<p>ive been weight lifting for a year, but its not organized by the school or anything. i put between 3 and 6 hours into it each week (1-2 hour sessions M W F). Does that count as an EC?</p>
<p>anyone at allllllllllll</p>
<p>"Extracurricular activities are activities performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education"</p>
<p>Im applying to penn and i am putting it down. It definitely counts. Worst case is they don't consider it an appropriate EC but you wont get penalized.</p>
<p>Lifting weights on your own is a worthy activity, but it isn't really an EC. It's more of a physical fitness endeavor. Competing in weightlifting competitions, however, would be a nice EC. It's sort of the same distinction as jogging around on your own and competing as part of a cross country or track team, or playing your trumpet alone in your room vs. playing in the orchestra.</p>