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this^ is one of the most important query I have rn! Please make a video on this! I, am done with my 9th grade and moving onto grade 10 and still I did not do any notable ECs. So is it too late or am I just worrying without any reason?

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@@crysta1203it’s most certainly not too late for you. GO DO SOMETHING, ANYTHING!

this. i just finished 9th grade and I really feel like I accomplished nothing in terms of ecs. all the guides and videos start with plans from year 9 so i can't help but fear I'm far behind everyone else

I would very much call that ‘not doing enough’

Community service, getting a job, sports, music, the arts, get one extracurricular that u rlly like or enjoy doing and focus on that. Make that thing u love shine. For example, band in the thing I rlly like. I focus on that and I’ve gotten into state and regional honor bands. I’ve also started my own small ensemble w ppl and played for the community. Obv music is my main focus (doesn’t have to be music, that’s just my example but prolly should be smth u want to focus on in university) Things like this will look good. And then add other things as well to make u seem a bit more well rounded. I haven’t gotten into a university or a college yet so I wouldnt focus too much on my advice BUT that is what I have heard from others.

yes bro omg

Colleges generally look at what you have available to u and u can emphasize how you maximized the opportunities given to u in an underdeveloped community

@@NoorAli-wl4to even for extracurriculars?

@@glustrio._.4133 if I were you I would make an effort to try and get funding for those extracurriculars you wish were available to you or to just start a club at your school or something that may not even require funding because it shows colleges how you not only made the best of what you were offered but how you took initiative living in an underserved community

You could explain that in your essay. There are also online opportunities: online clubs, online volunteer, online creative projects(make a website/blog, artwork animation, write a story blah blah). Or you could find community projects, I suggest going to your local library (if there’s one in your area) to see the different volunteering/jobs they have. You could also play sports outside of school, or just apply for jobs.

Also my school doesn’t have leadership roles in clubs so I don’t know other ways to show leadership of school

build a time machine, shows leadership and you can go back in time to do some ecs

it was over before it began(jk).

You can explain it if you do anything outside of school at all. Actual work, volunteering, babysitting, anything like that. Since I don’t know your situation and don’t know if you have any of these, you could still join clubs, get internships, volunteer, and more. I’m assuming you’re a senior in high school. You can look for online volunteer (free) opportunities. Or you can focus your time on creative projects: write a book, create a blog, an art work, social creation blah blah. If it’s at the end of the line for you for any of these I say that it’ll work out fine, you can still get into a college or university without extracurriculars, just not as many. I really suggest just apply, apply, apply, to ensure you have enough options. Good luck to you.

To be clear the GPA I gave is unweighted.

@@varunsriram286 me 2 honestly, though I might have a little better unweighted, im still in the same boat and im desperately trying to find ecs to do, did u figure anything out?

@@pranavrajesh3741 I am working in a science fair project so I can get into a good summer program. I managed to get all As this semester so I am in a slightly better position than before. Honestly just study for exams like F=MA and do well enough to put it on your activity sheet. I am going to do AMC next year and try to score 100+. Even if the results don't come out I can still put the score on my EC list. Other than that see if you can start an organization or club. Definitely a long way to go for us but don't lose hope. God is great and we should trust in his providence. There are many good universities that aren't IVY league or UCs.

yep

depends on which ivy, but if you want to impress them, get above the 75 percentile score in their school. But otherwise try to get the average score. Don't stress, a 1520 is good.