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<p>other than good grades and good sat/act
what else do i need to do to get become a good candidate? </p>

<p>thanks </p>

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<p>see this old thread and the suggestions by an ivy AO about what ivies look for in ECs:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/210497-those-ecs-weak-so-what-s-good.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/210497-those-ecs-weak-so-what-s-good.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>You also need a family with the income to pay the bill. Ivies are generous to US applicants (generally spkg) who don’t have much money but not to most others.</p>