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

juillet
Tue, 13 Jan 2015 15:57:55 +0000

Well, it depends on what you mean by top, too. I think if your goal is one of the top 50ish colleges, then a 3.6+ unweighted with a 30+ on the ACT or a a 2000-2100 or so on the SAT will get you into one of those. A 2100 on the SAT puts you in the 96th percentile of test-takers. You only need to be astronomical if your goal is absolutely to get into one of the top 10-15 or so.

How are you struggling to show passion? If you truly are passionate about something it will nag you until you do it. So if you are passionate about community service, for example, you will be truly happy when you do service activities, and will do it for the fun of it and not for college apps. You don’t have to start a club or be president, and for the majority of great to excellent colleges, you don’t even have to win an award. You just need to show meaningful involvement.