<p>yeah colleges like international maths/chem/bio/..french?/etc.. olympiads people</p>
<p>and many hours of volunteering - with leadership qualities
basically, if you are a leader of many clubs (even small stupid ones like chess club), -egs, school government, captain of sports teams, president of interact club, captain/pres of debating - you will be looking goood to them.</p>
<p>They just want people with leadership qualities.. not people that just follow the crowd</p>
<p>I still think that looking for a particular EC just to get into a college is a pretty fake attitude!</p>
<p>drama can be very time consuming too...friends who are part of it regularly have rehearsals past 9pm for the entire 3 weeks before a show.</p>
<p>;)</p>
<p>"I still think that looking for a particular EC just to get into a college is a pretty fake attitude!"</p>
<p>I don't think you can fake winning an olympiad...if you win one of those, IMO, you deserve to go to any school you please...</p>
<p>To be on a science, chem, or math olympiad champion team means you put in so much work. Those people do deserve to go to any school they want to, I agree. For science olympiad, I think there are around 10,000 teams nationwide. Therefore a top ten team is in the 99.9th percentile and the first place team is in the 99.99th/100? percentile. Plus people put in years of work, not just one. It's hard to really understand the dedication unless you get close to the top yourself.</p>
<p>I got close on USACO...but then I did miserably on the last test :p</p>
<p>Why would any college want every student to be a leader? Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me. I say if you're going to do something just for college, go for one of the Olympiads. That'll show you how to talk about ambition!</p>
<p>^ cos they want leaders that make their college get a good reputation. leaders are often publicitised by their big actions they make - publicity=media.
all colleges want are students that can make thier college look good to the nation/world because they want more applicants for the coming years - so they would have to make the acceptance % low - and that would make the college have prestige.</p>
<p>DRAMA!! go to your local drama dept.</p>
<p>sports = time management?</p>
<p>lemme see you try to finish a 10 page research paper during Hell Week, where rehearsals run from 5-11pm and you're not allowed to do ANY HOMEWORK. </p>
<p>haha sorry. kinda exploded there.</p>
<p>they really don't care about computer club? what if i started it?</p>
<p>do what you really have a passion for. not just to put up a front for the admissions people to see. (as everyone's said already). also, colleges love to see that your ECs have something in common to your interests. Like for me, i'm interested in drama (but not as a career). I do plays, musicals, volunteer for the drama dept, and am part of the Improv Club. If you're into politics, run for student gov't, join JSA or debate club, volunteer or intern for your local congressman, or something like that.</p>
<p>If your ECs follow a trend to your interests, the admissions people will see that you are truly interested in a particular thing, not just faking it.</p>
<p>And its probably not a good idea to join a crapload of clubs your junior or senior year. They'll see that you're just trying to get in as many clubs as you can at the last minute for apps. Not good.</p>
<p>Sports typically will take more time away than most clubs is what I was getting at. </p>
<p>And if your complaining that something is too hard for you, then don't do it.</p>
<p>oh no, its not hard. i love it. it's just frustrating sometimes.</p>
<p>I'd have to say hockey if you base it on GPA. I don't know what it is, but for some reason when players get to play ice hockey at the high school level the grades drop a lot. I woudn't doubt that the average GPA is a 2.2.</p>
<p>What's better: 4 years of sports or starting a club?</p>
<p>Depends on what club you're starting and how much its impacted your school. I have to say that if you're going to a big 12 or a very/semi-selective school, you'd do better to be a varsity athlete.</p>
<p>I started an unofficial "nonprofit organization" my junior year. We raise money through collecting the top of soda cans, charitable donations from our parents (haha), and I'm putting together a concert starring my friend's band. The band is pretty popular at my school and we should get a good turn out. Also, we volunteer a couple days a month at the food bank. Will this look impressive as a volunteering venture or is it better to join an impressive program?</p>
<p>most of you guys are so transparent.</p>
<p>holy crap. i bet ill get into Harvard, and I really don't care. it's just expected because i'm not even expecting to apply anywhere else.</p>
<p>hahaha. too many posts to be a troll. do you actually believe that?</p>
<p>I wouldn't care if I got into Harvard either.</p>
<p>i wanna do math, physics, or chem olympiad next year. I dont think my school does it though. Does it have to be a team, or can i just go by myself? Also, where do i start? How do i sign myself up for it?</p>
<p>"holy crap. i bet ill get into Harvard, and I really don't care. it's just expected because i'm not even expecting to apply anywhere else."</p>
<p>You seem to confident, amnesia. I would LOVE to see your stats. Please enlighten me. I really need a laugh :)</p>
<p>With your kind of attitude, all I expect is an instant rejection !!</p>