<p>Hello...
I am going to be a freshman this upcoming year and my overall goal is to get into an ivy league college. I was wondering what clubs I should join to help my chances into getting into a well known college.
I am currently scheduled for all honors classes and a AMP math class (advanced math program), I play football and baseball also, what else can I do to help my chances?</p>
<p>Debate tends to be a popular choice for people looking to get into an Ivy League college.</p>
<p>Still, no extra curricular is the “best” to do. Do not overwhelm yourself and abandon academics. You will still need a 3.9-4.0 GPA, a nice selection of AP/Honors courses, and amazing standardized test scores.</p>
<p>No dating. No sex. No drinking. No smoking. If you have free time, you should be studying SAT vocab. Study SAT math problems in the lockerroom. Run for president of the Band Club, Choir Club, French Club, Spanish Club, German Club, Asian Club, Hispanic Club, Gay-Straight Alliance Club, Chess club, and don’t settle for vice president. If you can, join the basketball, swimming, golf, and wrestling teams. Oh, and no talking to girls.</p>
<p>Become head of both Young Republicans and Young Democrats. You must be all things to all people.</p>
<p>how many clubs should i join? or does it matter?</p>
<p>the ivies like leaders and passionate types. pick something you love, excell at it, and help it grow/expand in a leadership position.</p>
<p>I suggest signing up for a bunch of things and then narrowing in on a couple after your freshman year that you really enjoy - then you can work towards getting leadership positions in them as an upperclassman. I don’t think it matters which clubs you join so much as what you do with them and how they impact you.</p>
<p>Slang that yay, pimp hoez, shoot bustaz.</p>
<p>Drop out</p>
<p>DHS - With the exception of Cornell, Ivy League schools reject more that half of applicants with “perfect” resumes. I won’t pass judgement on those students who aspire to having a “perfect” resume … I am saying that this alone is no guarantee. What WILL get you in is an “appealing” resume. Yes your stats have to be excellent. But beyond that you need to communicate what makes you special. You can’t know what that is right now (unless you’re an URM, or nationally recognized athlete/entertainer or whose father is an Ivy League professor or whose family is both famous and rich and has a history of giving huge amounts to colleges and universities, etc.). </p>
<p>So spend some time finding out what makes you special by exploring as many ECs and your schedule permits. Some of these ECs will be a complete bore to you, but some will be really appealing. Those are the ones with potential to make you special. As a prior poster suggested, ‘National Debate Team Finalist’ looks pretty good on an application in a way that ‘Member Debate Team’ does not.</p>
<p>Keep playing football and baseball and you’ll get in.</p>
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Good for you. Many people have the overall goal of finding a college with the setting they prefer, the teaching style they like (choosing among large lectures, seminars, smaller classes, etc)., enrolling the type of students they feel comfortable around, providing the type of activities they want to take part in, with a counseling & advising system that works for them, with strengths in areas they they want to study.</p>
<p>Fools are they! They should just aim for an Ivy like you, it really doesn’t matter which one, where everything is sure to be wonderful for every possible student.</p>
<p>I admire you for aspiring to an Ivy League education. Don’t let anything discourage you from pursuing that dream.</p>
<p>You would be better off finding one club or activity about which you are passionate and pursuing it in-depth. (Keep up the sports.) Try to achieve excellence by immersing yourself in one special activity for which you have talent or passion. Superficial involvement in many activities is less impressive.</p>