Preparing to apply to Dartmouth?

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<p>I'm currently in 7th grade (early to be thinking about college, I know, but I've always been a planner), but I'll be starting to take some high school classes next year, namely Honors Geometry and Spanish 2. </p>

<p>I'm involved in cheerleading, horseback riding, field hockey, theatre, and Power Of The Pen (competition writing team at school).</p>

<p>I took the ACT early last week, but obviously I won't get my scores back for a while. They probably won't be great anyways, seeing as there is material I haven't learned yet in school.</p>

<p>Is there anything I can do to help make myself stand out when I apply to college? Dartmouth is my dream school, and I don't know what kind of extracurriculars prestigious, extremely selective schools look for.</p>

<p>What sort of other extracurriculars should I consider if I want to get into Dartmouth? Are there any extracurriculars that colleges would consider a waste of time?</p>

<p>I'm also posting this in "What Are My Chances?"</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Do whatever interests you. Live your life. The only EC that is “a waste of time” is one that you engage in to look good to someone else, instead of doing what really interests you. </p>

<p>It sounds like you have a healthy mix of intellectual/artistic/physical activities. That’s great! Keep it up.</p>