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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No way my kid is going to have 10 activities. Very few at school beyond the sport they play and one school club. He has one regular service commitment and a regular teenager type summer job. Can you list hobbies or does this just make you look self-centered? Do all your activities have to be for a greater good or to make an impact in your community? Outside of schoolwork, my son spends his free time at the river fishing or playing golf for hours on the weekend. Do colleges want to know about time consuming hobbies like that? He isn’t playing video games, but he certainly isn’t changing the world either. Honestly, I sort of get the temptation to exaggerate activities because colleges don’t seem to want a kid like mine. [/quote]

What type of schools does he want to apply to? Prob not necessary for anything other than selective/competitive schools (T75??) Is your kid interested in Enviro Science or Ecology or anything like that?

For advice on EC language, take a look at how this guy describes his ECs from the link below:

ECs:

Ultimate Frisbee fanatic, played all 4 years for my high school and played for my state's YCC team in 2022, at which we placed 6th. They don't really do JV/Varsity but I am on the travel team.

JV cross country runner

Captain of the alpine ski team, scored in the upper quarter in Slalom at state in 2022.

[b]Lots and lots of volunteerism at local arboretum, volunteer about 30 hours a month doing restoration projects.[/b]

Jazz Band president, bass player. (I also play the accordion and I put that down as part of the band EC in case colleges are looking for the quirky factor lmaoo)

Math Circle member at local university, guided discussions from professors about advanced math like topology and abstract algebra.

Created a huge tabletop-RPG style geopolitical simulator game over quarantine to play online with my friends. I know this is kinda silly but it was a massive time commitment so i wanna put it down.

Designed and built 2 meter aperture radio telescope to read emissions from the hydrogen line in the milky way. Not doing research or anything, just wanted to do a passion project while the world was frozen from COVID.

[b]Was a volunteer instructor for 5 outdoor camps over the summers, taught kids whitewater kayaking skills, how to fish, and be good stewards of nature.[/b]

Paid lifeguarding job for 1 summer after sophomore year.

https://www.reddit.com/r/chanceme/comments/zpwoqa/chance_me_swarthmore_wesleyan_colgate_carleton/[/quote]

Thank you to you and PP for the great ideas! I will get him to brainstorm some ideas like this now that school is wrapping up. [/quote]

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