<p>Somebody said reading could be put down as an EC, but i'm having doubts about it (I read for fun for anywhere from 6-12 hours a week); should I note it as a hobby in the "Other Information" section on the Common App instead of the EC section? It is pretty important to me, now that I think about it. Thanks for your opinions...</p>
<p>Lol. It can't be an EC.</p>
<p>Well, it is an activity, and it is extracurricular. Whether that's the best place to mention it is another question.</p>
<p>Are you working your way through Shakespeare or Danielle Steele? My gut reaction was "no way", but if you are reading something scholarly, on the order of "self-teaching" a subject, then maybe. You shouldn't just list it as an EC, but perhaps address your love of reading in an essay.
Could "watching TV" be an EC, if someone were interested in producing television some day, or if the content was educational? Who knows?!</p>
<p>"reading" isn't virtuous in and of itself, any more than "watching television" is.</p>
<p>IMO, its far more useful to reading and enjoying it and gaining something from it rather than participating in a club that you could give a damn about are are just doing for college apps. </p>
<p>If it takes up a significant amount of your time and you do it for fulfillment, then put it.</p>