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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is very late in the ballgame to be thinking of ECs OP. Mine knew in the 6th grade that they wanted to go to an Ivy so they practiced all day and night to be good enough to be recruitable. Even with all of that...it was still a crapshoot. They also started a 501 c3. I have taught some other people how to play the admissions game. You have to shoot for the stars. I won't be a total negative belly so will offer some ideas:

1 start a club to help First Gen kids get into college
2.Organize reading circles at libraries in the inner City for young children
3 Teach adults tech + write a mini " how to" guide for older people4. Teach immigrants how to sp[/quote]

Mine did not do anything like these obviously planned by a parent ECs. They weren’t recruited(no sports at all actually), were unhooked. They got into four top10/ivy schools and a couple more at the 15-18 level. The ECs included academic endeavors some which were hard to get selected for, and visual arts ECs, two school clubs with leadership, and some volunteer work for many years at an existing community nonprofit. They also were top of the class 1560 one sitting, highest possible rigor and 5s on AP. Fake inflated ECs are a waste of time and not needed. Genuine ECs all throughout High school are all that matter in addition to standout academic credentials, which OP does not have. No EC will make up for that. [/quote]

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