<p>I'm from a very small rural school that sends about 10-15% of each class to college. The focus is more on farming than school and there are almost no academic extracurricular activities (I'm active in every one there is.) The first time I ever heard of Siemens or Intel competitions was when I started looking at things here on CC. My question is will admissions officers at the top schools know this about my high school and realize that I have had no guidance and very few opportunities outside of the class room? It is not only the lack of opportunities that disadvantages me, it's more a lack of the ability to know anyone else aspiring to get out of the small town, and subsequently a lack of knowledge about how to do it. After a couple months on here I wish I could go back in time and do all kinds of things that I never knew were possible for high schools, but obviously I can't hahah
My main EC is playing on a club sports team in the city an hour and a half away. Will people realize the extra commitment of 8+ hours in a car a week?</p>
<p>Just reading this it sounds a bit whiny haha but I'm curious if anyone knows how this will affect me in the application process.</p>
