<p>I took one year off and did absolutely nothing :(
I had a 4.0 unweighted gpa.... never got a b in high school..</p>
<p>I have no ec, just book nerd.
Where the heck do i apply?
Thanks for reading? </p>
<p>Have you taken the ACT or SAT?</p>
<p>thanks for answering… and yes i scored a 35 on my ACT</p>
<p>Run the Supermatch tool to your left on this page. Generally only the highly competitive schools care about ECs.</p>
<p>A large majority of schools actually consider ECs. Much more than 50%. I reccomend going to a CC for two years and then trying to transfer into your state flagship. They may have a policy where the state flagship must admit all CC transfers.</p>
<p>What are you interested in studying? I’d check the guaranteed merit award list pinned to the top of the financial aid page. If your stats qualify you for aid, check the college websites and run the net price calculators to see if the college seems affordable. Find a couple of safeties (that you could definitely get in, could afford, and wouldn’t mind attending), a couple matches, and a couple reaches. Good luck.</p>
<p>Lack of ECs will only significantly hurt you at selective universities. With a 4.0 and a 35 you are definitely competitive at most schools. What is your financial situation?</p>
<p>When we’re you planning on matriculating ? </p>
<p>Extracurriculars matter a lot on college applications as it gives the college a better sense of who you are a person (statistics like GPA and ACT/SAT can only tell so much) as well as show them passion outside of school and what you would bring the school community. That being said, you have fantastic grades and ACT scores, so I would apply to schools that are less selective or “below you”. If the average applicant that the school accepts has a 3.4 GPA and 28 ACT score, they will gladly accept you too, regardless of a lack of ECs. </p>
<p>Also I would look at McGill or Concordia (in Montreal) - both are notorious for only considering grades and standardized test scores</p>
<p>The ECs you participated in while you were in high school just don’t disappear. You can still list those on your app. Think about everything you did during your year off and how it relates to what you want to study. Maybe there’s something you can use. Do any of the books you’ve been reading relate to the majors that interest you? What else are you doing? I also do a lot of reading, but I find time for other things (bike riding, hiking, learning computer programs, etc.) </p>
<p>It’s only August. If applications are due in mid-November, you have 3 months to put some things together and an entire year before you start college. How do you want to spend that time? Working? Volunteering? Figure out how you want to spend your time and start doing the things that interest you.</p>
<p>Where you apply depends on what you want to study and how much your family can afford to pay for school. Apply to the places that interest you. You may not get in to every school you apply to, but you have no chance of getting accepted if you don’t submit an application.</p>