<p>I have been lurking on these boards for some time now. While I find the information about colleges/the process of getting in useful, I cannot help but be overwhelmed with the number of people who have amazing credentials for getting in.</p>
<p>I have a near perfect ACT, good grades, challenging curriculum, and a decent class rank. </p>
<p>But I just am not a star athlete or musican or anything.
It seems to be too late to join clubs as I am going to be a senior. I have been trying to get a job/volunteer work this summer, but no jobs want to hire me and all volunteer places only want 18 or older people.
I tried to get involved in school but everything is very hard to get into at my school. plus the school is pretty far and I only just turned 16 so I couldn't drive for almost all of high school. my mom was not willing to pick me up if I was to stay after school every day.I'm not trying to make excuses, just to explain the situation.
So what do you think? Am I destined for community college even though I am smart just because of clubs? Or can I go somewhere better? not trying to go to a top school like you guys, just a decent one. advice? what kind of schools can I get into?</p>
<p>i find it hard to believe that all volunteer opportunities were only for people 18 and older. just look in your newspaper. there are tons of volunteer opportunities in there every day for people under 18. if that doesnt work, go to your local humane society or animal shelter. i did that last year when i was 16, and it was great.</p>
<p>yeah, there are tons of schools for students like you. just apply to one that is numbers-heavy. with a near perfect ACT and good grades, your bound to end up with some excellent choices.</p>
<p>I agree with hotpiece....there are definitely options for you. While you may not think you don't have any ECs, you are bound to have at least some. What do you do in your spare time? Hobbies are also considered ECs!</p>
<p>It's only the colleges like HPYS that require ECs. That's because they have an overabundance of academically highly qualifed applicants.</p>
<p>Most colleges in the country choose students mainly by their gpa, scores and curriculum. If the colleges conisder ECs, it's typically only for merit aid, something that a high stat student also may be considered for even if the student lacks ECs.</p>
<p>Yeah, a lot of schools (esp. large state schools) don't even really look at EC's - its pretty much numbers based in these cases, so you should get in, and if you have high stats, you will get major merit money.</p>
<p>What ponnan said; most state schools are number heavy and will probably give you good merit scholarship money if your grades and scores are as good as you say.</p>