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<li><p>GPA: Mostly As throughout High School with maybe a B out and about. Definitely above a 3.8 unweighted GPA no matter what.</p></li>
<li><p>Ranking: Ranked in top 10% is the minimum, there are many schools that have most of their students in the top 10%. You should definitely be in top 5% if you followed the first rule though.</p></li>
<li><p>Test Scores: For your ACT get above a 32. Try to get above a 28 in each section. For your SATs get a 750 or more in each section. For writing all you need is a 700 or above since many colleges don’t really care about it. For your subject tests take 3. One science, One Math and One other (Language, Lit, or History). Your scores should demonstrate you and what you want to do. If you are a math and science type, You CAN get above a 750 on both Math an Science so you HAVE to do that. Then just get above a 700 on your other one. If you are more toward the humanities sides you might want to get above a 750 in Lit and History and above a 700 in a science or math. You will also want to take tests for certain subjects like the AMC and try to qualify for AIME.</p></li>
<li><p>Classes: Your course load is a very important part of your application. You ALWAYS want to try and take the most difficult course load possible. You should ask your GC what you have to do so that she can tell colleges that you took the most demanding load. Try your best to at least get into either AP calculus or AP stats in your senior year. You want to take as many APs as possible that you can do well in. For example if you take 6 ap classes and you get like 4 Bs and 2 As and you get like 5 3 and 1 4 on the test that’s not good. However if you take like 3 APs and a couple honor classes, and you get 5 As and 1 B and you get 2 4s and a 1 5 (because you had less tests to study for and more time to master each subject) that would be better for you.</p></li>
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<p>5.Teachers: Don’t be a prick. Treat all your classmates with as much respect as possible and suck up to your teachers no matter what anyone says. Stay after class to ask questions about stuff you already know about and try to be as close to them as possible. Even go into each other’s personal lives a little bit. Your teacher recommendation really show Admission committees how you are as a person in the classroom and will help your APPs out big time. It will also help you learn more for the class.</p>
<li><p>Extracurricular Activities: This is basically everything you do that doesn’t have a Grade point attached to it. As a student it is always a good thing to be part of a group. Whether your a jock or whatever, it is better to have a cliche than to have no-one. If you love sports, play all the sports you can and still do well in school. If you are a science geek join your school’s science club and math club and all that stuff. Enter into certain talent searches like Intel and Siemens. If you are a writer join the Newspaper and literary magazine. Do everything you can in your specific field in order to do improve yourself. Always try and compete. You can do it so don’t be lazy and chill back and watch the Gilmore Girls wishing you can be like Rory. Do something with your life.</p></li>
<li><p>Community service. serve your community. They give to you so you should give back. on average try and do some thing for a couple hours every week. In the end it will translate into hundreds of hours of service and you will feel good about yourself.</p></li>
<li><p>Family: Have a good relationship with your family because it really helps out when you have a great support system to surround you.</p></li>
<li><p>Apply: Write great Essays and you are a sure bet to get into your dream school.</p></li>
<li><p>GOOD LUCK: Trust me, you’re still gonna need it.</p></li>
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