Need your suggestions!

<p>Okay, so I'm a high school freshman and I know it's a bit early to be thinking in depth about college, but I am. If you can give me advice on anything, or suggestions or anything that would be so helpful.</p>

<p>I ultimately want to go to Northwestern (I have legacy there), or Cornell or UPenn (Wharton).</p>

<p>Class Rank : (After first quarter) - 23/652</p>

<p>GPA (so far) - weighted 4.7</p>

<p>So far I"m in the following clubs:
Debate (Have already won many honors)
Mu Alpha Theta</p>

<p>Job : Have a job at the local supermarket (10 hours per week)</p>

<p>There is one problem. i have yet to start out with community service and volunteering because I don't know where or what to volunteer with that would impress colleges most. I don't want to do the ordinary volunteer at hospital kinda thing. SO I NEED HELP OR SUGGESTIONS FOR VOLUNTEER PLACES.</p>

<p>bumpppppp..</p>

<p>bump bump bump</p>

<p>You should definitely do TONS of EC's and try to get some honors/awards down. Now that I'm applying and don't have very many honors/awards, I feel as if I'm at a disadvantage.</p>

<p>Did you think of working at an animal shelter?</p>

<p>anybody???</p>

<p>thanks atroph the only hard part for me is going to be getting the hnors and awawrds because my school doent really offer programs or competitions where I can get awards. My school rarely sends grads to ivies. So I'm at a disadvantge.</p>

<p>Find something you're passionate about and then figure out how you can use that to help others. </p>

<p>But you're a freshman, please don't get obsessed yet. It makes life hell. Trust me I know from experience. </p>

<p>Live while you can :] the hard stuff comes next year.</p>

<p>Yeaa I Know but just looking at all these threads and these outgrageous applications and their EC's are like ridiculous I feel like I have to start now to even be close to that level.</p>

<p>I miss my freshman year, and when you're a senior, you should miss it too! Nobody wants to tell their kids about their childhood with nothing to say except volunteering stories.</p>

<p>I've seen it happen again and again - if you do it just for the application, you'll burn out before long.</p>