<p>What are some?</p>
<p>Only the very selective ones — think admit rate of 20 percent or less. Most of the others – meh.</p>
<p>Bump 10char</p>
<p>You can bump all you want, but T26E4 gave you the answer.</p>
<p>At less selective colleges, they don’t need to care about your extracurricular activities. They’re trying to fill the seats in the classrooms and the beds in the dorms, and if you have the appropriate academic qualifications, you get in.</p>
<p>At more selective colleges, they have more than enough academically qualified applicants to fill their entering class. They need some way to choose among them. They choose from among the academically suitable applicants based on their non-academic qualities, including their extracurricular activities.</p>
<p>In other words, no matter where you’re trying to go, you must be academically suitable. If you’re looking to go someplace that isn’t highly competitive, then that’s pretty much all you have to do. If you are looking to go someplace very selective, they’ll probably base their eventual decision in part on your extracurricular activities, but you won’t get as far as that if you’re not academically suitable.</p>
<p>It really really varies. </p>
<p>For instance, I had a lot of extra curriculars and was accepted to UCLA. I was top 5% academic wise at a high school with approx. 700 seniors, but there were a lot of kids who didn’t get in who had better grades than I. I didn’t get into USC.</p>
<p>My schools Valedictorian didn’t get into UCLA or UC Berkeley, when student with lower GPAs but more E.C.s got in. She, however, was accepted into USC. </p>
<p>Another girl who had almost straight As in all AP classes, top SAT and AP scores, but no ECs, got into Cornell with almost a full ride. </p>
<p>It seems that the bigger the school and more applicants, the more they look at extra curriculars to narrow it down. It also depends on the school. Schools like UCLA, where the student body is extremely active, they seem to accept applicants that have been very active in high school. UCSD, which does not have a very active student body but has very high graduate school matriculation rates, does not look at extra curriculars as much as grades. </p>
<p>I would suggest that you examine what you have done during high school and looks at schools that match it. If you were/are very involved in student life, look into big schools with lots of athletics and clubs. If you focused more on academics, look at smaller schools. If you apply to schools you think fit you, the right one will accept you. I didn’t get into Columbia U, but I got into UCLA. In retrospect, I don’t even know why I applied there. UCLA is the right fit. </p>
<p>I don’t know where you are located, but look at state schools and schools like Syracuse and Rice for big private universities with active student bodies. Ivies are of course ideal for less active students who are looking for more rigorous course work. </p>
<p>Sorry for the UC references, I’m a Cali girl (:</p>
<p>Highly selective schools do – but only among applicants who have the necessary academic credentials that they are looking for. High rank/GPA/scores are necessary to have a realistic chance of admission; ECs and such distinguish between the large number of applicants with high rank/GPA/scores.</p>
<p>Im really look for specific colleges that give more weight to ec’s. Obviously highly selective colleges all look at them</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>And we’re telling you that apart from the really famous, really selective colleges and universities, you’re not going to find many. Or probably any.</p>
<p>Dan, if you have okay grades/test scores and great ECs, it isn’t going to make up for the grades/test scores. The LACs we talked to (just an example of one type f school) said your transcript (grades and academic rigor) were 50% of the decision, your test score another 25% and everything else (letters of rec, essays, ECs) were the last 25%. In other words, even LACs that pride themselves on holistic reviews expect you to meet or exceed their academic standards before they will look at your ECs.</p>
<p>Well not in all cases @m’s mom</p>
<p>I guess what i am really asking is which selective colleges weigh ec’s the most? Not as in the most important aspect of the application, but as weigh it more</p>
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<p>Good Lord, Dan! How many ways can we say it? We don’t believe any selective colleges give more weight to extracurriculars activities than the rest–certainly not as a matter of policy, or in any way that matters. And this makes sense. They are colleges first and foremost. They want to enroll students who are cellists or tennis players, and not musicians or athletes who also go to college.</p>
<p>The only one who thinks otherwise is you, but you don’t actually know the names of any such colleges, either.</p>
<p>Really, Dan, this line of inquiry is a dead-end.</p>
<p>Can you not create an argument on my posting please. You’ve given your insight and thoughts, and really have no other reason to continue to engage.</p>
<p>A quote from Dan in another thread: *Honestly dont preach to me something i do not want to hear *</p>
<p>I think that says it all.</p>
<p>Dan, you’ve been given excellent information here. Now it’s up to you what to do with it.</p>