There Is No Luck In Admissions

[tomjonesistheman]

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It’s my observation after reading a lot of accepted/rejected threads at some of the top schools that if you really want to strategize to increase your admissibility to those schools, the best thing you can do (aside from getting top grades and scores) is to pursue your principle extracurricular interests as far as you can, and especially pursue them outside of your high school. Using your summers to do this can be effective.

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<p>To add to this, I would just like to make an example. Since I’m strong in math/science, I’ve tried to pursue these interests as far as I can. This includes: being president of numerous math/science clubs, starting/doing well in competitions, taking colleges classes, doing research, and participating in summer programs (either for classes or for research).</p>