<p>I’ve been advocating getting rid of chances threads for awhile now. They’re pointless and annoying and the people posting them know they’re pointless and annoying (which is why they resort to gimmicks and trick titles to get people to look at them). I love the chances threads that start out with an apology: “I know you don’t want to see another one of these but I’m gonna post mine anyway!” I suspect most of the time people are looking for a pat on the back. Honestly, the average SAT scores of Cornell students and the acceptance rates are out there. Compare your stats to theirs and see what shot you have. It’s hard for us (or anyone) to evaluate your EC’s because that’s so subjective and, quite frankly, most of the EC’s I’ve seen are nothing special. How many times are we going to see Model UN, Key club, NHS, blah blah blah. You all have the same EC’s! Instead of listing 25 EC’s, provide a summary of the garbage EC’s and then list out the 2-3 EC’s that make each person unique. For example, instead of listing 10 clubs, just write “10 clubs.” All of the club-based junk is going to cancel out with other people’s club-based junk anyway. I honestly believe adcoms, when evaluating EC’s, focus on the quality of those 2-3 EC’s that you have that most other applicants don’t.</p>