| I think colleges take into account that not everyone can afford those things. I'm from a strait up middle class family (was lower-middle-class most of my childhood) I'm going to an Ivy League school next year, and I never took one SAT prep course (I bought a book but never used it), never joined any honor society, etc. Really, I never spent any money on much of anything that was put on my application. My parents paid for violin lessons, but I didn't put that on my application, and I think my playing violin in my high school orchestra played little part in my acceptances. I can't think of anything I did that costed more than $100 that was used to add credentials (they paid for school trips that I guess 'enriched' me, and may have enhanced my ability to write insightful essays, but the trips themselves were not explicitly put on my applications). Also, instead of taking college courses at community college, just take AP classes, why waste your time getting credits that may or may not transfer? |