I absolutely agree with the posters about "hypothetical" situations.
The other reasons why I don't read "Chance Me!" threads is that there is just TOO much stuff to digest- honestly, try to put down things that truly makes you stand out- leadership, employment, special honors/awards, passions, etc.
I don't like to see a laundry list of APs- I don't want to know every single AP you've taken but if you're strong in a particular area and major in that- list any relevant APs (You want to major in English, I expect to see AP Lit, and/or AP Language) so I know that you're going in the right direction. But at least list how many APs you've taken and perhaps if you know, how many your school offers.
Don't need to say "GREAT recommendations"- we all konw how fabulous you are so we'll assume that your teachers know how great you are and as discussed in another thread elsewhere, they're not AS important as your transcript and SAT/ACT scores.
Thanks for the thread- if posters can follow some of the suggestions, I'd be happy to actually read them
