Ivy League Schools Extracurricular

compmom
Sat, 14 Apr 2018 11:00:42 +0000

Leadership in a club at your school carries very little weight with admissions at top schools. Don’t worry about winning a position or about starting a club in order to be a “leader.” Please believe us on this.

If you are a sophomore, you don’t have to be thinking about college yet, but if you insist, try to expand the schools you are thinking about beyond the most selective. Educate yourself. Start, for instance, with Colleges that Change Lives. Look at other universities besides Ivy League and MIT. Why did you choose these two schools?

Try not to live your life in a way that is geared to admissions. That can really distort your high school experience and, ironically, may even hinder your chances.

The main thing in high school is to work hard in order to learn, follow any of your authentic interests, make friends and try to be a good person

What are your “authentic interests”? Try to develop them in whatever way is available to you, including outside of school.