<p>AP/SAT Prep books are on your wishlist (5 to be exact)
Self studying AP Courses is fun. (It really is)
You peruse College Confidential daily, then join. (Yup)
Start a club at your school focused on tutoring, speaking about education, and proposing change to administration.
You love to learn and you love to educate.</p>
<p>College Confidential, thank you for feeding my inner nerd.</p>
<p>I have a USB bracelet and actually get compliments!
But any way…
-When you enjoy solving math problems instead of going outside
-When you spend your lunch talking about social issues
-When you take the SAT for fun in middle school
-When your parents ban you from taking the SATs until your junior year
-You spend your summer handwriting an eight page philosophy paper (and love it)
-You are disappointed by an A-
-Ask for (and receive) a history book for Christmas</p>
<p>…when you and another smart friend have a friendly rivalry over grades in classes you share to inspire each other to do better.
…when you play chess against someone and you’re surprised when your opponent doesn’t know what castling is.
…when you’re the only person who plays Go in your school and desperately seek opponents.<br>
…when you get an 1600 in Math and Critical Reading combined, but the 740 writing haunts you.
…when you correct people who say you got a perfect score on the SAT because a 740 writing isn’t perfect.
…when you feel like you suck at math because you find the AMC 12 difficult, even when everyone else thinks you’re great at it.
…when you read chances threads and feel inadequate because of every applicant’s long list of extracurricular activities.</p>