<p>Too late for that! I’m not certain you have any “NON-Asian ECs”.</p>
<p>You are who you are. We’re not trying to make you into someone you are not, and you certainly shouldn’t accept any advice that sounds like that. In the aggregate, the colleges you are talking about will accept hundreds, maybe thousands, of Chinese girls who got great grades and high test scores, are passionate about science, and took lots of piano or violin lessons. You don’t have to pretend not to be who you are.</p>
<p>At the same time, not ALL of the students like that who apply are going to be accepted at one or more of those schools. What I think some of us are trying to do is to help you think about how to present yourself in the most attractive light, so that you are one of the successful applicants. It’s not a matter of choosing the right ECs. It IS a matter of communicating something personal about yourself that makes it seem like you would be a valuable addition to the college community – a great roommate for someone interested in post-colonial literature, a great buddy for a basketball player who wants to go into politics, someone who will make everyone else glad she’s there. You probably ARE that kind of person, I bet, but you aren’t doing a great job of communicating it here.</p>