<p>I would like to get into Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, or MIT. Here are a few things about me:</p>
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<li><p>I'm in eighth grade right now.</p></li>
<li><p>I plan to start an organization. I don't know what I want my organization to be helping yet (feel free to give ideas). My organization will run for four years before I graduate. I plan to get on a national level with my organization.</p></li>
<li><p>I have about 140 service hours right now. A couple of things I get hours for are: TAing for a ballet class for one hour once a week, student leadership activities, and alter serving in church.</p></li>
<li><p>I have a 4.0 GPA</p></li>
<li><p>I'm going to either go to a all girls catholic high school or a boarding school in another state next year.</p></li>
<li><p>I'm a member of the national junior honor society.</p></li>
<li><p>I do competitive dance.</p></li>
<li><p>I go to catholic school.</p></li>
<li><p>I'm a triplet.</p></li>
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<p>9.I'm a girl scout.</p>
<p>10.I have no idea what passion I have for anything... I don't know what I want to do with my life in the years after college.</p>
<p>Hello, fellow eighth grader here! While it’s never too early to start thinking about college, I think that it’s useless to start stressing out about it at our age. We should just focus on enjoying school and the classes we’re currently taking - we only do the transition from middle school to high school once. You might be tired of hearing this but IMO, it’s pretty sound advice.</p>
<p>If you really want an opinion, I think you’re on to a GREAT start! We have pretty similar accomplishments/goals minus the whole going to attend a boarding school thing. I’m planning on attending a regular high school though due to my parents’ financial situation. Remember to have fun in your final year of middle school (if all goes according to plan)!</p>
<p>Don’t worry about any thing:) Have fun now…Oh and a little piece of advise…think about something you really like( in science) …It can take you a long way ahead.</p>
<p>No offense, but we really can’t chance you without a high school GPA or SAT/ACT scores. Good luck, though!</p>
<p>you’re not even in high school yet… this post is ridiculous. no one is going to chance you but I’d be more than happy to offer some advice.
- 4.0 in middle school is great and everything, but high school classes are nothing like those of middle school. be prepared for lots of homework and very rigorous coursework
- based on your college choices, I recommend you take the most rigorous courseload available at your school (all APs and honors). if you’re confident you can do well in them, you’ll become a very competitive applicant for those reach schools. that being said, take classes you actually like. if you don’t like history at all, it makes no sense to take WHAP or APUSH. settle for regular courses so you can focus your attention on other areas that you do like.
- you “plan” to start an organization but you “don’t know what for”… great… that’s what 50% of incoming high schoolers say they want to do. don’t start an organization for the sake of it, do it for something you love. a passion for something, anything should precede and thoughts of creating an organization
- you say you haven’t found a passion yet. that’s FINE. that’s what high school is for! colleges want to see that you’ve explored options. use these four years to really find yourself and figure out your interests. join competitions, run for club positions, anything you fancy! when you find something you love, STICK WITH IT. try to get as high a position as you can. ideally you show passion by committing >5hrs/week for 2+ years.
- time management is everything. for me, I’ve managed to maintain a 4.0 through my junior year doing about 2 hours of homework a night. I do a lot of my homework during school the day it’s assigned. that’s the key to success. do things as soon as possible. do whatever works for you, but I don’t see a reason to be staying up until 1 to do homework.
- HAVE A LIFE. just because you want to get into college doesn’t mean you have to study 24/7! I don’t mean you go out and party every weekend, but do something that makes you happy!
- make good relationships with your teachers and GC. they’re the ones writing your rec letters
- do summer activities. it can be anything. coach little league, do a college summer program, take CC courses, get a summer job. colleges love to see that you didn’t just sit around all summer.</p>
<p>to sum everything up: take hard classeS, explore EC options, spend time wisely, balance work and play. good luck!</p>