What are some good things to put on a college applacation??

Question

I am applying at four colleges next year: UofL, USC, Nebraska, and NYU. What are those schools looking for ? My major is gonna be chemistry or biology. I want to an oncologist.

Answer 1

Big time universities are impressed by people with a bigger perspective. They don't want the people who do everything they are supposed to just to "appear" well rounded, though they will accept you just to fill the roster if they've already exhausted their search for mature and insightful people. They don't care if you did community service solely for the purpose of being able to put it on your college application. They want people who did community service because they truly care about making the world a better place.

Universities are most impressed by the applicants who show depth of character. They want people who have really thought about life and genuinely want to bring something to the world. That is what colleges exist for, to make the world a better place. Impress them with maturity.

If you want to study chemistry, show them in your essays that you have a good understanding of the field of chemistry and give examples of positive things you might do with a chemistry degree, such as searching for a cure for cancer (or is that medicine?). Anyway, be sincere. High school kids don't know how to lie well enough to impress intellectual professors who read hundreds of insincere applications every year. If you don't have it in you, don't make it up. If you do have it in you, don't hold back. Let yourself shine and you'll have no worries.

Oh yeah, one more thing, colleges like people who can pay for their educations. Get the money thing lined up and you'll help yourself a great deal. Especially with an expensive school like USC.

Answer 2

Start volunteering maybe at a hospital many high schools are offering college level classes/programs for seniors interested in the medical fields. Maybe try "shadowing" and oncologist and participating in extra curricular activities.. Keep your GPA as high as you can and keep it there as well. Also, try not ending your sentences with a preposition.... Take your ACT/SAT's.... Good luck

Answer 3

NYU doesn't accept prospective students who lack the mental capacity to spell "application."

Answer 4

Any clubs and programs that you were in during high school and any of the other achievements done.

Answer 5

Proper spelling and grammar is a start.

Answer 6

A Job at a zoo!

Answer 7

good grades, good test scores, AP courses, extracurricular activities (clubs, voluntary work, etc.), work experience, leadership experience, good recommendations from teachers/community leaders

Answer 8

Don't brag about your spelling skills!