*I'm currently a freshman and I am taking all Honors classes (Honors Geometry, Honors World History 9, Honors English, & Honors Integrated Science I), Spanish I, and P.E.
*What are extracurriculars and can you please give me some examples? I hear that doing extracurricular activites are a great way to get into great schools.
*Also, since I'm going to only take P.E. for 2 years (< that's the requirement, I'll be taking it both freshman & sophmore year)... What should I do for junior and senior year? I'm not much of a "sports" person, so what do I do for junior and senior year so I can get into Stanford? Doing a sport isn't the ONLY way to get into an amazing college.
*How do I receive an academic scholarship?
*On my transcript, will they record the # of hours I did community service or just write yes or no for completing the minimum of 25 hrs? Is joining 1 club okay? Or should I join more?
*My dream is to get into Stanford, so please give me all the info that you can! =)
2006-12-05 15:12:44 · 3 answers · asked by ♥::♥::♥ 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Get a 4.0 or better, be active in the community, maybe join a club or two, maybe play a sport if you have time. Good grades are one thing, but they look for well rounded people, not just bookworms and nerds (not that there is anything wrong with that).
2006-12-05 15:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by Bestie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only do a sport if you're *really* good at one in particular. For community service, if your HS has Interact Club or Key Club, join it. When you're in a community service org. like that, you can get 50+ community hours of community service a year if you attend everything. If they don't have those, try volunteering at the closest public library, 4-H, YMCA, or Red Cross. Of course, there's always the idea of taking up extracuricculars like art, choir, or drama. Getting the highest grades in the toughest classes at your school is good, but if you feel you're overloading yourself, it's ok to drop down to the college-prep level in some classes. They'd rather have someone who had a 4.0 in all college-prep level classes than someone with a 2.0 in all Honors, IB & AP classes. These days, a lot of colleges focus on the essay part of the application, so focus on creative writing and essay skills if you can.
2006-12-06 02:36:50 · answer #2 · answered by eet2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walk through the gates! (And hope you don't get 'tasered' for not having a Student ID!!)
2006-12-05 23:26:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋