<p>@FightTheTide11</p>
<p>Also if you can make MOP… You never needed the book in the first place… Lol</p>
<p>All these Harvard wannabes and no one calls out the obvious ■■■■■…</p>
<p>briangt…there is the possibility but it does not matter. It is an interesting and valuable subject. There are some very good answers that could also help those kids that want to prepare for college.</p>
<p>are you already fluent in spanish? just wondering how you are possibly gonna be fluent in 4 by the time you graduate</p>
<p>@ compmom WOW wow wow, take it easy there… People are different. Just because one life philosophy doesn’t work for you doesn’t mean those who practice it have mental issues.</p>
<p>“RECS:
Amazing, for some reason teachers love me”</p>
<p>How can your recs be amazing if you’re still an 8th grader? You haven’t even met the teachers who’ll be writing them. </p>
<p>“PERSONALITY:
Humble, kind, generous, helpful (I am not a bragger)”</p>
<p>^For some reason, you come off as the exact opposite to me.</p>
<p>Hi ivyluvr, I’m in eighth grade too and since I have got the time I am trying to prepare to have the best high school career I can possibly have for myself. I do want to reach the stars and its obvious you want to too. But really, giving a chance thread is in eighth grade is not going to help. A million things could go right and wrong between now and the four years we have to get into the right college and have happy, successful careers.</p>
<p>Listen to others people advice and do work hard- not just for your parents though. I know, I have Asian parents who too expect me to bring me a straight A report card home every semester but thats because they know that it is not too hard for me to accomplish that. </p>
<p>And yes, I am going crazy over college too right now. Going on CC every day, getting those mostly idiotic college books from the library but I know its wrong to put all my sights on the top colleges because I may just be building myself up for ultimate disappointment(or may be not but you never know). </p>
<p>Do not focus on getting into the best college just because your parents tell you to. Focus on being the best at whatever you do.</p>
<p>Strive to achieve excellence in what you love and then colleges will be running after you, not the other way around.</p>
<p>8th grader…lol</p>
<p>8th grader or not, NeedtoSucceed is right. </p>
<p>@ NeedtoSucceed, you are on the right path. But you may as well ask yourself, what is to succeed anyways??? is it going to the best college? then having the best job??? retire??? </p>
<p>Think about it, and remember: What makes us ultimately happy, is being with the ones we love. I know it sound clich</p>
<p>@ ivyluvr. its completely admirable that you want to start early and make sure youre as eligible as possible (which, by the way, you are)</p>
<p>but the key is to make sure your ECs and your SATs and your GPA doesnt become your only identity. i know its cliche, but harvard and the other ivies admit people not marks</p>
<p>so, since you are most definitely well on your way, enjoy your time in highschool and keep up the good work, i dont see why harvard or any other school in the world is beyond your grasp.</p>
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<p>Here’s all I have to say. Don’t listen to the people who claim that you’re too young to be starting. This is the perfect age to get in the right mindset… don’t do what you think Harvard might want, do what you want. Have fun, be passionate, and always give whatever you do your all.<br>
I would suggest that in your freshmen year you take all sorts of varied classes that you aren’t sure how you feel about. For example, if you’ve never taken an art class, take one. If you’ve taken music, but don’t enjoy, don’t waste your time. On the other hand if you’ve never experienced music, give it a go. Join a myriad of different clubs, not to list on your resume, but to experience different things. Join a business club or even a drama club, maybe a science or math club. Either way, try some different things. Keep yourself busy. Freshmen have the easiest time in high school, so take advantage of your free time. IF you already know what you love to do, then venture that. Take classes, join clubs and enjoy what you already love.
Having done that, only plan till the end of your first summer. When the school year ends, look back on what you’ve done. What did you enjoy the most? What did you not enjoy at all? Having decided that look at what you can do over the summer. Maybe start volunteering, go to a camp, and most importantly, have a blast.
This way you know what classes you want to take and what direction you want to head in. Don’t do EVERYTHING. if you liked your art class the most, then take more, find an art related volunteer gig, spend some free time working on art. Enter some competitions. Have fun. If you like your business club or classes the most, join FBLA and DECA. Put forth some effort in succeeding (but only if you truly enjoy it). </p>
<p>When people say that the ivies want well rounded people, you can tell they don’t know what they are talking about. They want well rounded student BODIES filled with students who are passionate about specific things. </p>
<p>In short. Have fun, do what you’re passionate about and do it with your entire heart, and search for and take every opportunity you can find. Don’t listen to people who say you need to wait until the last minute to succeed. You can start now, but your final goal should NEVER be to get into Harvard or any other ivy league. Your goal should be to have the most meaningful high school experience you can have.</p>
<p>Hope that helped :D</p>
<p>ivyluvr, it’s this simple. By the time you apply to harvard, it will likely have an admit rate below 7 percent. That means that the odds overwhelmingly point toward you being rejected. No matter how hard you work or how hard you try. It is just that competitive.</p>
<p>If harvard is your only goal in life, you will be absolutely crushed in the very likely event that they reject you. </p>
<p>Your goal in HS should be to put yourself on track to be successful in school, in life, in college, and in college admissions. If you narrow your definition of success like you seem to be, you risk wasting four years of your life in which you have so much growing up and learning to do.</p>
<p>Go play with your toys or something, jeez.</p>
<p>^
i agree.</p>
<p>gosh, this is totally not URGENT…</p>
<p>^I knew it wasn’t urgent when I read 8th grader and URGENT with multiple exclamation points.</p>
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<p>a. Work on your grammar.
b. Do what you want to do (as another poster suggested).
c. This is freakin’ hilarious. No joke. (I mean the thread, not just that post).</p>
<p>Was this a joke? I’m going to take it as a joke. Not even going to read the entire post or read the FOUR PAGES? of comments. har har har</p>
<p>Well, if you want to go to Harvard because of you’re asian parents, you’d better ask them 1) What they want your passion to be. 2) To get of your bloody case. </p>
<p>Find something you love, then throw your self into it. Sans parents.</p>
<p>I thought it’s all about playing the game?
Do good in middle school in order to get into a good high school.
Do good there to get into a good college.
Do good there to land a great job.
Never stop to take a step back and wonder where all that time went.</p>
<p>Why, I’m surprised no one has told her she’s running a bit late.</p>
<p>I think I was more worried about my K/D ratio in Call of Duty: United Offensive than getting into Harvard during middle school. That’s just me though…</p>