<p>Do you think I’d have a better chance of getting in with these ECs? I’m in Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa, and I’m thinking about going into the Math Honor Society next year (I got a letter to get in, but didn’t join), and also I got a letter from National Society for High School Scholars, saying that it would help me a lot in getting into college. Do you think these are good enough? I also plan on tutoring to strengthen my application, but I’m not sure how to go about it or how to start.</p>
<p>I think you’re pretty good with what you have now, don’t try to over do it. Are you in any high positions within these clubs? In my opinion, being in a few clubs but having duties for the club looks better than just being a member of a whole load of clubs. And you say you plan on tutoring, but do you have any other community service you’ve participated in? To get an idea, my app generally looked like this:</p>
<p>Future Educators Association-President
NHS- Vice President
Performing Arts Club- CO-Founder/Vice President</p>
<p>Child Care Assistant for a special needs Day care-80 hrs
Therapeutic Rec Nursing Home-141 hrs
Church Youth Group-471 hrs
Key Club-30 hrs
Miami Dade Book Fair/ Miami Film Festival- 70 hrs</p>
<p>but then again admission requirements are pretty much a mystery</p>
<p>Don’t do the National Society of High School Scholars… if it’s the one I’m thinking of… Do your homework. My friend got swindled by one. It’s a scam. You spend money to go on these “conferences” and it has no value whatsoever. Just do your homework on the program and ask your counselor, etc. And @jennyeration, your so right! It doesn’t matter about how many you join… it really has to do how active you are in them… i only was active in 3 “societies” but held a 25-hour a week job @ the library.</p>
<p>I’m in a dual enrollment program, too, and half my class will have their AA. Basically, our program coordinator described it like this: you can choose whether to apply as a Freshman or transfer, but no college can EVER ignore those 60 credits if you get an AA and CHOOSE to apply it. So, you can be a Freshman with extra credits, a freshman with no college credits, or a transfer.</p>
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<p>As a reference, I got denied freshman year with 4 years of football/ weightlifting(captain, etc), 2 year state weightlifter, national honor society, 4.something (4 maybe? DE credits were only worth 4.5 at the time) gpa, and 1380 SAT.</p>
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<p>It’s awesome that your coordinator took the time to find that out/ tell you guys. Mine pretty much let us fly blind. Is this just for UF or everywhere?</p>
<p>You can double major if you are a transfer student… just like a normal student that came in as a freshman. If your major is English (30 hours) and some other major (30 hours) you have your last 60… or if your second major is 45 you can take most of the extra hours in the summer and talk to an adviser and take the last few hours your third year after going to uf. Even clas (the worst college for breaking any kind of mold such as more than two years…) lets students take 5 years (3 for transfers) to double major if they explain their reasons well enough to an adviser. So just relax and you will walk away with two majors and in about two years.</p>