<p>I guess it is just VERY humbling when you log onto a sight like this. I am not the top person at my highschool, and I don't take the toughest classes (or at least not this year), but I really do like to learn and I always thought that if I tried for an ivy, or ivy-ish schools (amherst, johns hopkins, standford, etc.) that I would at least have a CHANCE. Sometimes I feel like I should just try for the local state school and accept my fate, but other times it inspires me to do better.
For example:
Number of clubs in last year? 1
This year? 6
Volunteer work last year? HAHAHHAHAHA
This year? Bigbrothers, and childwatch
Job last year? uhh no
This year? uhh yeah
And finally...Grades last year? 3.3 frosh year, 3.8 last year
This year? I refuse to settle for anything OTHER then a 4.0, and I am looking into taking community college classes because my lack of interest in school during my frosh and sophomore year has prevented me from taking difficult tasks. </p>
<p>A sight like this gives people drive to beat out their competition. Everyone on this sight is around the same age, and are all looking for tips on how to get into that super-impossible-dream-college that they have been dreaming about forever. </p>
<p>I do get tired of the occasional person who lists their incredible stats just to make lesser contenders like myself feel horribly inadequate, but most of the time, these people are just as insecure and nervous about the college application process as I am....which is somewhat comforting. :)</p>
<p>Sorry for the long post...</p>