Also if you were to change your high school every year does it matter?
say i got to 2 different public school for 9th and 10th then go to private for the rest?
does that look bad?depending on the high school?
do private school look better than public school?
also if my grades are
pretty much b+ for my first semester than all A's and one B+ for my 2nd semester in my 9th grade year
does that start of bad for an ivy league school?
i plan on joining lots of clubs for next year and extracurricular's
but say i plan for a medical field (not sure yet what i want to do) not something simple tho
it doesnt have to be only ivy league but around those types of school?
also does math matter alot?
like say you
take
regular algebra
geomety honors
algebra 2 honors
then precal
is that so bad?
What do ivy schools look for in me?
You are not headed on an ivy track at all. Please refer to the other poster's comment on how to improve. In all, getting into an ivy league school sounds like a pipedream for you and you do not really even want it. Most people who post about ivy leagues are asking questions like %26quot;is this good enough%26quot; when they are in all AP/IB courses, and you are asking %26quot;is [this] so bad?%26quot; You have to aim higher if you want to get into these schools. You need to challenge yourself and stand out somehow. You do not stand out yet (does not even sound like you want to).
You have to realize just how big this country is. Thousands of applicants apply, they have to deny many many people every year, many of which are very qualified. It just does not seem like you understand how real the competition is. Most people do not get into these schools. So, you should not be asking yourself, %26quot;does this matter a lot?%26quot; you need to be asking yourself, how can I get all As in the hardest classes available. And, further, %26quot;what can I do to make me special enough to beat out the other thousand or so applicants%26quot;
What do ivy schools look for in me?
When I was applying for colleges, the ivy schools looked for students that challenged themselves. So if you went to a school where they offered calculus, and you didn't take it, you were worse off than a student who only took pre-cal at a school where that was the highest math offered. So, basically, take the best your school has to offer.
Also, it was better to have a couple extracurriculars you did a lot of stuff in than a whole bunch you barely participated in. The SAT/ACT grades were really important too. Some of the ivys have an unwritten %26quot;minimum%26quot; score. It also helps to sound motivated and interesting in the application essays. The school I went to required an interview.
Mostly remember that you're competing against a ton of other students for a small # of spaces, so getting in is about standing out against your fellow applicant. My friend worked in admissions and some of the people they rejected were qualified and would have been accepted another year, but the year they applied there were more applicants who beat them out.
