Is there a spot on college applications where you can state the subjects you are self-studying? (In my case, AP env.sci, possibly AP both englishes senior year.)
Obviously, had I self-studied junior year, I would be able to show them my AP score for the class that I self-studied, but since I’m doing it senior year, is there any way for me to inform the colleges of my self-studies?
Or is self-studying senior year just for your own financial benefit in college? and nothing else, admission wise?
<p>I'd like to know this, too.
Can SS be categorized as an activity/hobby?</p>
<p>I'd also like to know. Most of my "activities/hobbies" are really academic-centered..so I don't know if colleges look at this as a bad thing or good thing. It seems that they want so many "non-academic" extracirruculars..since the rest of the application is "academic".</p>
<p>No one knows??</p>
<p>I never thought about listing it under hobbies/intersts..hmm..</p>
<p>I mean, if learning actually was your hobbie, wouldn't it be okay to write that down? .. although you might sound a little bit nerdish..</p>
<p>It's probably okay if you have a sport or two in there along with it, no?</p>
<p>while at an interview at princeton and columbia our valedictorian asked the same, the response was you should put down your interests there. They said putting down self-studying meant nothing to them, as some kids could say one thing and simply not take the test, they said if one is so intereseted in it they should push their school for independent study</p>
<p>There will not be a blank space on the application for you to list subjects that you are self-studying. However, colleges like to see one or two long-term, extracurricular activities that you have a "passion" for. If you are doing a lot of self-study work in some area, list it as an extracurricular activity. You can pretty much make up your own topic for the essay, so write the essay about your deep interest in that subject and how you love to study it on your own. The purpose of the extracurriculars and the essay(s) is to differentiate yourself from the other applicants. If they only look at the curriculum, gpa and test scores, everyone looks the same. Make yourself memorable in the essay. It doesn't have to be great literature (but use spell-checker) because the admission officers read it for content.</p>