To my freshman self:
Just because honors classes are almost as hard as APs at your high school doesn’t mean colleges will know that. Go the extra mile - er, couple of blocks - and take APs.
Yes, it is possible to improve by 7 points from your predicted ACT score from a practice test. It won’t happen, though, if you’re not in the right mindset.
Pick two or three clubs and stick with them. People are keeping track.
You won’t always just want to go to a nonselective state school, so work hard to give yourself some options.
At the end of the day, no one cares how old you were when you had your first girlfriend. There are more important things to worry about.
Class rank does matter.
You never know when that B in history will cone back to bite you.