<p>I am a junior and still have not decided which EC's i should be doing. Which one's look the best. I am thinking about joining band and debate.</p>
<p>From what I've seen on this board adding ECs in junior year is not the best time and seems as if you are just doing it for something to put on a resume. But not adding anything would probably be worse, I guess. Is there anything that you have been involved with for a long time that you can take to a higher level this year?</p>
<p>You might want to check this thread:</p>
<p>hmm.. ive done an internship at a bank..concert bandd.. made magazines and websites..hmm must be more.. cant think.. but what else can i do?</p>
<p>The most selective colleges want to know that you did something and did it very well. Just joining this or that club is not all that impressive.</p>
<p>Beyond the most selective colleges, ECs count for little and, sometimes, nothing.</p>
<p>what about sports?</p>
<p>Sports are good, but you need to do them well. Ideally, you do well enough to be a recruited athlete. Otherwise, sports are just another EC and neither very impressive nor very unimpressive.</p>
<p>You know, I really believe that the obsession on this board with ECs is way overblown. In most cases, impressive ECs can be tie-breakers, at best. If you happen to play an in-demand instrument (well), that's useful. If you're a recruited athlete, that's VERY useful. But the vast majority of applicants are not going to be able to achieve national/regional honors in impressive ECs.</p>
<p>And colleges don't expect them to.</p>
<p>u mean high school team? or what? and what about internships?</p>
<p>A college adm. officer told my D that team sport participation sometimes can help adm. judge how social that applicant is.</p>
<p>OP: If you are a junior, start thinking about your summer plans, too. A good old-fashioned job, perhaps?</p>
<p>I think a variety of activities is nice, but only to a certain extent. There is certainly no reason to pick activities on 'what looks good' vs. what you really like, because there just aren't any that are inherently better than any other. Band, Debate, Varsity Sports, Magazines are all good.</p>
<p>The best EC's are ones you do in depth. Something you are involved with over time and take beyond the usual committment. Something that can be so interesting or you have reached such a serious level in it that it can become a 'hook'.</p>
<p>Whatever ECs you were most involved with and truly cared about look best on your application. Chose EC's based on your LIFE - what you want to do, what you enjoy, what you're passionate about, or what makes you feel good (helping others, for example). Don't live your only 4 years of high school to please some unknown college admissions rep.</p>
<p>publish a novel, win a nobel prize, save the world =p</p>
<p>No, really, devote your time to something you love, and by college you'll be a better person for it. How you do something is way more important than what you do.</p>
<p>^ you forgot curing cancer =P</p>
<p>Just kidding! Its a little late but involve yourself in things you like to do, as long as colleges see that you ave devoted to those activites thats all they are looking for.</p>
<p>If you actually like debate, I think debate looks really good on a college application - especially if you win some awards.</p>
<p>what about community service? i do that =s</p>
<p>i've also been a class officer since like 6 years.! what about that?</p>