High School Freshman advice?

Ecologist
Tue, 28 May 2019 03:17:54 +0000

As with all applicants to top tier universities, you need to keep your GPA up, enough said. However, you didn’t mention the things that you are excited about or have a passion for that would distinguish you from everyone else who have stellar academics. Find things that you truly enjoy and cultivate demonstrable experience in those areas. You don’t have to start your own company or be an Intel Science Fair winner (although there are always Stanford applicants who have). But you do need to have a body of work in an area that interests you because you will have to write essays that touch upon just those things. Also, don’t spread yourself too thin with your extracurriculars—its quality, not quantity, that matters most.