What ivy league colleges are looking for?

i am currently a freshman in high school, and all my friends are not thinking so much of college as i am right now. i really want to get into an Ivy league school, and are there any tips to give me right now?


i currently am in honors math and english, taking french 2 and japanese classes outside of school, am going to start volunteer work, taking a private math tutor, and signed up for many clubs.


but what is it that i really should do that these ivy league colleges are looking for?

What ivy league colleges are looking for?
Good Grades (over 3.5)


Good Test Scores (SAT or ACT)


Money (Can you pay for this type of education?)


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A well done application.
Reply:The Ivies are looking for unique, passionate individuals. It is very important to get stellar grades, but don't forget commitment to your passions. Choose significant extracurriculars representative of you, which you can actually enjoy excelling in, not just activities to fill up your resume. Also, try to stay in the same extracurriculars all four years- this shows your ability to make a commitment and stay focused.
Reply:It's good you're in honors classes--you seem to be on the right track.


For an Ivy, your GPA needs to be at the least a 3.9. You need to take 2 SAT II's--one in math or science, the other in english or history. You need to score 780 or more in all of those.


You need 4+ AP classes and 5's on your AP tests.


You need to have extracurriculars, but not too many (otherwise colleges might think you're signing up for them just to get into college)--and for an Ivy you should have a high position if its a club or something. If you do volunteer work, you need 140+ hours.


Still, you could have all these things and not get in, so look at other colleges too.


Alternatively, you should look at the "little Ivies" like Amherst or Williams--in the corporate world right now, those schools sometimes have a BETTER reputation than an Ivy (see here: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/articl...