<p>The ones that you have a passion in. The ones that leadership come naturally to you. The ones in which you are thrilled to do, and have no problem branching off to similarly related activities. When you submit your application, the admissions officers want to see YOU. Not a collection of what the people in the CC community believe is the best to be. They get too much of that. </p>
<p>In fact, the things that some people on the CC community may recommend may not make you stand out whatsoever. That is simply because what they recommend are nationally recognized, and any top university could fill their class many times over with people in Mu Alpha Theta, Science Olympiad, and similarly related things. </p>
<p>If these activities define you and truly peak your interests, then all power to you to follow it. But I recommend that you take no recommendations. Try a bit of everything one year, figure out what you like the best, and follow that with a deep, burning passion. It’s always great to have things on the side, but don’t create a laundry list of activities. You can’t spread yourself so thin and truly show your devotion to an activity. No one here can decide what you will enjoy, and you should not let them.</p>