I have a GPA of 4.0. I am in 22 different extra curriculer activities. I have 500+ hours of community service. My SAT scores were 2300 when I took the practice one in 8th grade. Whhat more can I do. I am a junior in Stuyvesant.
2006-11-11 08:42:54 · 6 answers · asked by tolkienrules2123 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
the first thing you can do is relax.
ask yourself how many of those 22 activites you would be doing if you weren't trying to get into college. if there are only 2 or 3, great. focus on those. it looks a lot better if you've done a lot of work in 1 or 2 areas than if you are too spread out.
try to actually expand your mind instead of just working constantly. i know plenty of people with 4.0 GPAs, but the ones who get into harvard are the ones who have original ideas, and also know how to have a good time. you can memorize every book in the library, but if you don't have real thoughts of your own, there's no point.
you're probably genuinely smart. this is a major advantage, and will help you at whatever school you attend. but don't forget that you go to both high school and college in order to learn. so when you're getting your straight As and your perfect test scores, don't forget to learn something interesting, and do things that you like. that's the best advice i can give for getting into any top school.
best of luck.
2006-11-11 10:45:54 · answer #1 · answered by donlockwood36 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you talked to you counselor? You can also ask for recommendations when applying to Harvard. I'm a senior this year and last year as a junior I had a mandatory junior conference with my counselor to talk about the colleges I was thinking about and what I had to do to get accepted. Wishing you the best of luck.
2006-11-11 08:57:09 · answer #2 · answered by Soccerfun10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. Um, I don't think that there is much more you can do, except have a family member who's an alumni, or go stalk a few admissions people. 22 extra currics and keeping a 4.0, how do you do it!
2006-11-11 10:02:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have money or fame?, that will buy you admission. They just had a special on 60 minutes or 20/20, they don't care about your grades, etc. anymore, its what you can do for them. Or if you are a descendant of a alumnus.
2006-11-11 08:55:32 · answer #4 · answered by Lady X 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you got the money you can get in it's who you know and how much you got to get in there
2006-11-11 08:51:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can be confident and believe you can do anything
good luck
2006-11-11 08:45:36 · answer #6 · answered by Aly C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋