<p>These are all subjective, so you’ll get a wide variety of answers. But when it comes time to look into it (and I think that they are valuable questions), check out the Princeton Review. They have lists for most of these categories…dorms, food, campus, popularity of sports, quality of teaching, and so forth. Check out the data for a few different years, b/c they tend to change a bit (very subjective, as I said).</p>
<p>If the previous poster is correct and you are a freshman in HS, I second his advice…give yourself a break for a few years. I don’t think that there’s any reason in the world to worry about this until the end of your sophomore year, *at the very earliest<a href=“the%20only%20exception%20is%20to%20glance%20over%20your%20state%20university’s%20admission%20requirements%20and%20make%20sure%20that%20your%20HS%20schedule%20is%20keeping%20you%20on%20an%20okay%20track,%20but%20this%20early%20in%20HS,%20it’s%20probably%20a%20non-issue%20b/c%20you%20still%20have%20to%20fill%20your%20own%20school’s%20graduation%20requirements”>/i</a>. Just enjoy yourself for a little while :)</p>
<p>entertainment and graduation are related in how much things there are to do at the school when your not in class and graduation ceromonies at harvard are huge and er, fun?</p>
<p>i noticed how i screwed up the letters, lol of the year? I have no time to waste a whole year without ECs and sports and volunteering and ethiopia trips ect. </p>
<p>I have been trying to find out for AGES if you can take a course over the summer at a community college or something.</p>
<p>This is kinda off-topic, but PLEASE don’t do an EC because you think it will look good for college. Seriously, do what you enjoy. You’ll like it more, and you’ll find the right college for you. If you want to go to Harvard or something, get good grades, do what you love, and you’ll be more likely to easily get into a leadership position (because getting up there won’t seem like so much work). And even, in the end, if you don’t get into Harvard, you’ll be accepted to a bunch of other good schools, one that will surely fit you. </p>
<p>Right now, just get good grades, and join clubs you like. You’ll find what you like and gain some leadership experience. Have fun in high school. You’ll have to work hard in college anyways, so enjoy life as much as you can.</p>