{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Magoosh Blog | High School","provider_url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs","author_name":"Dana Sinclair","author_url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/author\/dana\/","title":"Do You Have Weak Extracurriculars","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0qRuoQt8KB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/weak-extracurriculars\/\">Do You Have Weak Extracurriculars<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/weak-extracurriculars\/embed\/#?secret=0qRuoQt8KB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Do You Have Weak Extracurriculars&#8221; &#8212; Magoosh Blog | High School\" data-secret=\"0qRuoQt8KB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"If you have ever browsed through the website collegeconfidential.com, you have probably seen the phrase \u201cweak ec\u2019s\u201d. To put that phrase into context for students have yet to see it, it means a student\u2019s extracurriculars aren\u2019t as strong as they could be or meet the standards for college admissions (in the eyes of the person commenting, not the colleges). But, are your extracurriculars weak? What really is the importance of extracurricular activities? Are certain extracurriculars valued over others?","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/magoosh-company-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/hs\/files\/2015\/09\/07192719\/dyhwe_img1-600x294.jpg"}