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<p>Not necessarily. If that were true ONLY kids from competitive college-prep high schools and from families that could offer them extra support (a “head start”) on SATs and so on would be successful in their college admissions efforts. We know that’s not the case.</p>
<p>Anyway, I am glad you feel you have a resource to help you achieve your goals. Good luck.</p>
<p>you can always self study and look online for advice like I did, but of course, I do go to prep classes, lucky me :)</p>
<p>There is nothing wrong with starting to look at colleges early. I started googling for the majors that interested me between my freshman and sophomore years but did not start prepping for the SATs until after my PSAT during junior year (which I did poorly on) but with a few months of prep I got my scores up by 200-300 points in each section. Everyone and every school is different.</p>
<p>As for naviance, my school gave us all accounts within the first few months of freshman year, didn’t know what it was back then but we had it if we needed/wanted to look at it. Never hurts to ask your GC if you have an account you can use.</p>
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<p>Nah. Most colleges aren’t even selective.</p>
<p>@halcyonheather, and the colleges that aren’t selective are crap.</p>
<p>I can’t tell if you’re serious or just sarcastic. If it’s the former, you’re (mostly) wrong.</p>
<p>What do you define as selective?</p>
<p>A selective college is one that rejects people (for academic reasons, not because they’re a felon or something).
But there are varying degrees of selectivity…I should have said something more like “most colleges accept most of their applicants.”</p>
<p>Chance threads, period, are not useful. Who is anyone on here to say whether or not someone has a good chance at, say, MIT? I think it is obvious when someone has good stats (obviously if you have a 4.0 GPA, good SAT, and good ECs, you have a chance; why are you even asking?), and they are just seeking that reassurance. But nothing can ever be SURE. </p>
<p>And I don’t condone perusing chance threads either. In general, I think people ought to know for themselves whether they have a chance (whether it be big or small); they don’t need to ask other amateurs just to confirm their suspicions that they are a well-qualified applicant. </p>
<p>As for parents trying to keep you from applying… I don’t know about you, but I would never let my decision be swayed by a single member on CC. Always take people’s advice with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>Also, selective = <20% acceptance rate. In my opinion, at least.</p>
<p>Because those 21%-acceptance-rate colleges are totally letting everybody in.</p>
<p>You can say that about colleges with 50% acceptance rates…</p>
<p>I don’t know this, but the truth is, well, Take a look at the actual results thread. People with 15(!) Highly ‘‘Qualified’’ ECA got rejected by Ivies while kids with “mediocore” ECA got straight rejection letters. </p>
<p>It’s not like this: Do this ecas, do sports and you’re set for something. If it was true, the well, Why >80% of these highly qualified kids who do chances threads get rejected? </p>
<p>I can say one thing. I chanced a boy who was founder of 10 clubs (either founder and president or co-founder ). But Is it really possible to create this much? Surely exaggerating. Another Indian Boy who was rejected by all the schools he applied to got numerous awards for ECA and he was here and he had dispute with me and other people here.
There is no formula that will get you into highly selective places. And another thing some high school students tend to forget is that essays, LOR, GC LOR shows more than the grades. and highly selective schools list “personal qualities/Character” as “very important.” And in common data set there is no place for “passion”.
well,If someone is passionate, ti will be revealed in one’s essay, LORs, so will personal quality.</p>
<p>Grades, SAT, ECA won’t get you rejected straight up if they are in the range. but having a “terrible” personality will do it for you</p>
<p>“Because those 21%-acceptance-rate colleges are totally letting everybody in.”</p>
<p>@halcyonheather</p>
<p>You win</p>
<p>you guys… really… stuipid!!! why are you being such a little kid stating that “21%-acceptance-rate colleges are totally letting everybody in”. comon, you know 21% and 20% are like negligible differences in percents. What you can consider “selective” is a college with like an acceptance rate of 35% or under. 40% and 50% are pushing it, but anything over 50%, in my opinion, is a lousy college. </p>
<p>I know some of you will most likely give me a link to some college with over 50% acceptance rate and is well known. Guess what? how many colleges of those can you find?</p>
<p>MTEP—with your attitude you will end up at one of the 80% acceptance schools or a CC—if you are lucky.</p>
<p>It’s funny how a 15 year old can come on here and tell college students and graduates how wrong they are.</p>
<p>umm. one thing to say, some people are are destined for greatness. if they go to >50% colleges, they will still be successful then. Depends on person.</p>
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<p>Hilarious.</p>
<p>*Grades, SAT, ECA won’t get you rejected straight up if they are in the range. but having a “terrible” personality will do it for you *</p>
<p>There you have it. That’s what comes through in the 13+ page app package. You get it or you don’t. And when there are thousands (maybe more than 10 thousand) other kids who do shine-</p>
<p>-and most chance me kids just don’t get what shine means.</p>
<p>…K. </p>
<p>I guess <20% would be considered “most selective” and <30% would be selective. </p>
<p>Although I guess you can then make the statement, “Because colleges with 31% acceptance rates are totally letting everyone in.” </p>
<p>Props to you. -.-</p>