OK… another q-
If a national recruited athlete applies to an Ivy League school, but has substandard SATs (<2000) and mediocre grades with less challenging classes- will he have a better chance of getting in than an academically perfect student, perfect SAT, challenging courses, but with less impressive accomplishments?
Yes, recruited athlete is a hook. They need to fill the teams. However they have to fit into the AI of the college. You need to read some basics guide or something.
PP: you don’t seem to understand who and how top colleges admit certain sub-groups (athletes, children of alumni, under-represented minorities, etc) These questions have been answered on this site many times. Perhaps search about them before posting your questions?
Frankly, if you don’t fit under one of the categories, why even wonder about them? If you’re not a championship volleyball player, why should you care how your target uni is recruiting volleyball players and who gets an offer and who doesn’t? The college might need a concert level bassoon player. They’ll get one. Those slots were NEVER available to you – and that was decided long ago.
Another quick q-
I’m a passionate piano player, and have been playing for almost my entire life.
However, I take exams with Trinity, whereas people say ABRSM is better for college admissions (much harder), which is probably true. But here’s my doubt- will colleges give more preference to, say, my friend- who is mediocre in ABRSM, or to another friend- who topped her city with honors in Trinity? Just remember- Trinity is said to be much more accommodating than ABRSM…
Btw can you reply a little quickly? (Other reasons…)
What matters is level of achievement, regardless of who measures it.
This is a q regarding leadership-
Do colleges consider something like ‘arranged the literary section of the school fest’ or ‘initiated school newspaper’ or ‘honorable member of yearbook team’ as equivalent to leadership, or do they need a proper title and badge to accompany it?
“honorable member” of anything is not leadership. “initiated school newspaper” is leadership if you made a team to keep the newspaper going. I’m not sure what “arranged the literary section of the school fest” is?
Ok… so the way colleges look out for national, recruited athletes- do they also look for highly qualified writers (published in international journals), or gifted pianists?
All of your questions have been answered many times throughout multiple forums. I’d refer to them before posting. Best of luck!
Oh ok… one more thing-
For 9th and 10th, I went to a very small, CBSE, Indian school- rigorous, but seriously lacking in extra-curriculars. So, I had to go searching for activities myself, as our school has no clubs or after-school classes. I’ll be switching to a much better school next year… but will my apparent lack of ecs in my first 2 years of high school affect my application? I still went for competitions and won awards- but no clubs or anything.
yes, as long as you showed initiative, it’ll be good.Just make sure that your school profile includes BOTH schools and mentions the dearth of clubs at your first school.
Most colleges have a ‘list’ on their admissions page with how they rank things. I know Cornell focuses a lot on the essay portion, but obviously grades and scores still matter.
@PassionatePoet look at Kelly Writer House in Penn, they recruit writers who get a big help in admissions.
Thanks a lot, everyone!
Ok… so I’ll be transferring my school in junior year, so my leadership prospects look a little bleak, although I’m planning to start a poetry and crossword club. Will founding a non-profit online literary magazine (already decided the name, guidelines, themes, etc,) compensate for that?
Please, please reply fast!!