Mid-life crisis at 16?

Applying to College
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<p>(I think I posted this in the wrong thread. This one seems more appropriate)</p>

<p>lol, all my life I’ve wanted to be an actress. I’ve been working professionally as an actress and a model since age 7, member of Screen Actors Guild, plus been in a million and a half (okay a couple dozen) theatrical productions.</p>

<p>Now I’m a junior and burnt out. I still enjoy performing, but it’s not what I want to do with my life. I’d like to maybe study psych or possibly…oh who am I kidding? I don’t have a frickin’ clue!</p>

<p>The parentals think I should emphasize my performing career, even if it’s not what I really want to do because they think it shows committment and maturity and may help me stand out from the crowd.</p>

<p>Do you think someone who has achieved decent success in a field at a young age is at an advantage, even if they’re not planning to pursue that field in the future?</p>

<p>As for my “stats”, I’m pretty average. Tough private school, 3.65 GPA weighted, only one AP (Art History)…I take the SAT this weekend, my PSAT scores are also fair to average - 640 Writing, 590 Critical Reading, 470 Math.</p>

<p>I want to stay in Cali, would love to go to either UCSB or UCLA. I’m also really fond of San Luis Obispo so Cal Poly SLO looks nice. I know all of the above are selective…would emphasizing my career help give my average profile an edge?</p>

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<p>you got responses there</p>

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<p>Yeah definitely emphasize your career. This is something I had to consider too when I was applying, although to less of an extent. I spent a lot of my high school career doing research in biology and computer science, but I wanted to major in math. Nevertheless, I used my awards and achievements in research to get me into college, even though I wasn’t going to study bio or comp sci (even though I’m also doing comp sci now). Anyway, colleges will want you even if you aren’t going to do acting because (1) your career shows that you are willing to work hard to acheive what you want to get, so at the worst it’s like you being uber good at an EC, and (2) you will enrich the college class.</p>

<p>Now, I would also not mention that you are have a “mid-life crisis.” Just emphasize your career and don’t say anything about how you’re not planning to major in acting. If you’re really as successful as you sound, I think the UCs should be easy enough for you to get into. Do you go to Harker?</p>