Admitted students that are unhooked with average extracurriculars

Wendeli
Tue, 13 Dec 2016 10:14:24 +0000

Senior.

2360 SAT
did all your APs and stuff
Valedictorian

I really didn’t do as much as a lot of other people extra curricular wise. Did a lot of clubs but wasn’t heading most of them. Didn’t win any of the fancy science comps even though I do engineering. Pretty sure my “hook” was winning a tech startup comp, which is funny since I’m the least start up person you’ll find. I also wrote one of my essay apps on guppy genetics bc that was my interest of the year…

Everyone has something special about them, you just need to figure it out. My advice is really explain what you enjoy and be really honest and heartfelt about it. Doesn’t need to be your life passion (I was actually fairly sure I’d do bio-e thus the genetics curiosity). Admissions is always a stats game, but I think admissions is really looking for the intellectually curious and inquisitive. You’re taking classes and you’ll benefit from the prestige of the school name, but you’ve got to figure out your interests here and a strong intellectual curiosity will take you far.

Good luck from a senior procrastinating on finals