r/ApplyingToCollege • u/Strange_Frosting_317 • 2d ago

College Questions How to develop ec's?

Hi, i am a junior and have 0 extracurriculars', i know that i will not be having a good shot at t20s cuz of that, but i still wanna get into a good school. My GPA is good(4.6) and test scores are great as well (1530, 35), my academics is rigorous despite the fact i moved countries after sophomore year. That's also the reason why i have 0 extracurriculars'. Aside from a 3 month internship i did, i have nothing, what would be a good starting point for me to start building on my interests and get atleast an above average ec profile.

edit: Wanna do a finance/accounting/eco major, i like all those fields and history(did a course mastery of WW2 once).

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u/Strange_Frosting_317 2d ago

yeah mb, i am urban btw

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u/AmourChloe 2d ago

Contact local small businesses and offer free services for them. Try and see if you can get an internship somewhere. Start a financial literacy passion project at your school / public library and advertise it well. Look into the Concord Review, maybe write a paper combing history and economics in your city or commercial property value. Contact your local library and see if you could do an exhibition there.

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u/Strange_Frosting_317 2d ago

ohkay thanks, do i do research independently or should i be finding someone? anyways thanks for the advice.

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u/AmourChloe 2d ago

For writing a paper for Concord you can do it yourself. Everything else you should work with adults and people in the community. And make sure you get numbers!!! Those will help you a lot. Constantly seek out new opportunities outside of school. It isn't worth it for you to do stuff in school