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1. Study, and study hard.
First and foremost requirement by top universities is a high GPA. Plan to graduate as the valedictorian of your school.

2. Develop deep, strong interests.
Everybody learns that they need to have lots of activities on their application. But the top schools don't want to see a long list of participatory experiences. Instead, they want to see one or two activities where you excel, and become world class. If becoming world class is difficult, then at least become a leader in the school or the region.

3. Mature, by gaining a deeper understanding of who you are.
This is difficult to do, and varies person to person. The goal is the same, you want to be more self-aware than other applicants, more aware of the world around you and your place in it, more aware of the role you play in your future and the change you can effect on the world and those around you. Understand the issues facing the world today, and what you can and should do beyond the confines of your own personal goals. This will come across very clearly in a face to face alumni interview, and is often the separator between a good evaluation and a great evaluation.

4. Learn to communicate clearly and concisely, both in writing and in speech.
All that awareness won't be useful unless you can express it to the admissions committee through your essay, and verbally in an articulate way to the alumni interviewer meeting you as part of your application. Learn to formulate your thoughts in concise and clear ways. Gather and expand your vocabulary and learn how to form clear, logical arguments. Practice public speaking and get rid of speech artifacts like "um..." and "uh..."

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As a 25 year-old, I am getting a good sense of how the actions and decisions that my friends and I made as 12-22 year olds are affecting us now, as we start out on our careers.

Hard work is VERY important, but it doesn't just mean getting good grades. It has been observed that exceptionally intelligent or naturally talented people, do not have a higher rate of success throughout their lives than the rest of the population. Often, in fact, they find themselves struggling after college, because they are used to their intelligence/talent being enough to succeed and have never learned how to work hard for what they want. When it comes to the "real world" persistence and creativity are rewarded much higher than intelligence or even talent.

So my advice to you is:

In Middle School:
• Challenge yourself academically. Getting good grades is important, but getting good grades in difficult classes (like Honors and AP levels) is more important. Start setting yourself on that track in middle school and you will be ahead of the game when you start high school.
• Develop yourself socially. Be open to meeting new people all the time. In school, you can pick your friends, but when you have job, it is always an asset to get along with people and it will help you form connections that will help you advance your career. This includes getting along with your teachers. I have always found that getting along with the people who have authority over you leads to personal success.
• Try to get a sense of your interests. You don't have to know what you want to do, or what you want to major in, but it's good to try to analyse your own strengths and interests. Are you the only kid in your class who doesn't hate your math homework? What kinds of books do you like to read and why? What do you do in your free time and what does it say about you? Do you have a hobby or a collection?
• Get in the habit of being clean, eating healthily, and getting exercise. A 12-year old doesn't need to be eating kale salads and going to the gym three times a week, but do try to stay active (active play is great for your mind and your body) and don't go crazy on the sweets and fried foods.
• Take time to still be a kid. You will be a boring person if you don't let yourself have any fun.

In High School:
• Continue to challenge yourself, especially in areas where you struggle. When I was in highschool, I took exclusively honors and AP classes. By senior year, all my AP classes were in the Humanities (History, English, French) and Social Studies (Psychology). This meant that when I got to college, I had over a year's worth of course credit under my belt and I had fulfilled two thirds of my general graduation requirements. The problem was, the requirements I had still needed to complete were all Math and Sciences, which I found interesting, but didn't have a particular aptitude for. If you take advanced level classes in high school in subjects you struggle in, you have the support of your teachers, classmates, and parents, and you will save yourself a class in college that would be better spent in classes related to your major. Most colleges have a language requirement as well, so getting that out of the way in highschool will free up a lot of time too (especially if you want to pursue a language in college, as you will be able to skip ahead to the interesting classes). Also, if you think an advanced class is going to be hard in highschool, I promise it will be even harder when you get to college.
• Do something after school and over the summer. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as you can talk intelligently about it in a college interview. If what you want to do is help people, get involved in local community service organizations. If what you love is video games, get involved in competitions, or learn how games are programmed and designed. If you are on a sport team, get involved on the coaching and management of it. If you play an instrument, offer tutoring to younger students or mentor kids in the grades below you. If you love TV, check with your local TV networks about internship opportunities and learn what's going on behind the camera. Colleges don't want to see that you showed up to a bunch of after school activities, they want to see that you took initiative, had opportunities for leadership, and got something tangible out of the time you spent at your activity.
• Get a job. Seriously, it doesn't have to be much. In high school, I worked one day a week and made $40. Work now, and try not to spend too much of what you earn (that was my mistake). When you get to college, even if you have a campus job, you are going to have unexpected expenses and when you get out of college, you are going to need a couple thousand dollars to move out of your parents' house. Even if your parents give you a generous allowance, earning money is a great feeling and a great way to show colleges that you aren't just a kid and that you can understand responsibility.
• Get used to talking to people, especially in groups. Public speaking is terrifying for some people (like me) but it is an absolutely necessary skill. If you can't overcome your discomfort and share your thoughts and opinions with people, no one will go out of their way to hear them. In school, the teacher tries to call on everyone, but in a college class with 100 people, you need to assert yourself in order for the professor to notice you. Don't be rude about it, but feel confident in your own opinion and in your questions. There really are very few stupid questions, and if it's something you are wondering, there's probably someone else in the class with the same question who is too afraid to raise their hand. If your high school offers a public speaking class or has a speech and debate club, take advantage of those resources.
• Start developing relationships with your teachers freshman year. Your teachers are excellent resources when it comes to college. They have sent hundreds of students to great schools with their advice, and of course, their recommendation letters. They know you pretty well, and can help you narrow down your list of potential colleges to help you find a good fit.
• Start researching universities early as well. The more schools you know about, the greater chance you will find one that is a good fit. If you have a school in mind, see if they offer any summer programs for high school students. My brother got into a top rated engineering college (in spite of his mediocre grades) because he did a summer program there and made strong connections with several members of the faculty, one of whom wrote him a recommendation letter. This also can be a great way to get some college coursework done early, even if you don't end up attending that school. Remember to take the non-academic aspects of each school into account. I went to a school that was a great match academically, but that was so big I felt like I was drowning socially, and my advisor had no idea who I was. Ultimately, it wasn't a good fit, even if I did get a good education.

Now, I know you only asked about getting into college, but I'm going to keep on anyway. Getting into college is great, but it isn't the end of anything. It's the beginning of your adult life, which is a pretty daunting thing to tackle. For the most part, just keep doing the things you were doing in middle school and high school. Work hard, meet new people, forge connections with your professors, explore your interests, learn how to do your own laundry and grocery shopping, and get a job. Your grades are much less important in college than they were in high school. I have never once been asked for my college GPA in a job interview, or even when I applied to a professional program after college. If you get good grades and can qualify for latin honors, that's great, and it will make your parents very proud, but it's only a tiny boost when you are job hunting. As long as you are passing all of your classes and have a good relationship with your professors, you will be making the most of your education. If you get 6 weeks or so into a class and you are pretty sure you'

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Gửi các cách mẹ xem và gửi các con đọc nhé!1. nghiên cứu, và học tập chăm chỉ. Yêu cầu đầu tiên và quan trọng nhất của trường đại học hàng đầu là cao điểm. Kế hoạch tốt nghiệp thủ khoa trường học của bạn.2. phát triển lợi ích sâu, mạnh mẽ.Tất cả mọi người biết rằng họ cần phải có rất nhiều hoạt động vào ứng dụng của họ. Nhưng các trường hàng đầu không muốn nhìn thấy một danh sách dài của những kinh nghiệm có sự tham gia. Thay vào đó, họ muốn nhìn thấy một hoặc hai hoạt động nơi bạn vượt trội, và trở thành tầm cỡ thế giới. Nếu trở thành đẳng cấp thế giới là khó khăn, sau đó ít trở thành một nhà lãnh đạo trong trường hoặc vùng.3. trưởng thành, bằng cách đạt được một sự hiểu biết sâu sắc hơn về bạn là ai.Điều này là khó khăn để làm, và thay đổi người này sang người. Mục tiêu là như vậy, bạn muốn hơn đạt hơn các ứng viên khác, ý thức hơn về thế giới xung quanh bạn và vị trí của bạn trong nó, ý thức hơn về vai trò bạn chơi trong tương lai của bạn và thay đổi bạn có thể có hiệu lực trên thế giới và những người xung quanh bạn. Hiểu các vấn đề phải đối mặt với thế giới vào ngày hôm qua, và những gì bạn có thể và nên làm gì ngoài sự hạn chế của mục tiêu cá nhân của riêng bạn. Điều này sẽ đi qua rất rõ ràng trong một cuộc phỏng vấn cựu sinh viên mặt đối mặt, và thường tách giữa một đánh giá tốt và một đánh giá tuyệt vời.4. tìm hiểu để giao tiếp rõ ràng và ngắn gọn, cả hai bằng văn bản và trong bài phát biểu.Tất cả các nhận thức đó sẽ không được hữu ích trừ khi bạn có thể nhận nó để ủy ban tuyển sinh thông qua các bài luận của bạn, và bằng lời nói một cách rõ để phỏng vấn cựu sinh viên họp bạn như là một phần của ứng dụng của bạn. Tìm hiểu để xây dựng những suy nghĩ của bạn trong cách ngắn gọn và rõ ràng. Thu thập và mở rộng vốn từ vựng của bạn và tìm hiểu làm thế nào để tạo thành rõ ràng, lập luận hợp lý. Thực hành nói trước công chúng và thoát khỏi bài phát biểu hiện vật như "um..." và "uh..."*************************************************************************************Như là một 25 tuổi, tôi nhận được một cảm giác tốt về cách hành động và các quyết định mà bạn bè của tôi và tôi đã thực hiện như 12-22 tuổi có ảnh hưởng đến chúng tôi bây giờ, khi chúng tôi bắt đầu vào sự nghiệp của chúng tôi. Khó làm việc là rất quan trọng, nhưng nó không chỉ có nghĩa là nhận được điểm tốt. Nó đã được quan sát thấy rằng đặc biệt thông minh hay tự nhiên người tài năng, không có một tỷ lệ cao hơn của sự thành công trong suốt cuộc đời của họ hơn so với phần còn lại của dân số. Thông thường, trong thực tế, họ tìm thấy mình đấu tranh sau đại học, vì họ sử dụng để tình báo/tài năng của mình là đủ để thành công và đã không bao giờ học được làm thế nào để làm việc chăm chỉ cho những gì họ muốn. Khi nói đến "thế giới thực" kiên trì và sự sáng tạo được thưởng cao hơn nhiều so với tình báo hoặc thậm chí tài năng.Vì vậy, lời khuyên của tôi với bạn là:Trong trường trung học:• Thách thức chính mình học tập. Nhận được điểm tốt là quan trọng, nhưng nhận được điểm tốt trong các lớp học khó khăn (như danh dự và AP cấp) là quan trọng hơn. Bắt đầu thiết lập cho mình về ca khúc đó ở trường trung học và bạn sẽ phía trước của các trò chơi khi bạn bắt đầu học.• Phát triển tự xã hội. Được mở cửa cho gặp những người mới tất cả thời gian. Trong trường học, bạn có thể chọn bạn bè của bạn, nhưng khi bạn có công việc, nó luôn luôn là một tài sản để có được cùng với người dân và nó sẽ giúp bạn kết nối hình thức sẽ giúp bạn thăng tiến nghề nghiệp của bạn. Điều này bao gồm nhận được cùng với giáo viên của bạn. Tôi đã luôn luôn tìm thấy rằng nhận được cùng với những người có quyền lực hơn bạn dẫn đến sự thành công cá nhân.• Cố gắng để có được một cảm giác của sở thích của bạn. Bạn không cần phải biết những gì bạn muốn làm, hoặc những gì bạn muốn để chuyên ngành, nhưng nó là tốt để cố gắng phân tích thế mạnh và lợi ích của riêng bạn. Bạn có những đứa trẻ duy nhất trong lớp học của bạn những người không ghét bài tập về nhà toán học của bạn không? Bạn muốn đọc những gì các loại sách và tại sao? Bạn làm gì trong thời gian miễn phí của bạn và nó nói gì về bạn? Bạn có một sở thích hay một bộ sưu tập?• Nhận được trong thói quen được sạch sẽ, ăn uống lành mạnh, và nhận được thực hiện. Một 12 tuổi không cần phải được ăn xà lách khác và đi đến phòng tập thể dục ba lần một tuần, nhưng cố gắng để ở lại hoạt động (hoạt động chơi là rất tốt cho tâm trí của bạn và cơ thể của bạn) và không đi điên trên đồ ngọt và thực phẩm chiên. • Mất thời gian vẫn còn là một đứa trẻ. Bạn sẽ có một người nhàm chán nếu bạn không cho mình vui chơi bất kỳ. Tại trường trung học:• Continue to challenge yourself, especially in areas where you struggle. When I was in highschool, I took exclusively honors and AP classes. By senior year, all my AP classes were in the Humanities (History, English, French) and Social Studies (Psychology). This meant that when I got to college, I had over a year's worth of course credit under my belt and I had fulfilled two thirds of my general graduation requirements. The problem was, the requirements I had still needed to complete were all Math and Sciences, which I found interesting, but didn't have a particular aptitude for. If you take advanced level classes in high school in subjects you struggle in, you have the support of your teachers, classmates, and parents, and you will save yourself a class in college that would be better spent in classes related to your major. Most colleges have a language requirement as well, so getting that out of the way in highschool will free up a lot of time too (especially if you want to pursue a language in college, as you will be able to skip ahead to the interesting classes). Also, if you think an advanced class is going to be hard in highschool, I promise it will be even harder when you get to college.• Do something after school and over the summer. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as you can talk intelligently about it in a college interview. If what you want to do is help people, get involved in local community service organizations. If what you love is video games, get involved in competitions, or learn how games are programmed and designed. If you are on a sport team, get involved on the coaching and management of it. If you play an instrument, offer tutoring to younger students or mentor kids in the grades below you. If you love TV, check with your local TV networks about internship opportunities and learn what's going on behind the camera. Colleges don't want to see that you showed up to a bunch of after school activities, they want to see that you took initiative, had opportunities for leadership, and got something tangible out of the time you spent at your activity.• Get a job. Seriously, it doesn't have to be much. In high school, I worked one day a week and made $40. Work now, and try not to spend too much of what you earn (that was my mistake). When you get to college, even if you have a campus job, you are going to have unexpected expenses and when you get out of college, you are going to need a couple thousand dollars to move out of your parents' house. Even if your parents give you a generous allowance, earning money is a great feeling and a great way to show colleges that you aren't just a kid and that you can understand responsibility. • Get used to talking to people, especially in groups. Public speaking is terrifying for some people (like me) but it is an absolutely necessary skill. If you can't overcome your discomfort and share your thoughts and opinions with people, no one will go out of their way to hear them. In school, the teacher tries to call on everyone, but in a college class with 100 people, you need to assert yourself in order for the professor to notice you. Don't be rude about it, but feel confident in your own opinion and in your questions. There really are very few stupid questions, and if it's something you are wondering, there's probably someone else in the class with the same question who is too afraid to raise their hand. If your high school offers a public speaking class or has a speech and debate club, take advantage of those resources.• Start developing relationships with your teachers freshman year. Your teachers are excellent resources when it comes to college. They have sent hundreds of students to great schools with their advice, and of course, their recommendation letters. They know you pretty well, and can help you narrow down your list of potential colleges to help you find a good fit.• Start researching universities early as well. The more schools you know about, the greater chance you will find one that is a good fit. If you have a school in mind, see if they offer any summer programs for high school students. My brother got into a top rated engineering college (in spite of his mediocre grades) because he did a summer program there and made strong connections with several members of the faculty, one of whom wrote him a recommendation letter. This also can be a great way to get some college coursework done early, even if you don't end up attending that school. Remember to take the non-academic aspects of each school into account. I went to a school that was a great match academically, but that was so big I felt like I was drowning socially, and my advisor had no idea who I was. Ultimately, it wasn't a good fit, even if I did get a good education.
Now, I know you only asked about getting into college, but I'm going to keep on anyway. Getting into college is great, but it isn't the end of anything. It's the beginning of your adult life, which is a pretty daunting thing to tackle. For the most part, just keep doing the things you were doing in middle school and high school. Work hard, meet new people, forge connections with your professors, explore your interests, learn how to do your own laundry and grocery shopping, and get a job. Your grades are much less important in college than they were in high school. I have never once been asked for my college GPA in a job interview, or even when I applied to a professional program after college. If you get good grades and can qualify for latin honors, that's great, and it will make your parents very proud, but it's only a tiny boost when you are job hunting. As long as you are passing all of your classes and have a good relationship with your professors, you will be making the most of your education. If you get 6 weeks or so into a class and you are pretty sure you'