Help! I've got 1 year to improve!

cassielam09
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:21:31 +0000

don’t put so much emphasis on your scores. yes they’re good, but everyone applying to stanford as well as the more competitive schools will look nearly the same if not better.

my advice would be to start figuring out what your passions are and why you even want to apply to stanford before calling it your ‘dream’ school. many applicants flunk the admissions process because they A) don’t have true passions and it shows through their extracurriculars (too many diff. activities) and essays and B) give generic reasons for wanting to go to a certain school.

yes, i agree, scores and etc. are important. but not nearly as imp. as your ability to learn about yourself and to realistically realize what you’re interested in. don’t apply to stanford just cuz its a good school.