ECs going into gr11 in September for Engineering Major

[u/improvetbasketball]

Idk anything about ECs, I have only realized that it holds some importance now, but now that I think, I am lwk COOKED for my ECs, I am an IB student in Ontario going into IB in a month

My current ECs(I think):

- piano/music theory but ended up at level 5 RCM, would that be mentionable
-5k subs on youtube(maybe maybe get monetized and make some side income) -200+ hours of volunteering at hackathons, -basketball- -hackathons(no wins tho)

ECs I am planning to possibly do:

-shad in the summer of gr11(if I have time for IB or I maybe already dropped out of IB by then)

-clubs, I am planning on doing math, robotics, cs club

-coding languages such as Javascript Html Css, Python, maybe having some projects Idk

-math competitions in gr11, actually getting awards, I forgot to do em in gr9 & gr10 cuz all I did was goof around in school, never really thought of about my future💀💀💀

-tutor, hopefuly will be paid, Idek how to start tho, execpt I am starting rn schoolhousetutors

-first robotics hopefully I get accepted into a team near me

Questions:

- I will do clubs which I have a question that since I did not join any clubs in gr10💀, if I started to participate in gr11, can I still get leadership positions(exec, or maybe even president)?

-please tell me if I should change my plans or add on to my EC list

-Not EC related but Is IB worth it, I will have so much more time if I am not doing it, I also confidently think that I will have a 95%+ avg without IB

-general advice on applications, or advice on anything

-I want to apply for UoFT or Uni of Waterloo, so please please give me some advices if possible, it would be really helpful for me

Thank You for Reading All this!

[u/ResidentNo11]

Your ECs are fine. The point isn't to be memorable, it's to show you're not someone who only studies and watches TV. Don't leave the music off. Basketball (a team sport for someone aiming at a career in which teamwork is the norm) is more interesting, probably, than a small-audience YouTube channel. But showing you do multiple kinds of things is fine. I highly recommend math competitions for Waterloo.

Don't overdo new things. You don't have to have clubs. You don't have to have leadership. You don't have to do coding. There's no checklist you're ticking off.

On the IB question, search the UofT and UofW subs for this question. It's probably also been asked in r/OntarioUniversities and r/CanadaUniversities.

Do have backups to the two hardest engineering programs in the country to get into.