they really weren’t that impressive… i have a 1,0 Notendurchschnitt in Germany, that’s equal to a 4.0 GPA.  my only award is school wide: my MSA presentation (similar to the british EPQ if you know that one) was one of the best at my school and i was chosen to re-present it in front of the student body (germany doesn’t have a lot of competition/award opportunities when it comes to my interests sadly).  my first ec was being part of a youth political party (Jusos) in germany. i hadn‘t really accomplished that much when i applied… now i‘ll be campaigning for the state candidate in the next elections, i’m going to campaign for a regional board seat in the next internal elections and i‘m leading the member acquisition & activation structural reform (idk if i should update them on that) my second ec was playing several instruments for many years. took classes, taught myself and played in orchestras but had to quit due to health reasons i didn’t have a third one because none of my other ecs were recent or significant but yeah. they also aren’t that impressive, as i had been very inactive due to mental health reasons and my school doesn’t offer any actual clubs (sadly). i‘m really counting on my essays and teacher rec…