chance me for stern please

youkosiren
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:12:20 +0000

Don’t worry about awards. I didn’t really have any besides Natl Merit, and I got in. Of course, that was 4 years ago and Stern’s gotten a little more competitive, but I think it’s more important that you’ve done your ECs for a while and that you’ve gotten into quite a few selective programs than anything you get in the very little time you have left (plus the likelihood of getting something is too low to waste the energy on). I do think your business-related programs will be helpful, so keep those in if you can. And yes, if you do get scholarships, those can count as awards as well.

Like everyone else said, get your counselor to describe the school. Don’t mention the stomachaches - I don’t think it’s an excuse, but I do feel like schools might think you won’t be able to handle college level work if you have nervous breakdowns over the SATs. Final exams are just as stressful (or more!)