2011-10-29, 02:17 PM
Tell him what he wants or needs to hear for you to be accepted. Massage the truth into something workable, like "I spend my free time researching area of passion x" where "x" isn't something you actually research, but know enough about to pretend you do. Just a general example, of course you'll come up with something much more brilliant and appropriate.
Not having an extracurricular activity... in my area of competition everybody is expected to have a lab job, volunteer at a hospital, have an internship, and be the most active member of twenty different clubs. On top of our 4.0s. It's more likely than not that eventually you'll have to take on something out of a necessity to appear "well-rounded".
If only "I'm still smarter than everybody else" was a valid reason to be accepted places =/
Not having an extracurricular activity... in my area of competition everybody is expected to have a lab job, volunteer at a hospital, have an internship, and be the most active member of twenty different clubs. On top of our 4.0s. It's more likely than not that eventually you'll have to take on something out of a necessity to appear "well-rounded".
If only "I'm still smarter than everybody else" was a valid reason to be accepted places =/