Is ten colleges too many to apply to?

happy1
Sun, 05 Mar 2017 03:50:50 +0000

Here would be my advice for an 8th grader

It is way too early to think about specific colleges (especially the hyper-competitive ones). You don’t even have one year’s GPA and you have no standardized testing. You also need to recognize that Middle School and HS should be experiences in and of themselves – a time of learning and growth and not just a college application prep experience.

It is good to take school seriously and know that college will be on your horizon, but it is too early to start planning for specific colleges. I would highly recommend that you get off of CC until your junior year.

For now you should focus on:
–Working hard, learning, and doing as well as you can in the most challenging curriculum you can manage.
–When the time comes study for standardized tests.
–Get involved in activities you care about and work towards making meaningful contributions to those activities.
–Enjoying spending time with your family and friends.