<p>Hello everybody! My name is SoHye :) </p>
<p>For my senior project I am writing a book about college prep and advice for high school students. But I don't want it to be the typical "college for dummies" book. I was wondering what kind of advice you guys would have for a project like this. And what would you like to see in a book like this??</p>
<p>I would like to see a list of prestigious extra-curricular activities, no more of this "do what you like" b/s. I would like to see an organized chart of the middle 50% SAT score range for people admitted Ivy League and other selective colleges, so people can have realistic expectations. I would like to see a list of prestigious awards organized by type (science awards, debate awards, writing awards, etc) with their highest titles. I want to see more essays and recommendations that worked and got people admitted into top colleges. And I want to know about what type of course loads and grades the admitted (unhooked) students were able to achieve. </p>
<p>I'm so sick of the Taoist go-with-the-flow mentality.</p>
<p>I agree with sevitagen. I would also like to know more on how much AP, SAT, and SAT II tests count in the college admissions decisions. It would be nice to know more about how admissions officers actually make decisions, and I would like to know if colleges actually take percentiles into account (like on SAT II's), or if they just look at scores.</p>
<p>More student profiles WITHOUT legacy OR affirmative action.</p>
<p>lol, i just read my post again, and it sounds so demanding.</p>
<p>I'd like to see emphasis on the reality that even "the best" can be rejected, and that there's no guarantee of a "lock-in" at top schools. You might also have an emergency chapter on "Coping with Rejection", with Dr. Phil writing bits of the afterword.</p>