What looks better in a college aplication?

Any specific organizations? Sports? Extra Cirricular activities? What is anything i can do to stand out and be special?

they say it looks good on your college aplication. so why do you have to take 2 yrs of foreign and do other activities in school such as clubs to get in college? like some people have straight a's but when they apply for college they get rejected because...

Okay, I am a 88 avg IB student. I've applied to about 11-12 colleges, and I've been denied from 3. I havent heard anything else from other colleges. I've applied to the Heop and Eop programs at different colleges but I dont believe I can get accept into...

Okay so I'm an 8th grader right now and maybe it's a little weird to be worrying about college, but I can't decide if I want to take orchestra or art next year. I took orchestra throughout middle school and have been in Chamber orchestra (top) in 7th...

Why? It's starting to rub off onto me, I get gets from the high 80s to high 90s, and I don't think I should go to Suffolk Community College. I would like to go to a SUNY or CUNY college, but mainly NYU, I can't though because it's not really affordable...

I am trying to write a personal statement for my college applications and I really don't know what to include in it. I will greatly appreciate any advice.

What looks better on college applications: having an A or B in a college prep class, or having a B or maybe a high C in an AP or honors class?

There's a girl in my college who gives me looks whenever we are in the Mess or whenever we see each other anywhere inside the campus. I am 4 years younger to her, but that personally doesn't matter to me. She's a very sweet girl and the people who know...

I'm only in 8th grade but I want to start thinking about college. I'm in AVID right now but I want to be 9th grade representative so I want to know which looks better on a college application? (I'm going to 9th grade)