A Future of Failure?)

TessVonBede
Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:41:53 +0000

Hello CC, before I go any further, I’ll give some background info on me. I’m currently in 9th grade, have no grades less than an A-,and volunteer at two museums and a library. In addition, I play the violin, study German as well as French and am planning to submit essays to AFSA and the Concord Review. I’m interested in politics, international relations and social studies/science in general. While I know there aren’t too many opportunities for high school freshmen, I’m aiming for the likes of Harvard and Yale, so I have to be especially impressive. My question is, what steps should I take to make that happen? Essay contests, competitions(more specifically writing/liberal), internships, whatever. Just throw them at me! I hear of high school students getting internships at think tanks, how the h*** does that even happen?! What are you magical secrets? It feels like I’m already too late and have failed before I even started…