People have the right to be a little skeptical of a student who claims, as a freshman. to be the president of two clubs, who claims to be engaged in two intense research projects, claims to be shadowing doctors, climes to be running a non-profit which is helping 30,000 people on 6 continents, claims to be running another project which is impacting top universities, claims to have two patents pending, and claims to be a freelance graphic designer, all while they are a full time student.
What perhaps makes people even more skeptical is that, in May, when you provided a list of things you claimed to have done or planned to, these amazing accomplishments were nowhere to be found.
I will also tell you that providing seemingly contradictory narratives for what you did over the summer does not help.
So you must understand why people may be skeptical of your narrative.
If you have such great achievements with such selective schools, you don’t need to be posting here. The colleges should all be clamoring for you to join them. They’d be rolling out the red carpet for you
@MWolf - I don’t have any patents (those take 4 years minimum and as a sophomore that would mean I worked on them in elementary school), am not the president of any clubs (I’m an officer in 1 and am working to create another), am doing 1 research internship, and don’t have any thing to do with a nonprofit. Where did you hear this lol? I’m genuinely confused.
@cptofthehouse My work has just impacted 2 ivies, but nothing major. I need a lot of advice because I know of so many people being rejected who are 100000000000x better than me. I’m really bad at this- I just have a big project I’m doing
@MWolf Those things were things I was planning on doing; the patents will never happen and I have really only done this major project, my research, and my internship. Nothing major. I’m pretty much average- I just have one thing major like almost everyone else who tries for T20 schools.
Quoted from your post on Aug 7 from one of your other threads:
“I am the president of 2 clubs, currently conducting COVID-19 research, currently doing spinal cord research at the Baylor College of Medicine (and will be doing so until 2022), I tutor Afghan Refugees in English, history, and math from 2nd grade to 10th grade, I take care of the elderly (will have 600 hours of direct patient care by the time I apply), have been shadowing for a while (will have around 120 hrs), and I since 7th grade I have been the president of a public health nonprofit and we have helped 30,000 people and have 50 chapters on all 6 inhabited continents (major EC)”
This where you stated that you were the president of 2 clubs and that you are the president of a non-profit.
When you provide exaggerations provide expected accomplishments as though they had already been achieved while you are asking people to take the time and put in the effort to provide you with advice, that is already wrong. But when you then turn around and falsely deny that you made such claims, that is already lying. On August 7th, your wrote this post:
Internship #2 (NOT a research internship):
I wrote " patents pending":
As I wrote for another such person - your chances at being accepted at any college, especially a “top College” are essentially nil. They expect applicants to provide information which is truthful and accurate to the extent to which an applicant is able to do so. So seem incapable of doing so, at least based on your posting history here.
@Raraimuno you seem confused and that’s OK. You are a teenager! I know what you are interested in is a game plan to get you into some college with a very low acceptance rate, or a name brand college. I don’t think it is the advice you need. Step away from the madness. Read (don’t take a class in) some philosophy, astrophysics, geology, native American history, poetry, etc. Have an existential crisis that doesn’t involve posting about the colonoscopies and mammograms that you do as a 15 year old. Take time to develop as a person away from the spotlight of college admissions (and tell whoever is shining that spotlight on you to stop, it’s too early). I am a curious observer and not an expert on college admissions and what I am observing worries me. What you have written OP worries me. I wish you well in becoming a good citizen and living a life full of meaning!
@Raraimuno: Where did you hear this lol? I’m genuinely confused.
I think you would benefit from spending some time learning how the internet works. Everything you post here is open to anyone who wants to read it.
You seem to be desperately searching for the profile that will get you into a selective school. A more prudent approach would be to do the things that truly interest you. Then you can search for colleges that fit who you are.
@Raraimuno, It’s great that you have activities you love. Focus on those.
To be fair, your threads drift because so much of what you post as fact are things that turn out to be things you hope to do in the future. One of the most important thing that students your age can do is talk finances with parents. Do they know what college costs? Are they open to you leaving Texas? Do they have a budget in mind? Before you apply anywhere you’re going to need that information. It doesn’t matter where you can get in if your parents can’t/won’t pay for it.