<p>I may not be the best student in the world but i see people desperately asking if they have a good chance of going into a college. Well i will guarantee you that if u meet these things u will get into any college...........</p>
<p>2300+ on sat's <em>2400 is a MAJOR plus</em>
took subject aps <em>looks good</em>
3.85-4.0 GPA
top 5 of graduating class
strong letter of recomendations (like from guidance and the PRINCIPAL etc)
three sports 9-12
tons of extra-cur. activities
play one instrument
Took ap's and honer level courses
part time job
awards like science fair and academic awards
lots of volunteer hours 100+
95+ on all classes
strong senior year (took ap's, honer, college classes; not crafts and basic woods)
experience in the school ur applying
*java classes for computer science
*volunteer at law firm for law school, hospital for med school
good school attendance</p>
<p>well if you have all of these then you should be in EXTREMELY GOOD HANDS</p>
<p><strong>let me know if i'm missing something</strong></p>
<p>Please tell me who in their right mind has time to do ALL of that.</p>
<p>2300+ on sat’s <em>2400 is a MAJOR plus</em>- I would say a 2200+ is good, but I would agree to the 2400 part. Obviously the more the better.
took subject aps <em>looks good</em>- My school is an IB school, so I don’t know what this means
3.85-4.0 GPA- I would say a 3.7-4.00, but again the more the better
top 5 of graduating class- I’d say top 10%
strong letter of recomendations (like from guidance and the PRINCIPAL etc)- Yes, they are needed and can help really show your character and virtues. But I don’t think the level of authority they wield affects anything. A teacher whom you’ve had
three sports 9-12- no, sports are not needed. They are their own kind of EC, one might be captain of their nationally-ranked football team, another kid might be captain of their nationally ranked deca team.
tons of extra-cur. activities- no, TONS are not needed, a focus/quality in a few is better.
play one instrument- no, not needed at all, it can be an EC though.
Took advanced courses- yes.
part time job- not needed, though, it could help alot for business schools. It’s an EC all it’s own.
awards like science fair and academic awards- they can help show your scholar success and your EC success, yes.
lots of volunteer hours 100± sure, but volunteering is it’s own EC, it is not needed.
95+ on all classes- good grades, yes. 4.00/A’s, help, but not needed.
strong senior year- yes
experience in the school ur applying- no
*java classes for computer science- no, not at all
*volunteer at law firm for law school, hospital for med school- can help, but this again is an EC all it’s own
good attendence- yes</p>
<p>You assume too much.</p>
<p>How about you do what you love and see where the chips fall?</p>
<p>don’t even. Those things will not get anyone into any college.</p>
<p>Not spelling “honor” as “honer”</p>
<p>^^^ lol this is a joke. theres these people called admissions counselors and you have to write essays to apply to their school. Now unless you go to SuperHumanCalculatorU and have no personality then these essays won’t count, but at most colleges they will. Theres no set way to determine if you will get in. </p>
<p>AND how does attendance affect you? ever heard of getting sick?</p>
<p>Whoo you’re right, Collegebound1414, this is a joke.
You need passion, not a scattering of mediocre instruments and an unfocused plate of three sports. We all know 2400 is more than just a “major” plus.
Tons of ECs doesn’t count either if the clubs you join are the meager “let’s meet up to eat cookies and not do anything so we can pad our resumes club.”
The volunteering has to balance quality within the quantity; it has to show meaning within the context of your interests.</p>
<p>Since applicants to the Ivy Leagues are assumed to have stellar academics, the factors that tip them in are based on EC’s, essays, recs, etc. But in order to have beautiful non-academic facets in your life, you have to have the passion.
Your list just describes a little robot slaving away to what it thinks colleges “want.”</p>
<p>Also, indeed, attendance doesn’t mean anything. My friend got into Brown this year early and he missed 3 months to mono his junior year.</p>