12.30.09 | Ask Admissions Girl: Should I apply to a school even if I do not think I will get in?
Happy Wednesday everyone. I hope most of you are enjoying some time off this week and gearing up for 2010!
This week I want to talk about reach schools. We are all in the process of making goals and resolutions for the new year and if you are in the college application process of applying to college maybe one of your goals is to get into your first choice school. However, for many high school students their first choice is a far reach. Some students wonder if they should even bother applying to these reach schools. My advice to them is apply because otherwise you will never know if you could have been accepted.
Did you hear about the Connecticut quadruplets who all got accepted to Yale recently? These four sibilings all applied for early admission to the ivy league school and were all welcomed to the class of 2014 right before Christmas. They all had outstanding grades and SAT scores, but I am sure they all had other unique characteristics and talents that helped them get in as well.
When you apply to college admissions counselors primarily look at your grades and SAT scores, but they also look at what else you have done throughout your four years of high school. Community service, excellence in sports or music, student council involvement and other activities are all taken into account. I am not saying that everyone has an equal chance of getting in to Harvard or Yale, but if you have done all the right things and worked really hard you might have a chance of getting into a school that is stretch for you.
Happy New Years everyone! I hope 2010 brings lots of college acceptance letters, scholarships and financial aid to all of you!
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