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STANDING OUT WITH THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
Your application application should be be crafted crafted impeccably and and it it it is is imperative that it it it be be reflective of you you and and your high school career A well-crafted application application application can even present some blemishes in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a positive manner Here we’ll give you you further insight into what may be considered during your application application review Overall High School Performance: Did Did you you take take academically challenging courses throughout high school? Did Did you you you you you take take classes in in key subject areas (like foreign language math and science) for for at at least three years? Do your your transcripts show your your academic passion? For example did did you you you you you you take take honors or or or or AP classes classes when they were offered and and did did you you you you you you do well in in those classes? Did you you you you you you take take take the the harder subjects like advanced math science and and English? If you you you you have a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a specialty interest such as as fine art art or or music music did you you take take multiple years of art art classes or or music?
Letters of Recommendation: How does the the recommendation reflect on on on on on you you you overall? What additional key information can be learned about you you you you you from the the the letters? Are Are you you you you you civically
and and and culturally aware and and and do you you you you you you have diverse tolerant perspectives on on on the the world? Are Are Are you you you you you you excited about learning exploring or or or or or crafting new ideas and and and experiences for yourself? Are Are Are you you you you you independent motivated determined or or or or or tenacious when facing challenges? Are Are Are you you you you you particularly gifted in in in in in the arts athletics or or leadership? Are Are you you you mature? What responsibilities have you you you assumed in in life?
Personal Background (Essay Activities Awards Honors and Work Experience): What What is is your your your cultural awareness or or or or what experiences have have you you you you you had? What What What is is your your your family’s educational background (for example are are you you you you you you you the first in in in your your your family family to attend college)? What What awards have have you you you you you earned? Have you you you you you participated in in in in extracurricular work like volunteering activities activities and clubs or or or or or taken on on on on leadership roles in in in in your school? How much time time has been spent spent on on on on these activities? (Note: the the the the more time time time you you you have spent spent with one organization volunteering for example the the the the better it it it speaks to to your ability to to see a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a project through rather than a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a short amount of of time time at at at at at many places ) Are you you you you you working or or or or do you you you you you participate in in in in other organizations outside of of high school? Within your your essay be be sure to remember the the the committee looks at at at at your your writing quality very closely including content grammar spelling punctuation style and originality of the the piece Standardized Tests: What are are the the the the scores and and how how do they rank within each subject? Do the the the the tests show a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a particular proficiency in in one one area versus another or or or did you score score remarkably high on on on one one subject test?
Although various schools and admissions committee members may differ in in their approach
to to reviewing your application it it is is is helpful to to know know some of of the the most commonly reviewed elements This knowledge can help help you you you you you identify and and highlight particularly strong areas areas of of your your own experience or or even discuss why you you you you may be be lacking in in in in certain areas areas and and how you you you you hope to perform better in college 65