Does this make me stand out at all?

Applying to College
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<p>So my dream school is Gustavus Adolphus college. My current GPA in high school is a 3.1. That pretty much sucks, right? But, I have a lot of extracurricular activities. These include: Orchestra, Cross-Country, Nordic Skiing, Tennis, I'm a writing tutor at my high-school, and I received 3 years of high-school credit in Japanese via Concordia Language Villages Japanese Immersion Camp which takes place during the summer for a month. The only thing that would have been omitted from my college application is the thing I made the topic of my college essay - during sophomore year, I dislocated my shoulder in tennis and spent the rest of the season playing left-handed and was winning. The same thing also happened junior year; and the last 1-month Japanese immersion camp I went to, I did the whole thing left-handed (left-handed eating, writing, sports, etc).</p>

<p>So with this other stuff on my application, does this make me stand out at all for applying to Gustavus?</p>

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<p>You need to have a more focused essay. It will be hard to give the school a clear picture of who you are when you are covering so many different events.</p>

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<p>I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous. :wink: </p>

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<p>Can you guys answer my question please?</p>

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<p>You might get a better answer on the school’s forum. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/gustavus-adolphus-college/”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/gustavus-adolphus-college/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>google GA’s common data set: Look at section C and compare yourself. What is your ACT/SAT?</p>

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<p>No. It won’t make you stand out. It will make you look disorganized as a writer.</p>