<p>whoops! Thanks for pointing that out, CrewDad. Sorry. </p>
<p>I would still go ahead and take the SAT if I were you, though, bc in the event that you get deferred ED I or decide to apply ED II (like me :)), you’ll be able to send you BEST possible scores to all the colleges you apply to (some, like CrewDad said, do not superscore the ACT [yet]) </p>
<p>Alright, so in terms of extracurriculars and stuff, here’s my advice to you:
I think that your application would be VERY strong if you clearly demonstrated 2 things:
- Your creative ability and success
- Your leadership ability and success</p>
<p>Here’s how I think you could do that:</p>
<p>CREATIVE ABILITY:</p>
<ul>
<li> I don’t know where your poetry has been published (whether online or in print), but I would HIGHLY encourage you to get some more of your work published (so that colleges can see that you’ve CONTINUED to be successful and active). </li>
<li> Try to enter some sort of literary/poetry competition (perhaps enter more than one)</li>
<li> If your school has a literary magazine, make sure to get published in that. </li>
<li> If your school DOESN’T have a literary magazine, then it would be AWESOME if you could get one started (that would be a wonderful blend of leadership and creativity ;)).</li>
</ul>
<p>LEADERSHIP:</p>
<ul>
<li> Run for an NHS executive position</li>
<li> Run for a student government executive position</li>
<li> Try to hold an executive position in the school newspaper again</li>
<li> Maybe start a poetry club in your school. Or maybe start a community service program whereby you would teach poetry writing to underprivileged kids. That would be very cool.</li>
</ul>
<p>ALSO, MAKE SURE TO STAY BUSY DURING THE SUMMER. </p>
<p>Well that’s all I could think of, let me know if you have any more questions (also, sorry for how long my posts always end up being. I get a little carried away :))</p>