<p>So I'm about to become a Junior next year and I just moved from SoCal to Oahu Hawaii. Now that I'm going to this new school where I don't know anybody I have no idea what I'm gonna do for ECs. If I do join some clubs, it's not like I can get any leadership positions by next year so I'm really worried about the strength of my ECs by the time I need to start applying to schools next year. I have my heart set on Stanford and some other top schools but moving schools in the middle of high school really sucks =/</p>
<p>why cant you get any leadership positions? just join clubs with barely any members and run for a position that no one runs against you for. thats what i did lol. but make sure the club name is more impressive sounding. or you could start your own club?
im sure you could find somewhere to volunteer. or if worse came to worse you could do like beach cleanup. </p>
<p>changing high schools isnt all that bad. you know people at your new school might be a lot better than at your old school, you're probably just assuming the worst. when i changed high schools i was a little nervous about making friends but actually the people i met were a lot better than my old friends. </p>
<p>and im sure admission officers will be understanding of your situation. in fact you could probably write a pretty good admissions essay about your experience and how it 'changed me for the better'.</p>
<p>Start your own club!</p>
<p>And as for moving to Hawaii..I don't know what your school is like but I know a guy who moved there last year and he hates it. He said everyone's REALLY layed back and not exactly intellectual. But just remember you can still take AP's online and you should be able to find good volunteer work somehwere.</p>
<p>I hear Hawaii has a cockroach problem.</p>
<p>Just to cheer you up. :D</p>
<p>It has an insect problem, not just a cockroach problem.</p>
<p>And yeah most people here aren't really that smart unless they go to a private school.</p>
<p>bump 10 char</p>
<p>I went to three different high schools in three years!</p>
<p>ok..................</p>
<p>1 last bump I guess I go to school tomorrow rofl</p>
<p>well basically my entire family is from hawaii, oahu and the big island. it is SOMEWHAT true that people in hawaii arent too intellectual but honestly they seem a bit happier that way. however there is a school there..pardon my horrible mispelling punaho?? high that has a lot of smart kids. so it aint exactly such a dumb place. as for ecs..try ecs that arent in school, im sure u'll find something. good luck!!!</p>
<p>Have a good day at school! :P</p>
<p>School sucked today...ugh. And yea Punahou/Iolani/Kamehameha are all really good private schools. I can't go there tho (even tho I'm well qualified) because I missed the sign up date.</p>