@Lindagaf has some good advice: each of these schools has their own ‘personality’- and some of those ‘personalities’ are strong enough that they really don’t suit everybody. Obvious examples would be UChicago and Dartmouth, or Columbia and Brown- that is, there aren’t a lot of students who will be equally happy at both places. The selective colleges are actually pretty good at identifying students who are more likely to fit their ‘personality’, which is why one student got into Harvard but not Stanford, Yale but not Brown*, etc. Try and figure out which ones are genuinely more likely to suit you and focus on them.
Yes, lots, but from where you are right now, the best is something that puts you into a bigger pond. Obviously, you are currently a big fish in a little pond- what can you do to show that you can be a big fish in a big pond? international competitions, for example, are one way to do that.
*note, op, that the idea of ‘lesser ivies’ doesn’t hold in real life
My dream school is Harvard (you can kind of notice that from my previous posts, i always mention harvard as an example) but i’m also thinking about other schools of course. I’m planning to apply to many that are known for having quality and then, depending on which schools i get in to, make my choice.
If i was a science student i would have amounts of opportunities for ECs, especially competitions (most international competitions are science competitions from what i’ve seen); but, being a Economics student, it’s hard for me to find competitions. Perhaps you can point me out a few?
Essencially, i’m looking for projects that are a little bit more related to my subject of study (volunteering, business, magazines) and planning to do a few things to stand out, let’s see how it goes.
OP, just to let you know, “advices” is not common usage. “Advice” is an uncountable noun so you could say “a piece of advice,” “some advice,” “lots of advice” etc.
You’re really not getting what ECs are about. They’re not about competition awards and canned projects. They don’t have to be least bit related to your subject of study. In fact, a bunch of ECs related to your subject of study may paint you as being a one-dimensional person.
Your whole approach to this just reeks egregiously of inauthenticity, and the colleges will smell it in an instant.
He gave me an example, the example was international competitions. I asked if there were any related to my subject of study; can’t see what’s wrong here. I mean, i’m not going to participate in science competitions if my subject isn’t related and i don’t know nothing about it, right? So i asked if he knew any competitions that are more related to my subject of study, simple as that. Also, i never said that my ECs where only about my subject of study…