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12-04-2008, 12:20 AM
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#1 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
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hey everyone
right now i'm a sophomore and i'm looking for a way to make myself look more "unique" and not have the same ECs and stuff as a lot of other people.
As of right now:
gpa: 4.0(unweighted)
currently all honors classes, 3 APs, pre-IB
- haven't taken any SAT/PSAts yet
ECs
- officer for a tech program at my school
- the secretary for FBLA
- i'm going to start a club with a friend of mine focusing on projects to help people in Africa
- tennis(2 years so far on JV)- i'm team captain this year
- track and field(2 years, hopefully i'll make varsity this year)
- Top Ten Award my freshmen year
- a bunch of piano awards at local competitions such as Southwestern Youth Music Festival
- played a concerto with a professional orchestra at this famous recital hall
- held a benefit concert with a few other piano players to raise money for Red Cross for the earthquake in China( raised over $5000)
I'm really aiming to go to an Ivy league school, but I know admission is super hard and everything is unexpected. Also, as junior year is approaching, everything is going to get much harder and hopefully I can handle all of it. But anyways, suggestions or tips so i can make my activities look more special? Thanks!
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12-04-2008, 12:43 AM
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#2 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Let's see...
All you need to do is:
1. Raise several hundreds of millions of dollars for nonprofits in Africa
2. Make the US National Olympiad Teams in Math, Bio, Physics, Chem, and Informatics
3. Win Siemens
4. Win Intel
5. Hold 11-23 leadership positions at school
6. Score a 2400 on the SAT...twice (once isn't special enough anymore)
7. Then, score a 36 on the ACT
8. Get a perfect 100% on 37 different AP exams
9. Have a 4.01 UW (4.0 scale) and a 5.01 W (5.0 scale)
10. Rank #1 in the International Tennis Rankings
And then....you might have a shot...
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12-04-2008, 01:16 AM
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#3 | | Junior Member
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have 0 posts and something for us to read above.
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12-04-2008, 10:13 AM
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#4 | | New Member
Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wichita, KS
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if u wanna look unique, how bout being unique.... ? everyone tries to do the same stuff. do what you love and do tons of it and talkk about why you love it. otherwise u will be 4.0GPA scholar #449 in the pile of apps...  my counselor told me to just focus on my interests... is this going to limit me?
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12-04-2008, 12:36 PM
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#5 | | Member
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No, I don't understand why people ruin their lives making themselves into something they're not so that they can go to a college that isn't right for them.
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12-04-2008, 04:54 PM
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#6 | | Junior Member
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Just remember, you're unique, just like everyone else.
DP
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12-05-2008, 12:20 AM
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#7 | | Junior Member
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start righting your essays....NOW!
muhahahahaaaaaaaa....
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12-05-2008, 12:31 AM
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#8 | | Junior Member
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An Ivy League school?
You are doing rather well right now (GPA + EC's wise). Perhaps start thinking about what you want to write about for your personal statement since that has a greater chance of making you distinct from other people. Be warned though, Sports + Music are often the most popular EC's + are often used in personal statements. Find something you truly enjoy doing and stick w/ that. It just might make it easier for you to write something about it.
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12-05-2008, 03:12 AM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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Do what you're interested. Don't do something just to get into college. That wouldn't make you unique, but sometimes it's better not to be unique.
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12-05-2008, 03:53 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NC--> Princeton '15
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Do what you want to do, but do it well and get some recognition (Scholastics awards, Siemens) for it. Keep your grades up. Talk to your favorite teachers outside of class.
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12-05-2008, 04:15 PM
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#11 | | Junior Member
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Learn that "more unique" is not grammatically acceptable.
No one else has your exact set of chromosomes. "Uniqueness," moreover, is not something to be achieved by following some kind of formula.
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12-05-2008, 06:22 PM
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#12 | | Junior Member
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u r unique...just like everyone else | |
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12-05-2008, 06:55 PM
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#13 | | Junior Member
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^very true.
People try so hard to be uniqe and end up being like everyone else.
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12-05-2008, 09:05 PM
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#14 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Yale University '13
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"Unique" never comes because someone wants to be. They are usually that way because of their circumstances and/or natural ability. I don't call that unique, I call that special (in a good or bad way).
Hard work has a limit... just because you swim ten hours a day doesn't mean you'll be unique like Michael Phelps. Also, starting a club doesn't mean its going to rake in millions for charity. So just try your best, and if you are exceptional, you'll be unique.
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12-06-2008, 03:06 PM
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#15 | | Junior Member
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In the real scheme of things, all of the nonconformists are just conforming to a different conformity so do what you want to do whether or not colleges will care.
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