Strategy1:Flaunt your talent and get recruited!
-Include supplementary materials(practice or performance UCC, prortfolios, newspapers clippings)
-Contact the coach/team/activity advisor early on and in person, if possible)
-Network with others in your field to get contacts at the collage, and elsewhere who can help you out)
-Find mentor to help you through the application process
-Balance! Choose one medium (essay, interview, etc..), to showcase another side of yourself
Strategy2:Be passionate
-Emphasize your passion in your essay and in your interview. The facts may not speak for themselves: Admissions offices may not be able to infer from your extracurricular sheet that you love rachmaninoff.
-Don’t be afraid to admit your focus. Your interest in and time commitment to a particular issue or activity may have precluded other activities, and that’s fine. When you have a demonstrated passion, prioritizing is necessary, and collages understand this.
-Ask for recommendations from people who have witnessed your school orchestra, your baseball coach, or even a favorite teacher.
Strategy3:Fing the perfect balance
-When emphasizing your activities, Don’t gloss over any. You don’t want to give the impression that you joined tons of clubs to pad your resume but were not serious about them. Make sure you explain why each was meaningful.
-Send in peripheral materials with your application. If you have a copy of the school newspaper you edited or wrote for, a photo you took, or anything you think might convey the importance of your extracurricular activities, it can’t hurt the application.
-Take as many AP classes as you can. The admissions office wants to see that you’ve challenged yourself academically in all areas.
-Take more than the required number of SAT subject tests. If you’re not a star at math or physics, these tests can help prove that you’re an all-around academic overachiever.
Strategy4:Lead the pack
-Be sure to get a recommendation from somebody who has helped you hone your leadership skills or who has advised activities in which you held leadership positions.
-Be prepared to discuss difficult issues or situations that have confronted you as a leader. Your ability to grapple with real-world concerns will demonstrate maturity and skill.
-Emphasize your leadership strategies, public-speaking abilities, and interpersonal skills in your college essays.
Strategy5:Beat the odds
-Be yourself. Illustrate who you are in relation to what you’ve done. And don’t try to conform to expectations-it won’t get you anywhere.
-Let your unique experience shine! If you’ve had a fascinating, unconventional, or unique experience growing up, talk about it.
-Emphasize overcoming barriers and triumphing over adversity. If you’ve grown up in tough circumstances but still found some success, explain that. Outline and highlight your achievements, and Don’t spend too much time dwelling on the obstacles themselves.
Give your story a positive spin.
-Make sure you always to your strengths. This is the perfect chance to puff out your chest and brag.
Strategy6:Write the standout essay
-Start early and revise often. Successful applicants also asked friends and mentors to read their essays and offer suggestions.
-Write more than one essay. If you have the option to write a supplemental essay, consider doing so even if it is not required.
-Don’t be afraid to be creative. Successful essays aren’t always about events or activities. They might be about ideas you have or a subject that’s important to you.
-Try to stand out. Admissions officers are looking at tons of essays; write on a unique subject or in a way that you’re sure no one else will write.
Strategy7:Make and use connecting
-Prepare for your interview. Practice answers to questions you’re expecting, and also think about questions to ask your interviewer about the school beforehand. It’s important to communicate enthusiasm.
-Attend local information sessions and try to meet with the admissions officer afterward.
-If you can visit the campus before you apply, try to meet with admissions officers. Don’t be overly pushy, though, which is a huge turn off.
- Be enthusiastic in all your dealing with alumni and admissions officers. You never know when you’ll hit it off and gain a mentor for the admissions process.
Strategy8:Make yourself heard and campaign to win
-Stay enthusiastic! In all your communications with the admissions office and anyone associated with the university, make sure you and any of your advocates project the right tone enthusiasm and eagerness, not frustration, indignation, or desperation.
-If you are on the waiting list and you are hoping to get off, it is always a good idea to ask for new recommendations from somebody whose letter was not used on your regular application.
-Try To put a face to your name by sending slides and letters, going to visit the admissions office in person, or setting up individual interviews.
-Consult your college counselor. More than anyone else, he or she can help organize a push for admission and lobby on your behalf.
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