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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Also, don't think an EC has to be a club or sport. If your kid really likes something that isn't school, that's still an activity. Helping with hackathons? Chess tournaments? Maintaining a nature trail? There are things an introvert can do that don't require mingling but do show interests outside of schoolwork, and that matters. My kid did none of those. [/quote]

This is true. My DC didn’t have a single sport, but has done a lot of community theater and related internships. Didn’t even do that much with HS theater. Got a letter of rec from someone with the community theater program. Got into all matches, some of which are top 30-40 LACs, and a top 40 national university with a bit of merit offered. [/quote]

So appreciative of these responses.  DC loves music and has learned to play 2 instruments watching YouTube lessons. In terms of helping. DC is the “go to” for free math lessons from neighbors, cousins and, as a junior, classmates who know they can get a well explained lesson from a non judgmental peer (as explained in a recent note with gift card sent to our house). [b]Problem I see is that none of these hours are verifiable by an institution or organization, which seems to be what you need to do to document ECs[/b]. [/quote]

PP here. Good news— you’ll be relieved to hear there’s no documentation requirement in the Common App! It’s basically the honor system, so your DC can write about their experience tutoring math, and approximate the time commitment, and that’s it! Hope that puts you more at ease. [/quote]

This.  My son listed the time he spends playing guitar on his own and golfing regularly on his own or with friends.  My daughter spends a lot of time on art and creative writing and will put down the time she spends on those hobbies.  The colleges just want to understand what you do with your time. [/quote]

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