<p>It scares me that you have your complete and total high school career planned out. </p>
<p>You haven't even BEEN to high school yet. How do you know what you are going to like/not like? </p>
<p>I definitely think you should have goals for yourself regarding college admissions, like this many community service hours or do a club or two. But don't plan out your whole future. </p>
<p>I know it sounds stupid because getting into college is really important, but you also need to learn to relax. Think about what you want from life, AFTER college. What do you want to be? Enjoy what you have. Don't end up preparing for the future and never enjoying what you've accomplished.</p>
<p>You'll end up planning all 4 years of college to get into a good graduate school, than planning all 4 years of graduate school to get a good starting job, and continue this way until you get to some midlife crisis.</p>
<p>good luck with your plan, you're not alone. i did that too, except my list wasn't that good. but yeah, i can only say GET A's and with those competitions/ec's/etc, just do some awesome job, such as going to nationals/state or making it pretty unique (so you'll stand out among applicants). but you should know that service isn't just about hours put into it. but you'll definitely learn a lot when you volunteer. good luck</p>
<p>Excuse the sloppy typos in my first post.....no one is suggestiing that you party and drink through high school. That's not a very wise plan for anyone. However, your desire to map out your high school life in such minute detail is an issue in and of itself. Yes, planning is good, but there also should be some flexibility and fun injected in the plan. Otherwise, when life throws you curve balls (and trust me, you will get curve balls) you might not have the resilience to handle them. Talk to someone about this...you are entering a period in your life that is full of change and uncertainty. Being really rigid will not be an asset as these changes occur. Please remember that you are only young once!!</p>
<p>Theres nothing really to tell you academic-wise. Do the best you can. GPA, SAT's, SATII's are all very important.</p>
<p>For EC's...try to focus on one or two things that interest you, and devote a lot of time to them. This is better than having a large array of unconnected clubs and crap. If you excel in any of them, it's even better.</p>
<p>lol...There's no such thing as a perfect plan..Do what you like...don't engineer your resume for colleges, you end up losing a fun part of your teenage years..</p>
<p>rereading this post i hope that you get rejected from where-ever you choose to apply. how can a college justify accepting someone who has basically sacrificed any personal development (whose engine is spontaneity!) for something as trivial as college acceptance? goodluck becoming a person, it takes some time. perhaps this is a little biting - i just know some people like you who are very intelligent and it’s such a pity to see intelligence wasted on such trivial a lifestyle (SAT class, ACT class, french club, <insert other=“” activities=“” which=“” are=“” nothing=“” more=“” than=“” jumping=“” through=“” a=“” huge=“” hoop=“”>).</insert></p>
<p>Margaret, that’s uncalled for. I know I was certainly aspired to do these things as a freshmen. It takes time (and the entirety of freshmen year) to realize that I’ll never be the perfect applpicant <em>cough “algebra 2” cough</em> and that doing everything is impossible. Give this kid a break, he’s not even a freshie (it sounds like you’re an 8th grader) yet.</p>
<p>any sport at that matter!! I suggest Track and Cross country, very fun and rewarding if u do 4 years of a sport it is shows commitment. so think about sports you like and do a few of them.</p>
<p>wow. i didnt even know about most things that would have to do with college at all until like this year. heck, i didnt even know about cc until this year.</p>