<p>This is actually a question for a friend. His extracurriculars don't really show the well-roundedness college counselors recommend and instead revolve around his hobby: entrepreneurship. He's started 4 businesses during high school and currently runs an online store that makes two to three thousand dollars month. He's also somewhat in Model UN, got a 5 on AIME, and played a jv sport but not much else. He's got a perfect GPA and will have taken 5 APs by the end of junior year, and also has a 2300+ SAT so he seems covered in the academics department, but will HYPSM regard his focussed activities more highly than those huge laundry lists of ECs and leadership many people have?</p>
<p>afaik, showing a passion>laundry list of activities</p>
<p>Agreed. I don't know where this rumor that students have to be "well-rounded" came from or why it won't die, but colleges much prefer to see a clearly-defined passion than a bunch of random activites thrown together with the aim of making a good impression on their admissions officers.</p>
<p>and your friend has a seriously great chance for HYPSM. :)</p>
<p>Well-roundedness is nice, as long as there is also a specific passion to supplement it.</p>
<p>I just want to refer to an example on the "actual results" thread. One girl dedicated all her time to running her bakery (licensing/managment/etc) and got into Yale. I think it shows your passion. And entr. shows a lot of OTHER good qualities, too such as leadership, iniative, teamwork. All things that student council and sports can show, too. :)</p>
<p>Ok, the EC question has been answered. What do you guys think about his chances?</p>
<p>I think they are great!
I just have one inhibition; what does he do with these 2000 $ per month? Cuz the way he uses them and whether he expends them or not is PRETTY IMPORTANT!!</p>
<p>Okay, I keep seeing this "HYPSM" thing. Is it a school or the abbreviation for Harvard Yale Princeton Stanford MIT?</p>