<p>i spent many hours working out. not because of sports ( i workout for sports also) but just individual gain.</p>
<p>Anything can count as an EC. Whether or not it makes an impact is another story - it really has to fit into the picture of you that you present for it to make an impact.</p>
<p>i want to fit the image of an asian who just doesnt study and play counter-strike</p>
<p>Working out might be seen just as a personal grooming/health activity. There might be some question as to why you didn't spend the time on a team sport. </p>
<p>However if you are a ranked, competitive weight-lifter, this would show a different level of involvement.</p>
<p>no i did workout for the team but i also worked out by myself for personal gain.</p>
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<p>just put it on your app, but make sure you dont say stuff like "I AM NOT A NERD!" say you love improving yourself, personal gain, etc, and that working out is how you achieve that.</p>
<p>writing on essay on that might make it more meaningful ... it doesn't need to only be about working out ... but if you're writing about your work ethic you might want to tie that in</p>
<p>You can put it down as an EC. "Extracurricular" is, really, as the definition is. If you like it, put it down, although I'm not sure if it should be one of your top 7.</p>
<p>If you ask me... it's pretty pointless. Should we start putting down how often we read books in our EC's section?</p>
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<p>Horrible comparison. Weight lifting actually takes effort, you know.</p>
<p>... oh, come on. Reading Conrad is much harder than lifting weights. And I would say that reading makes you a much better college candidate than lifting. I don't think either belong on an app, but let's be serious.</p>
<p>Who actually said about reading Conrad (whatever book that is, but I assume that it is a difficult book)? That depends on the people and the book itself.</p>
<p>But I agree that weightlifting can be an EC, if you pursue it out of your interest, and such. </p>
<p>I guess reading could be an EC, too, other than the fact that every single student does it and would not be taken really seriously in the traditional culture it is now, or rather, it would be quite meaningless. That's like saying "going to a school" is an EC. Reading is also done at school, and it's really hard to gauge hours and such, also by definition it is probably not "extracurricular".</p>
<p>I think if it's a pretty big commitment and you enjoy it, than sure, but it would need backing in the form of an essay or mentioned in an essay. Don't just list it just so you can have another EC. Tie it in another part of your application to make them know why you included it, since it is a very common EC.
Reading can be an EC, if you do the same. I mean, if you love to read as a hobby and devour dozens of books per month and you include that in an essay/write about it in an essay, then you have support for your purpose in including it as an EC, since it's so important to you.</p>