<p>Those ECs seem fake. First off, achieving the the distinction of a Siemens Westinghouse Finalist requires an enormous amount of passion into science and research. You'd have to spend lots of hours in the lab, researching and writing lab reports and papers. How is the OP able to dedicate so much time to research if he's the captain of the debate team, the soccer team, editor of the yearbook, first chair, president of the key club, student body president, a close to perfect academic record, and still have time to volunteer 10 hours a week at a hospital????</p>