Plan Of Action?

highlyedumacated
Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:20:55 +0000

As and Bs won’t cut it for Princeton. Over the course of the next few months, learn the skills you’ll need to get and maintain straight As. Your transcript grades are often not representative of your intelligence. Instead, they are more indicative of your study skills, discipline, and ability to adapt to new teachers and new coursework. These skills matter, so get them down. You may have a shot at Princeton!

There are also a few sports that don’t really require you to be athletic. Fencing is a great example, and I know someone who was recruited by Princeton for fencing from my school. If fencing fails, then that’s okay, too! You don’t really need a sport to get into college.

I also find your volunteer experiences abroad, NSLC, and EPGY to be pretty pretentious ways to spend your summer. They’re more descriptive of your family’s ability to pay for them than your own talents.

Try to find focus when selecting your extracurricular activities. Showcase one quality or interest through them that makes you different from most other applicants. Good luck!