<p>I have a personal goal to get into an Ivy League school or at least some top 10 school. It is scary how much more competitive and difficult it is to get into a good college. All these kids with perfect grades, a million APs, perfect SATs and amazing ECs are getting turned away from top schools and that leaves me really nervous. I'm currently a sophomore and I'm pretty well-rounded in everything except my extracurriculars. Model UN, Environmental Club, Community Service Club, no leadership positions... can anyone say sucky ECs? I don't have any awards, I don't do any sports, and as far as I'm concerned I don't really even have a passion. Honestly, it's tough for me to just find myself so I can get into college. I'd say I'm kind of into politics and social studies, but even though I'm interested in them I know hardly anything about those subjects. I would kind of like to start a club but I am far from a good leader, so that's an impediment. Do you know of any good opportunities that are available to me based on my interest in social studies? Oh and something off-topic that I was wondering.. should I take up some sport I've never done before just to see if I like it, even though I'm already in 10th grade? I kind of want to do a sport and it seems like most people who are on sports teams in high school have been doing it since they were 5. Anyways, basically I want to shape myself up extracurricular-wise in time for applying for colleges, so please give me general advice on what I should work on doing. Thanks.</p>
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Why? Shouldn't you apply to a school that you like, not a... ranking that you like?</p>
<p>As for the purpose of your post -- colleges should not expect you to have "found yourself" by the end of your high school career, let alone the beginning. Try stuff out and keep an open mind, and your interest in the things that you do out of enjoyment will shine through. :]</p>
<p>try a sport its never to late your best bet fro getting into an ivy league is to be number one in somehting try writing a novel, winning a major contest or making a groundbreaking discover</p>
<p>Oh no no, I definitely will attend a school I like. It's just that I've always wanted to apply and get into an Ivy League just for the sake of getting in. You know, the sense of achievement. I don't know if that makes me 'pathetic' and whatnot, if so, so be it. ;)</p>
<p>it's a sense of achievement that you have finally been valued as something.</p>
<p>it's kind of like asking "why would you prefer to work for the New York Times?" it's just that it's elite. and let's face it; we want to be elite. we want cash. we want fame. we want the lights, camera, and the glory. because of course we'll be happy :D</p>
<p>Is that in response to me or Poseur?</p>
<p>Try for some leadership positions in whatever clubs you like. lol.</p>
<p>Fair enough. I respect your ambitiousness, although I think that you'll outgrow your "top 10 school" infatuation.</p>
<p>...wow you posted like 3 threads with similar ideas. Um, just keep trying, do your work, and just hope for the best. It's quite disingenuous that you'd think there'd be something obvious as X Y and Z to something like college admissions. </p>
<p>For the record, I stopped reading your post from the very beginning when you jumped into a peachy pseudoepic story and evaluations.</p>
<p>Similar but not the same. Sorry, I genuinely am not trying to troll or spam or anything like that. I'm just really nervous about getting into college and this is the only place I can vent about my college worries, considering that none of my friends care.</p>
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<p>I have a personal goal to get into an Ivy League school or at least some top 10 school.</p>
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<p>ugh, stopped reading.</p>