REALLY QUITE HARD. HARVARD HAS BEEN KNOWN TO TURN DOWN OVER 2,000 STRAIGHT A VALEDICTORIAN APPLICANTS IN ONE YEAR!! YES THAT IS RIGHT, TURN DOWN 2,000 + STRAIGHT A STUDENTS. THERE IS JUST SUCH AN INCREDIBLY HIGH DEMAND TO GET INTO THESE SCHOOLS IT IS UNREAL. THERE IS A WORLD WIDE DEMAND FOR SPOTS AT THESE SCHOOLS. SOME IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS WOULD BE BROWN, COLUMBIA, CORNELL, DARTMOUTH, HARVARD, PENN, PRINCETON, AND YALE. THERE ARE OTHER HIGHLY SELECTIVE SCHOOLS SUCH AS STANFORD, UVA, DUKE, VANDERBILT, ETC. ETC. THAT ARE ALSO JUST AS HARD SOMETIMES TO GET INTO.
IF I WERE TO GIVE YOU A GENERAL GUIDELINE AS TO WHAT YOU AS A STUDENT WOULD NEED TO POSSIBLY GET INTO THESE SCHOOLS I WOULD SAY:
1) HIGH GRADES SUCH AS ALL A'S OR AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE
2) ALL AP OR HONORS CLASSES
3) LOTS OF EXTRACURRICULARS INCLUDING LOTS OF SPORTS
4) WELL KNOWN PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OR ATTENDANCE AT A WELL KNOWN EXCELLENT PUBLIC SCHOOL
5) SPECIAL MERITS SUCH AS HAVE YOU PUBLISHED YOUR OWN BOOK?
6) A VERY FULL, BUSY RESUME INCLUDING WORK AND TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
7) LOTS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
8) VERY HIGH SCORES ON YOUR ACT, SAT I, AND SAT II'S. MORE IS BETTER IN THIS CASE. MOST IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS HAVE 50TH PERCENTILE SCORES IN THE 700 SAT RANGE AND IN THE 32+ ACT RANGE. CHECK WITH YOUR SCHOOL.
IF AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL IS INTERESTED IN YOU BECAUSE OF LET'S SAY YOUR AN EXCELLENT SOCCER PLAYER, THEY CAN OVERLOOK MANY THINGS JUST TO GET YOU IN. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY CAN BREAK LOTS OF RULES TO GET YOU IN. AGAIN, YOU WILL NEED TO TALK TO PEOPLE AT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL OF INTEREST TO SEE IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF SUPRISES AT THESE SCHOOLS. THERE IS NOTHING AT ALL WRONG WITH WANTING TO GO TO AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL OR A HIGHLY SELECTIVE SCHOOL, BUT YOU SHOULD DO SOME RESEARCH AND SEE IF THIS IS THE ENVIRONMENT YOU ARE WILLING TO BE IN? ARE YOU WILLING TO DO 8 HOURS OF HOMEWORK PER NIGHT? AGAIN I WOULD MAKE SURE ALSO TO APPLY TO SOME SCHOOLS YOU CAN FOR SURE GET INTO. THE WORST SCENARIO WOULD BE TO APPLY TO COLLEGES AND NOT GET IN ANY - YES THAT HAS HAPPENED. MY ADVICE IS ALWAYS TO DO WHAT IS MOST PROBABLE NOT WHAT IS POSSIBLE. YES IT IS POSSIBLE IF YOU HAVE ALL C'S YOU MIGHT GET INTO A HIGHLY SELECTIVE SCHOOL, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY NOT PROBABLE. TRY TO STICK WITH WHAT IS PROBABLE!!
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