hey, i’m an asian sophomore at a large IB high school. i am currently an distinguished honor roll student and an active member of my school’s SGA. i joined MUN and debate this year and have won a few minor awards at various conferences. also, i participate in key club, amnesty international, the school newspaper, and mock trial. i’m taking a challenging courseload with 2 IB courses and 1 AP course, the rest being honors courses. sound familiar?
i’ve noticed that many CCers have already been accepted to amazing schools (congrats to all of you, by the way). what i was wondering was: what made you stand out in such a competitive applicant pool?
as you can see, there is nothing that distinguishes me from the rest of the ivy league applicants. i’m just another average suburban upper middle class asian girl, and i’m sure that princeton and yale have enough of those already. i would really like to further pursue my interests in politics, foreign affairs, and debate; however, i’m unsure of where to start. do any of you have any suggestions as to how i can pursue these interests in high school and increase my chances of ivy league acceptance?
thanks, you guys.
P.S. i hope that none of you mistake me for someone who does everything just to get into a good college. i am truly interested in learning more about humanities and politics, but i’m just unsure of how to go about doing so.