Starting on ECs

Applying to College
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<p>Hey </p>

<p>so I have very little in terms of ECs.</p>

<p>I did did some jv sports however I doubt those are important.</p>

<p>My grades are good but I lack the ECs, it is my sophomore year and I wanted to get started on some ECs. I'm interested in volunteering especially at hospitals but I have no idea how, they seem to only want people with high qualification and the last time I applied freshmen year I got no response. I've also invested in some FBLA competitions and hope to do well in those to hopefully get an officer position or rank nationally. </p>

<p>Any suggestions for ECs?</p>

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<p>How about a job?</p>

<p>Also, very few colleges care if you had any ECs, you know. It’s a myth that’s widely held by HS students.</p>

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<p>2 very interesting articles about ECs that stand out and how to get them (same author, different examples) are at [How</a> to Be Impressive](<a href=“http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/28/the-art-of-activity-innovation-how-to-be-impressive-without-an-impressive-amount-of-work/]How”>The Art of Activity Innovation: How to Be Impressive Without an Impressive Amount of Work - Cal Newport) and [Save</a> This Grind?](<a href=“http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/09/12/case-study-how-could-we-save-this-ridiculously-overloaded-grind/]Save”>Case Study: How Could We Save This Ridiculously Overloaded Grind? - Cal Newport) I don’t buy into his underlying explanation of why they are impressive, but take a look at these 2 articles and I think you’ll get some original ideas.</p>