How do you think that’ll look on a college app?
Yes, like that’s going to be the entirety of my personal statement.
I’m saying you’re so preoccupied with jumping ahead in classes, which other people have already told you is not all that necessary – and yet what do selective schools look at when the grades and scores are up to par, as almost every applicant’s are?
They look at ECs and the essay. If I believe you on this thread, you’re not involved in anything and have nothing to say about it.
On another thread, though, you said, “I have interests. I am interesting.” So what’s the doom and gloom about? Just dramatics?
I am involved in stuff. I have stuff to say about it, but none of it’s super impressive and going to get me in anywhere. It’s not like I published a book or started a global nonprofit organization or discovered the newest cancer treatment that has a 90% survival rate or anything. My confidence and anxiety levels change on a daily basis. I said that before, believing it, but now I feel like I suck.
And who has??
I don’t know, probably like half the incoming freshman at Harvard? I mean to say that my ECs are interesting to me, they’re a big part of my life, and probably some people would find them pretty interesting, too, but none of them are impressive. Top schools only want people who have done amazing things. I do fun and meaningful things, but they don’t elicit the response “seriously? How did you even do that? Do you even sleep?” (Not that gratification from my peers is that important to me). But nothing is “wow-worthy”
…what? Are you being serious? It should be very obvious to you that that’s not true.
Then A) stop claiming they’re not, and B) you’ll do fine. You may or may not get into the most selective schools. An OVERWHELMING majority of smart, accomplished applicants DO NOT. But if you choose your college list well, you’ll still go somewhere you can afford.
You took that quote out of context. I’m looking from the perspective of an admissions officer about my ECs, and the view isn’t too good from there.
If you think half of Harvard’s freshman class has cured cancer, how do you know what admissions officers want to see?
Obviously, that was an exaggeration. I know that they want to see a concentrated focus and achievement in one area. They want significant accomplishments that make you stand out.
You have three years left. You can have “significant accomplishments” if you try.
That doesn’t mean whining about why you can’t do it. That means just going and doing it.
I have two years left until I apply. 2 1/2, at best.
So get cracking.
Ha ha. Sure, I’ll just ask my mom if I can leave the house at 11 pm and go solve world hunger. Do you think I haven’t thought things through? The things I want to accomplish just need to be started, which takes a while.
You literally bumped this thread after almost three weeks of inactivity to make excuses for why you can’t do cool or interesting things. Now you say you’ve thought it through thoroughly and are in fact on your way to do cool or interesting things. If that’s the case, cool! No more need for complaining, then. Good luck to you.
I forgot about the thread, ok? I haven’t really been active for a while, period. Cool/interesting to me, not to outside viewers.