Are my ECs good enough.
I am an American citizen living in India, I am going into my senior year, and these are my ECs:
1. Learned Indian Classical Dance for 10 years and have recieved several certificates including one for distinction in my 5th year. I have also performed for many cultural events while I was in US and for a global summit here in India. I also sent a dance performance video for my neatby cultural society for a virtual event during lockdown.
2. I am doing Community Service at a local children's center and will have 40+ hours by the time I write my college applications
3. I have a blog where I write about culture and lifestyle, it has had over 200 viewers and has been visited over 200 times
4. I do several different arts and crafts such as painting, drawing, sewing, embroidery, etc and post on social media, my Instagram reels surpass 700 views and one of my paintings has been chosen for an exhibition at the Ahmedabad Management Associateion
5. I was part of the core team of the I Can Children's Global Summit by Design for change that helped run the program, help with workshops run by people around the world, and I performed a dance there as well
6. I have participated in an MUN at a school level and won Best Delegate
7. I have participated in several school level competitions and won a few as well including a debate competition and a poem recitation competition, and have also anchored in several school events.
8. I have been self learning both the guitar and flute, and I have been playing the flute since the 5th grade. I have won a school wide competition for instrumental music and performed with our school band for an annual event. I also post reels of my music on social media, which have almost 600 views individually.
9. I do photography recreationally and post it on social media, the posts of which has reached more than 100 accounts.
Are these good enough extracurriculars, considering my bachground of doinf high school in India?
Earn karma by helping others:
1 answer
From your post I'm assuming you plan to attend an American University. If not, you can disregard the next paragraph.
You seem to think that doing your high school education in India is a 'fault' or something that will count against you during admissions. While it's true that international students often have a harder time getting into American Universities because of limited openings, if you are an American Citizen this should not apply to you. The fact that you currently live in and attend school in India doesn't make you an International student-at least at any colleges I'm aware of. Going to school in India isn't something that advisors will see as a fault. In fact, if you write an essay that highlights your cultural knowledge (which would work perfect with your classical Indian dance EC), it could even be something that helps you in admission!
Furthermore, your ECs look very good. Colleges like to see a "narrative" of sorts when looking at ECs and accomplishments. You have a beautiful story about being a dedicated creative who has excelled in their works. (Plus volunteering and activism work to round out an application with a nice "altruistic" feel). You're clearly a dedicated and well-accomplished young person, you should have no trouble getting into a decent university with these ECs. And if you're looking at Ivy-Level, remember that it's mostly in the essay so get started early on writing gorgeous app. essays!
Your chance of acceptance
Your chancing factors
Community Guidelines
To keep this community safe and supportive:
- Be kind and respectful!
- Keep posts relevant to college admissions and high school.
- Don’t ask “chance-me” questions. Use CollegeVine’s chancing instead!
Alright, thanks for the insight!