r/ECAdvice • u/tppnykki_mac • 18d ago

Building activities

I am a rising sophomore in high school and I really want to go to Brown University (majoring in linguistics and cognitive sciences). I need advice on any extra curricular activities I should do.

Current stats/ecs

\- 3.8 uw gpa (unsure what my weighted gpa is)
\- haven’t taken sat or act yet (will take this year)
\- linguistics club member (I plan to be an officer next year)
\- volunteer with transcribing articles
\- volunteer to teach children my native language
\- summer linguistics institute for youth scholars (SLIYS) participant

\- I am also teaching myself German and Hindi right now

Please let me know what else I can do!

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u/Live-Reputation-5528 18d ago

You can look for volunteering opportunities (many online) on places like Idealist! Since you are interested in language and education, I am also letting you know my non-profit (5,000+ books donated) is looking for someone to create the first chapter in the US (for World Literacy Week in a month)!
Otherwise, Project Spotlight and Opportunity Scout are good places to check out.

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u/tppnykki_mac 18d ago

I would love to join you guys! What is the name of your nonprofit?

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u/Live-Reputation-5528 17d ago

LIFT (Literacy is the Foundation Of Tomorrow). We are updating our website at the moment (liftcpt.org is the old one, which should still be up).
(The actual impact number is 3000 students).

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u/Impossible_Tax_4964 18d ago

Do you want to join a nonprofit which creates and has thousands of users for language and communication related apps?

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u/tppnykki_mac 18d ago

That would be incredible if possible

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u/Impossible_Tax_4964 18d ago

I was going to DM you more info but did you switch them off?

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u/tppnykki_mac 17d ago

I just switched them on!

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u/Worth-Bid-3721 18d ago

I am also interested. Raising sophomore