank, and got a one year free subscription to their publication, which is the most widely respected by policymakers. I am hoping to somehow develop this contact further by correspondence and possible internship.
Business manager and columnist for school newspaper. First business manager in school history to break-even on the paper.
Experienced in generating profits with stock market (maybe I can help increase the school’s endowment? )
And if it means anything, i am a book collector, with 300 books dedicated to my autodicdact learning.</p>