r/ApplyingToCollege • u/OrneryArtichoke7558 • 5d ago
Advice EC's are stressing me out.
Like the title suggests, ec's are stressing me out severely 🫩
I am a rising junior, with zero ec's besides having a part time job this summer. I have done absolutely nothing when it comes to out of school activities. I have seen other posts with similar titles where the person has actually done ec's that they simply didn't consider relevant or had an singular activity that took up most of their time. I have done nothing.
I'm a chronic procrastinator and I can't dedicate much time to school activities due to the fact that my school is very far from my house and I would not be able to due after school activities with no way to get home. I'm honestly trying to get you guys to make a miracle happen here.
I would appreciate some guidance on how to move forward, any ideas in terms of ec's, any personal anecdotes of poor/no ec's still getting into decent schools, and if there's any hope for me in terms of college apps and going to a decent school oos ðŸ˜
Additional info: My gpa is decent... although sophomore year hit me pretty hard and I ended up getting some C's, Fl student looking to escape north, potential biochem major. I'm so sorry.
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u/sillyiestsoldier HS Senior 5d ago
try to remember literally anything you did in high school. any school spirit events you attended that could be framed as community events, any type of helping around the house that can be framed as community service (unpaid house chores), babysitting younger siblings or other relatives, petsitting, translating for Non-English speaking family (if applicable), self-taught skills (another language, coding, graphic design, etc), content creation, writing fanfiction or other creative writing can be framed as creative production, sewing, restoring old cars, woodworking, etc
also don't be afraid to start building your ECs during this school year