Sunday, February 12, 2012

I'm an ivy league hopeful. help.?

hi, i'm a freshman from maine.

i'm 13 years old, i skipped kindergarden.

i really want to go to harvard.

my freshman classes are:

geometry honors

english honors

world studies honors

gym

env sci honors

spanish 1

i got all a's [which is 93+ here]

what i originally wanted to take throughout my high school career is what follows:



sophmore:

AP biology

pre calculus honors

early america honors

english 10 honors

gym

health

spanish 2 honors



junior:

ap chemistry

ap english

ap calculus

modern america honors

gym

spanish 3



senior:

ap physics

ap english

ap stats

gym

ap spanish



but here's the thing. for my application was a sophmore, they won't let me into pre calculus because my summer course for algebra 2 will not "count" because it's not vigorous enough [even though it's a college course]

ap bio is iffy at this point because i dont meet the prerecquisite.

do i have a shot of getting into an ivy league if i do not get into the AP biology class next year?

I'm an ivy league hopeful. help.?
Grades and courses are not the only things that matter. The best schools look at other things like community service, organizations you belong to, and what you've done outside the classroom. A great deal of weight is given to the essay you write describing why you want to attend. Harvard is looking for diversity, not just people who are book smart.
Reply:Yes, but keep in mind that everybody that is applying for an Ivy league college is smart in school, so it doesn't show that you're any more worthy than the next person.



Be involved in your school (colleges especially like leadership). Do community service as well.



Get a job (work experience is actually a plus).
Reply:What you need to do is focus on leadership in student organizations and make sure you get a high SAT or ACT score.... Lots of community involvement helps too.



Good luck, and congratulations on being so motivated.
Reply:Yes, be sure to do some extracurriculars and maybe some type of volunteer service. Try to get into some leadership roles as well.



Your courses and GPA are just a small part of it. Be sure you nail the SAT's also.


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