Ivy League Universities Question?

Hello!





It has always been my dream to attend either Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Northwestern(non ivy league), Duke, or Columbia





I know, I know, everyone wants to get into these colleges, so please do not waste words stating so.





Anyways, I know that they are not only looking for extremely intelligent students but well-rounded as well. They want to see what makes the student tick, right? Well, I'm a freshman right now. I'm still practicing out of those SAT/ACT test booklets. I have a 4.0 GPA, but I really shouldn't be talking, considering that it is only first semester so far... I am also in debate, speech, model assembly, and swimming... and I do the things I am actually passionate about...


Yeah, so anyways, for more than half of my life, I've traveled to different places. They are Korea (my nationality), Japan, Germany, and of course, the US. I have forgotten some of the languages, but if study these again and become fluent in them, would it increase

Ivy League Universities Question?
Far better to actually participate in the activities. All the colleges now have personal interviews, and in these it would be very obvious that resume padding was going on. Some also check with schools to find out just how active you may have been. And there is always the question of spreading yourself so thin that nothing is accomplished. Better to be excellent in two than mediocre in a dozen. Activity in one athletic activity and three reasonably intellectual clubs should be enough.


Your travel experiences will count strongly in your favor, making the college admissions people see you as more mature and soppisticated.
Reply:wow, you are very accomplished so far, i think you have a very good chance of getting into at least one of the schools you listed above.


by the way, stanford isn't an ivy league, a lot of people think so but it isn't. ivy leagues are only on the east coast, stanford nickname may be "west coast ivy league school", but it's just a nick name.
Reply:For all you folk out there, there is a non-conventional way of gaining admission to Harvard. By going through the Harvard Extension School -- please see link below -- you can get a bona fide Harvard degree at a fraction of the price of going through Harvard College. The "hoops" that you when need to jump through are not nearly as severe. Bottom line -- you will get a degree from HARVARD! (If you really wanted to gain the maximum value from this experience, you could get an undergraduate degree from a non-brand school -- with lower fees, etc and do a graduate degree through the Extension School.





So -- with respect to your question --relax, calm down and enjoy H.S. Harvard, if you really want it, is within reach.





http://www.extension.harvard.edu/2006-07...





http://www.extension.harvard.edu/2006-07...





http://www.extension.harvard.edu/2006-07...
Reply:Even with all you have studied and accomplished it wouldn't hurt to have a recommendation. Find someone who attended the school of your choice and ask them to write you a letter. It always helps.
Reply:Wow, you are a freshman. You have no idea how much you will change during your high school years. Do not pigeon hole yourself into being "the girl who is going to go to Harvard." High school is much more than just a list of activities to put on your applications. Do what you enjoy doing and if that helps you to get into a college you want to get into, all the better. You really need to just relax though. Trust me. I graduated first in my class from high school, but my obsession with school work caused me to be socially stunted until my senior year when I finally laid off on the school work a little.





Go have fun, stop studying for the SAT for the love of god.





PS. Stanford and Duke are also not part of the Ivy League ( the other Ivies are Cornell, Penn, and Dartmouth)