Too late?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I am now a junior in high school; my grades are strong (straight As), I try to take the most rigorous classes that my schedule/whatever situations allow (this year I'm taking 4 APs and 1 honors.. was supposed to take 5 APs but I got screwed over. Will take 5 APs in senior year), I'm expecting probably 2200+ on my SAT, etc.
My ECs are beyond weak. I made the dumbest mistake of not listening to my mom about joining clubs in freshman year and sophomore year. -_-</p>

<p>Here are my ECs:
Cross Country (9, 10, 12)
Track and Field (9, 10, 11, 12)
CSF (9, 10, 11, 12)
NHS (10, 11 - Secretary, 12 - President)*
Newspaper (11 - Editor-in-Chief, 12 - Editor-in-Chief)**
Community service at a library and at other places. </p>

<p><em>NHS is not just a "get in and do nothing" type of club at my school. We're pretty active and the 2nd or 3rd largest club on campus.
*</em>Editor-in-Chief and other leadership positions are certain. </p>

<p>I really want to go to top-tier schools (HYPS, Duke, UCB, Ivies, etc.). Am I being completely unreasonable? I plan on joining 2-4 clubs this year and hopefully become officers in some of them by senior year but will it be too late by then?.. I know colleges don't really look too highly upon applicants that suddenly become very active in their junior and senior years. I also don't want to start a club for the hell of it; I'd rather not feign passion.</p>

<p>Thanks for reading!</p>

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<p>Dude you have enough clubs. You don’t need more. The ones you have listed other than NHS are fine, just show through the essays that you’re special.</p>

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<p>Yeah, those are honestly better than my ECs</p>

<p>and I joined Math Team sophomore year and XC junior year</p>

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<p>The correct place for these things is College Admissions.</p>

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<p>[I&lt;/a&gt; think it’s definitely too late.](<a href=“jojo- too little too late - YouTube”>jojo- too little too late - YouTube)</p>

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<p>Colleges prefer quality over quantity. If you are committing yourself to three-four clubs for four years and then getting leadership positions, then you are fine… and it looks to be that you are.</p>

<p>I wouldn’t worry a bit.</p>