Hi all, this is my first thread, so hopefully I'm not messing this up.
I was just wondering what I could do to strengthen my ECs, and perhaps have them evaluated to know how "good" they are.
As an African American applicant, I often hear from people that I have a good shot at elite institutions, but I feel as though the people who feed me this aren't aware of the competition. I'd appreciate any feedback. Just a note, I'm genuinely trying to make my school a better place, and I feel as though my teachers can speak to that in their rec letters. I was just wondering if my "chances" are as good as people make them out to be. I'm also curious as to if my ECs show a "spike" at all.
"Accolades"-
5th Place State- Future Problem Solvers (10)
Regional Champion- Future Problem Solvers (10)
Kukkiwon- Black Belt in Taekwondo (10)
Boys State Representative
CMU SAMS
Other Stuff-
Class President (12)
School Board Member (12)
Student Council Representative (11-12)
Work to address student concerns with administration
Represent minority interests within district
Yearbook Editor in Chief (12)
Varsity Alpine Ski (10-11)
*My academics are in the neighborhood of the average Harvard admit
My intended major is African American Studies, and I hope to go on to law school after, if that's relevant
Thanks for your thoughts, and I appreciate your consideration.
Some of you may notice that I started a similar thread on the Yale page, but I didn't receive any feedback, so that's why I'm posting here as well.
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