The importance of extra curriculars(Advice for you)

Applying to College
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<p>Next year I will be going to college. I know alot from experience on what colleges like and expect from good students.</p>

<p>One student I knew had a 4.4/4.0 weighted with several A+'s and 2300 SAT and several 800 SAT2s. Applied to Ivys, HYPSM and some other Ivys. However, he had NO extracurriculars. He is going to Berkeley next year </p>

<p>Another student with similar stats but alot more extracurriculars(Siemens contest winner, intel contest, AMC) is going to Harvard </p>

<p>Another similar kid is going to MIT</p>

<p>Bottom line is if you want to have a good chance, you need to excel in academics and extracuricul cum</p>

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<p>ummm… Thanks?</p>

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<p>Really!? I didn’t know that at all… I was just working my butt off in ECs for 4 years for the fun of it! But you’re telling me it might help in college admissions? Awesome!</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>So being perfect is ideal? Brilliant…</p>

<p>Here’s the real kicker. Imperfect student (me) gets 2190 SAT, MANY Bs on report card, no competition wins, but many cool ECs and gets into Swarthmore and is a finalist for their one and only full ride merit scholarship…</p>

<p>You can get into great colleges with imperfect stats but great ECs and a cool essay.</p>

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<p>Jetson: you’re missing our attempts at sarcasm. Your info, while nice of you to share, is rather basic and common sensical.</p>

<p>Summary of your points:</p>

<p>Kid A with XXXX stats and no ECs gets fewer accepts
Kid B with XXXX stats and nice ECs gets better accepts</p>

<p>This is no revelation.</p>