<p>Right now im a sophomore in high school with pretty weak ECs:
Cross Country
Track (soon)
CSF
Key Club
Feeding the homeless about every Wednesday
Note: I only have 10th grade ECs because of a moving situation.</p>
<p>As you can see my ECs are very weak and i was wondering what I should do to bump them up. I like running, volunteering, and socializing. Im basically open to anything right now. I know im not being really specific because i dont like much lol. Any how what were/are your ECs and what could i do to make mine look better?</p>
<p>hmm.. well it depends on what you have an interest in doing.. but some general things you could try:
- create your own club (in school)
- volunteer some place and commit to it (in a hospital?)
- tutor peers in a subject you're comfortable with..</p>
<p>Imo, pursue whatever you are interested in. Don't do it just for college apps, because there will be something more fun that you are missing out on.</p>
<p>Some examples are:
Tutoring, Science/Math Olympiads, Mock Trial, Junior State of America, Model United Nations, Interact, Student Government, Rocket Clubs, Speech/Debate/Forensics, Dance, Singing, Music, Volunteer work, Job, etc.</p>
<p>I volunteered at the La Brea Tar Pits and cleaned bones. It helped me get in, given how I mentioned that I want to be a paleontologist in my essays.</p>
<p>ECs are indeed overrated. Do one for like 150 hours over two-three years that you can talk about in your essay and you're golden. If you don't but you have good stats, you're still fine.</p>