<p>I come from a small private school that doesn't offer many extracurriculars, and I know that colleges place some weight on ECs, yet I know they look at you from where you came from , so would they be able to see that I wasn't exactly able to participate in competitions or participate in clubs, win national awards or stuff like that because our school basically doesn't participate in stuff like that because its so small..etc?</p>
<p>Does no one know or atleast can’t provide some sort of insight?</p>
<p>Colleges know about high schools; its the regional admissions officer’s job to know everything about the schools in his/her designated area. That said, if you didn’t take advantage of any of the few ecs offered, yes it would hurt you. Also, depending on where you live, admin officers might think that you should have taken advantage of your neighborhood for ecs, whether its lawn mowing in a suburb or getting an internship in a city.</p>
<p>Take some initiative and either find or develop your own EC’s. That’s what colleges ultimately want to see: interesting EC’s that you are passionate about. Do you really think Cornell or any other top school is impressed by the laundry list of Model UN, Chess Club, Key Club, NHS, and all that other garbage that most applicants have?</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses you guys!
I’m actually going to transfer to a big public school next semester into their IB program, and they offer lots of clubs so I’m sure i’ll find a couple that I’ll really get into!
Thank you for the help again!</p>