Just wondering about my chances

OHKID
Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:17:42 +0000

Hey, another Ohioan!!! Yeah!!!
(at least I assume you’re from Ohio looking at your profile)

Unlike other posters have said, extracurrics are the most important part for highly competitive schools. They are essentially the icing on the cake, since they know that your stats are good enough to succeed at their school. Colleges use extracurric involvement to see where your interests lie, how interested you are in your future career field, how you use your interests to benefit others or your school, and to also see whether you would contribute positively to their school. The most successful students are ones who are passionate about their future field of study, and have already experimented in high achool to see where their interests lie.

Anyways, you should get into most of the schools you listed just fine, but UChicago and MIT might give you problems (also Cornell will, too, depending on your major) You should also be looking into OSU’s honors college, which you should be able to get into with the SAT score you projected (30 ACT is required) So, good luck!!!

Also, come chance me at Small-town Junior Looking for Advice and Chances for Big-Name Schools (sorry that I don’t have the link, but it’s now on the second page) thanks!