<p>-Reading books.
-Giving advice on College Confidential
-Doing well in the Video Games you play.</p>
<p>Yeah. <_<</p>
<p>lol? In that case I should put down Pokemon Master.</p>
<p>I’m totally a computer hacker then since I posted my friends FB status!</p>
<p>LOL is this a joke?</p>
<p>You should also include:</p>
<p>Using the bathroom more then 3 times a day
Sleeping
Eating
etc…</p>
<p>no, no, and nope</p>
<p>i would count them as Ecs! :). * They * probably won’t however. the first two could plausibly be Ec’s to * them * if you read a lot of books related in some concrete way, or if you contributed to CC like silverturtle…</p>
<p>Definitelely harvard quality ec’s</p>
<p>Yes, if you set like a world record for reading lots of books, or of you are like an admin on cc, or if you win/compete in a national/international gaming competition</p>
<p>-Trolling since 2012</p>
<p>Good EC. Great recommendations.</p>
<p>Ahahaha I’m loving these responses. But seriously, thank you to enfieldacademy and Bassoonapus for giving sensible advice.</p>
<p>Can I wrote amateur tattoo artist because I drew a picture on my friends arm?</p>
<p>In all seriousness, you might want some solid ECs</p>
<p>Aw shucks yer makin me blush</p>
<p>The only one that could really work would be the video game one … and I would only put that down if you made a significant amount of money off of any major StarCraft or Counter-Strike tournaments (I’d probably put it around $50,000+).</p>
<p>Oh, and for the sake of keeping my CC reputation intact, I’m not listing these as my ECs. I do have some concrete accomplishments, like founding my school’s math club and math team, self studying AP Calc BC and getting a 5 on the exam…</p>
<p>…I’ve also became /fit/ and trolled on 4chan. But I’m not listing either of those. Well, maybe the becoming fit part.</p>
<p>I was a pretty notable CCer and skilled Counter-Strike: Source player but didn’t list those attributes. :)</p>
<p>You should be careful when listing hobbies on your application. There are times when it is appropriate to list hobbies on your app, but I would say if and only if you have A) demonstrated achievement in that hobby far beyond that the average person participating in that hobby has demonstrated (I’m no expert, but I’d say, >1% of people would achieve is a good bench mark), and B) you have tangible evidence with which to validate your accomplishments.</p>
<p>For example, “lift weights twice a week” is not really a valid EC (well, not necessarily invalid as you can technically list anything as an EC but certainly lackluster). One, because many people lift weights twice a week and does not demonstrate something that is unique/rare/impressive, and two, because you aren’t showing them to what degree you perform this hobby at. However, saying “combined squat/bench press/deadlift is 1,100 lbs.”, then that would be a great EC, because it’s a unique, rare, and impressive feat, and it specifies to what extent you have excelled at this hobby. :)</p>
<p>1) If you did something useful with gained knowledge from reading, that’s be pretty cool</p>
<p>2) It would be an EC possibly if you were some moderator or you started some site like this </p>
<p>3) You could design a video game! But no, playing one well is not an EC</p>
<p>I know of a Harvard '15 who played Starcraft 2 quite competitively. The game is immensely mentally testing and I don’t doubt that some of the more savvy admissions officers will realize that. The game is a more dynamic chess with three classes, maps that change the nature of gameplay, and tactics that require split-second decisions which have game-changing impacts. Just because it’s a “video game” doesn’t mean it’s inherently unproductive. What the hell does participating in debate do for the furthering of society and mankind, anyways? About as much as playing a Starcraft game, and both hone critical cognitive and life skills. But then again, this guy played competitively and had a few tournament winnings. </p>
<p>That said, I wouldn’t say video games are an inherent no-no on applications. It’s simply bad because you have nothing to show for your gaming. Can you prove what skills you’ve gained or people you’ve helped? It’s very difficult, and for some older admission officers, that argument is a very tough pill to swallow.</p>
<p>But for CC… no way. What can you say, “I spent hours of futility, trying to objectively judge peers based on a selection process that is greatly subjective”. I mean, I can bet admissions officers don’t exactly like the whole “Chancing” shenanigans that goes on here. As for “other stuff” on this forum, isn’t it mainly just information that helps make you a more informed applicant? Isn’t the assumption that all applicants have spent ample time researching the schools, and shouldn’t that show on your answer to the school’s “Why our university?” supplement?</p>
<p>you’ll definately get into harvard with those ec’s</p>