<p>This will be my last summer before I apply to college, and although in hindsight I wish I had tried to get into a more competitive International Relations and Political Science program like the ones in the topic below, I didn't know at the time and signed up for National Student Leadership Conference at the beginning of summer (which everyone says shows interest but doesn't do much else for your application). =/</p>
<p>I already paid for my plane ticket and everything, so I might as well just go and enjoy it, and it will help me at least a little, of course, but still...I was wondering there was any way I could pad my Extracirrculars to show my interest in Poli Sci and Intl Affairs, which I want to double major in.</p>
<p>Right now, all I have for ECs are
- an assortment of Clubs (Asian Culture Club, Model UN, Civil Rights, Book Club, French Club, and I'll be joining Environment + Amnesty International next year)
-second place in a state Congressional contest
-School Newspaper,
-getting a letter published in the Houston Chronicle,
-and a program that handed out bikes to kids on Christmas Eve 2 years ago. </p>
<p>I'm going to try to volunteer in the library, but has anyone else tried to volunteer for something that would show some kind of community or political interest? </p>
<p>I'm trying to boost my application for my "reach" schools, Georgetown, one of my top choices at the moment, George Washington, and my "safeties", University of Texas and American.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!</p>