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In many highschools, Homecoming is the first main event of the school year. It’s usually a big deal. There is a court, there is a fancy venue chosen and a King and Queen are crowned. So why is it that my highschool has such an apathetic view on Homecoming?
Did you know that Harvard rejects half of its applicants who have perfect SAT scores and that Stanford rejects half of its applicants who have perfect 4.0 GPAs?
(Get Into Any College 6th edition)
So, dear readers, I’d just thought that I should inform you about how hell year is turning out for me. It’s been about a month since school began and there’s definitely been ups and downs, but I’d like to say mostly downs.
Also, tip: DO NOT TAKE SAT PREP DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. Yeah, I had Princeton Review from September 1st to October 8th and sitting in prep for three hours Tuesdays and Thursdays and testing Saturdays are the LAST THING you’d want.
Procrastination--something that AP kids are way too familiar with. But what makes it so appealing? Is that final late night in which you know an assignment is due in 6 hours that draws your attention? Does that give an adrenaline rush? People have yet to figure out the cause of this phenomena--I mean we know the consequences all too well...but why do we keep doing it?
School, a word dreaded by many students. But why? Is it the association that it has with classes, homework, and tests? Is it just the environment? Either way, school should not be taken lightly.
Now that you have assembled a list of colleges, it is time to experience these colleges first hand. The best time to do so is the summer before senior year of high school. First, assemble a list of the colleges you plan on visiting, some may be near you, so it is simple to get to the location.
Are you afraid that admissions officers will take one look at your resume and just pass you off as "average" or "boring"? Take a look at the list below and see how many unique qualifications you have in comparison.
Here are just some things that can make your resume recognizable and distinctive:
Languages:
- Speaking more than one language fluently
School clubs are a largely influential part of a student’s high school career. There are such a diverse amount of clubs for every type of person. No matter what your interest are, whether it is the arts, or purely intellectual, there is a club for you. There are so many benefits to being an active member of clubs, and you can also be involved in more than one.
Colleges love your transcript if it’s abundant in honors and of course, Advance Placement classes. Those dreaded A.Ps mean a large workload and endless hours into the night if you take too many.
A regular tip I’ve been hearing is to take the A.P classes in which you enjoy learning the subject.
So if you hate math, suck at it, and truly believe that addition and subtraction are all we need in life, DON’T TAKE AN A.P MATH CLASS. Same goes if you hate science but you just want those college admissions officers to love you so you take A.P Biology. That class ruins lives.
So it's your last year of high school; you are ready to finish off high school and move on to bigger and better things, which in most cases means college. The general perception of senior for most people is the year when everything becomes easy, and when you can really enjoy your last year.
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