<p>You should get into all of them (except Brown which is a crap shoot for everyone), but Drexel and BU have a bad reputation as far as significant financial aid. Colleges, from what I understand, are really looking for just one terrific EC that shows sustained commitment. Play up the India experience, because that is more interesting anyway than what most colleges assume are forced volunteer hours and the standard issue sports participation. Who hasn’t run cross country? I rather imagine Adcoms are sick to death of seeing this stuff. (not interesting unless you are an elite runner). My D had pretty much zilch in the leadership area, however, she worked as a coxswain which is sort of a leadership type of job. So, find leadership in other directions, rather than being elected ‘co-captain’ of something.</p>