Final Summer - Then 'D-Day'

iluveunc
Thu, 31 May 2012 11:48:02 +0000

Hi everyone,

I’ve just created my account here on college confidential after having been an avid reader of the site’s forums for ages. I am a rising senior in high school and the impending deadlines of early admission will soon be fast approaching.

In this final summer that I have to grasp at anything possible to boost my chances of getting into a few prestigious schools, I am looking for guidance from the community. I have a mediocre ACT score that I will be improving upon during the upcoming test date so that shouldn’t be a huge issue. My extracurricular are decent but I really am looking for a clincher and a good use of time for this summer.

Also, it has come to my attention that I should probably begin to prepare for application season because of early admission being at the forefront of the school year. I have an academic resume readily available to give out to my recommendation candidates so they have a full idea of what I have done but when and how would I get their letters? I have looked on my colleges website and can’t easily find information about where the recommendation letter templates/questions are located; where would I retrieve those?

Thanks for reading this and thanks in advance for your replies! Hopefully I haven’t burdened anyone with my extremely unorganized post.