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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This doesn’t make any sense, honestly? Winning a national competition (a single student in the USA) is just one tier above president of a club? What?[/quote]

Tier 1 - National recognition

Name brand competition wins. National championships in sports (individual better than team), Deca, NSDA, USAMO, etc. URM also counts as a free tier 1 EC.

Tier 2 - Regional recognition

Varsity sport leadership, major club leadership, etc. ABRSM 8, black belt in karate, etc also fall in here although because they have no synergy with major, they are worth far less than major specific EC's.

Tier 3 - Everything else, thanks for participating

College Vine has an excellent tier list. You can enter your own EC in profile and see how it stacks up.

[b]Generally you need tier 2's to crack a t20. Multiple tier 2's or tier 1 to hit t5.[/b]

EC's that synergize with your major gives double the benefit. I.e. if your goal is CS in MIT, NSDA national champion of debate is not nearly as valuable as USAMO. Even if they are roughly same tier.[/quote]

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