How does an average sophomore student become a desirable applicant for top-notch colleges?

ucbalumnus
Tue, 13 Jan 2015 15:40:15 +0000

For super-selective schools, you are probably looking at targeting 3.9+ (unweighted) in rigorous courses, 2250+ SAT or 34+ ACT, state or national level achievement or award in an EC, good essays, and good recommendations. People talk about passion, but it is best if the passion results in some high level achievement.