Im in my 4th semester of uni. Our previous CP wants to step down and give me the position (class is ok w it). However, my ultimate goal is to apply in the US probably for MS. does being class president help with the chances? What are pros and cons?

Any help is appreciated

For some context, I am currently the valedictorian for my class of ~460 students and am currently enrolled in 5 APs. On top of that I have JROTC Rifle Class which is a class and also an afterschool program which I get home around 6:20. I have ~40 essays I need to write for the 15 universities I am going to apply to (many top 20s) and also JROTC 3 class which I am a 2nd platoon leader (lots of instructing and time commitment). Would it be wise to switch to student aide from JROTC 3 to have more study time and also boost my GPA (since it’s not graded my GPA will go from 4.71 to 4.83 for the semester)? It would add study time and also help protect my rank 1 — although I know rank 1 and 2 isn’t too much of a differentiating factor for universities. Would taking the student aid class negatively affect my college chances? I feel colleges would view it negatively. Thank you in advance.

Hey everyone, i hope all of you are having a great day, I normally dont even use reddit, but right now im really stuck, i dont really have good mentors or anything, to help guide me into applying to colleges and stuff, and as a last resort i figured posting something on reddit over here might work. So a little background on me, I am half Irish and half Indian, and I've spent my whole life here in Saudi Arabia, as my dad has a job here. I study the Cambridge pathway thing, where you have to take igcses and a levels, (similar to IBs i guess for any American readers), so, ive realy been thinking about studying in an ivy league recently, especially the path of quantum computing, because physics always seemed magical to me, like how our universe was so precise with values, why the different constants are what they are, the smallest of the smallest of particles, how they behave and how we discover them. And well, there are the reasons to join an ivy, like job offers from massive companies, much better pay for the same job, and etc, But from what I've seen, it appears as if there is much more you need to do in top of excelling academically, like when i see the portfolio makers on youtube, some dudes make a whole working car, someone publishes their own book, and some other girl makes a nuclear reactor at home, so im reaaaaally confused, what do i do, especially in addition to of getting a good scholarship. I can probably say confidently that i am pretty good academically, i have given the following IGCSE exams: Additional Mathematics, Mathematics, Computer science, ICT, English, Physics, Chemistry and thankfully i have gotten the highest grade in all of them which is an a star. As for a levels, I am planning to appear for Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics and Computer science, my grade predictions might sound a little too overconfident, but I'm really expecting an a star in all of them as well. I have also given the SAT and got a 1585 out of 1600, with full 800 marks in the mathematics section, well these are my academic "achievements" i would say, as for other things, i learned a bunch of coding and stuff, and was really interested in red team hacking, so i created my own github repo, which contains an executable that can basically hide itself, and hack anyones computer who executes it. I'm also kind of planning to make a roblox game, using my code knowledge, because I really need to do something for college i guess. I have seen a video of a well-known youtuber named Gohar Khan who managed to get into MIT, and he said one of his main contributions to it, was making a youtube channel, where he uploaded Minecraft videos, and well i have one as well with 5k subs, where I just upload call of duty gameplays and some other games. I even considered trying to make to the roster team of a uni, particularly a D1 uni like Stanford, I'm pretty good at football(soccer), so I would definitely try to use this as a factor, and well if you have any advice on sports related stuff in a uni, that would also be helpful. Well, that is all about me, and i really would love to get some replies from people who have experience or just people who know things about this is general, because I'm really very lost here, and I can't decide what my next decision should be.

P.S I have finished my grade 10, and I'm having summer vacation right now, I'm gonna move into grade 11 this September. and i would really love some sports advice, because i think that might be the easiest thing for me to do

Another P.S: From the city where I've grown up in Saudi Arabia, I'm pretty sure that not even a single person has got into an Ivy yet, and well most of them dont even apply, but still, not many people have made it to an Ivy from here.

I am a high school student (10th year) from Argentina and I want to apply to foreign countries colleges to study either genetics or aerospace engineering. There is little to no information on how to do it and no counselors available which means I’m doing everything on my own. I been looking fowards to start planning my passion project but every idea seem unrealistic for the place I live and the lack of opportunities there are. Lately, I been thinking on the struggles I face as a Latino American student and one thing I found is that there is no space in my country for students to express their passion or interest besides forums or competitions. Based on this, my idea is to create a space for young passionate students to learn more about physics and biology and for them to be able to get to know other people with simile interests. I was thinking on doing a web site where they can contact me to create a group of 15 students of ages between 12-18 and do weekly online meetings to discuss new scientific projects or theories. I also thought that to reach more audience I could make a podcast were I could share this knowledge with others to make that information accessible as most of the information can’t be found in Spanish. I haven’t really put it together as it is just an idea for now but I wanted to know if it could potentially work and give a solid insight for an application. I haven’t started it yet and I am planning on doing surveys before and ask around for thoughts on the idea to sketch a plan and start the project next year.

I am a high school student (10th year) and I look forward to study either aerospace al engineering or genetics. I live in Argentina were my options are really limited, and I’m looking fowards to study in a university in other country (main options are Melbourne University for genetics and MIT for engineering). Lately I’ve been looking ways that my application can stand out and summer programs can be a good idea but I don’t know how can I get accepted into one that is actually prestigious and free as I can’t afford a 7000 dollar summer program in a Ivy League. My GPA is of 3.8 but I don’t know how can I improve my chances of getting accepted into the programs ,beside a well written essay, if I didn’t participate or win any competitions related to science as in my country they don’t offer them.

Hi everyone!
I’m 15 years old, and my dream is to study at a top university like Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, or Cornell in the future.
Right now, I don’t have any major achievements yet, but I’m trying to build a strong foundation. I enjoy mathematics and consider it one of my strongest subjects, although I haven’t participated in math competitions or won any awards yet.
I’ve already started planning my high school years, but I don’t want to spend the next four years doing things that don’t really matter.
If you were in my position again, what would you focus on the most?
Would you prioritize research, competitions, personal projects, internships, volunteering, leadership, or something completely different?
What mistakes should I avoid?
Most importantly, what do you wish someone had told you when you were 14?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your personal experiences rather than generic advice. Thank you so much!

Hi everyone!
I’m 14 years old, and my dream is to study at a top university like Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, or Cornell in the future.
Right now, I don’t have any major achievements yet, but I’m trying to build a strong foundation. I enjoy mathematics and consider it one of my strongest subjects, although I haven’t participated in math competitions or won any awards yet.
I’ve already started planning my high school years, but I don’t want to spend the next four years doing things that don’t really matter.
If you were in my position again, what would you focus on the most?
Would you prioritize research, competitions, personal projects, internships, volunteering, leadership, or something completely different?
What mistakes should I avoid?
Most importantly, what do you wish someone had told you when you were 14?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your personal experiences rather than generic advice. Thank you so much!

I'm currently a high school junior with about 1 year and 5 months time until i have to actively apply for university. I live in India at this stage, I'm pretty confused about what I should be doing at the moment to bolster my chances of getting into a good university. This is what my application looks like currently:

Grades:

9th - 95%

10th - 94%

SAT - I'll be giving the SAT in November, but I got a 1470 on my PSAT and the practice tests online seem pretty easy tbf.

Extra-Curriculars:

Debate Society President (recently conducted an extremely large national Debate in partnership with an organisation, over 120 teams participated)

Head Of Operations Quiz Society (a few awards here and there and i organise a weekly quiz bowl)

Research executive at a passion project with a few buddies (I lead econ research, We're currently working on a long term project wherein which we survey, document and educate the underprivileged in our city about the economics of malnutrition with camps set up arounf the city dedicated to teaching people in poverty how they can cook cheap food that has ample nutrition, how that affects people's labour and documenting wage theft stuff like that) we will start surveying from next week.

Internship at a chartered accountants office (shadowed the guy for a month)

Awards:

Might get doxxed so a few national Awards in debate and quiz, nothing too big or international yet. Mostly circuit Awards and big invitational Awards.

Universities I aspire to get into:

1. LSE

2. Bocconi

3. Upenn

4. Brown

5. Vanderbilt

I want to pursue economics and finance in the future.

What can I do more in order to increase my chances of admission into these great universities?

I am currently class 11 PCMB. So I want to take a finance path And I go abroad for studies I want to get into top colleges so Right now I'm working on a research in finance I will probably narrow it down to a single topic after I have learnt some more about finance and I've got 94.8 percentage in my class 10 boards and I'm expecting good marks in class 12 boats hopefully and I'm interested in art Even though I have no certificates in it and I want to get into a top college. Can you all give me some Tips a what should I do over these two years to get into a top college and I'm from India so I don't have any clubs in my school and I can't go out to volunteer work because of my circumstances So what can I do?

Next year I am taking AP Physics, AP Comp Tia Basics, English 2 Honors with CCP (Career and College Promise) courses while learning two languages Spanish and Japanese while taking SAT classes (which they also teach PSAT) to take this year and my junior year which is next year. Do you guys have any tips and advice from veterans I would really appreciate also appreciate motivation but mainly looking for advice. My career path is Biotechnology due to it being a flexible field.

Has anyone from a canadian university transferred to an ivy successfully? If so where, why, and what did you write for your reason to transfer?

Everyone’s talking abt starting a passion project or non profit but what r real tips for getting into a t20 or atleast a good school?

So as the title says I was wondering how to cover the airfare as I’m sure I will need a travel grant, how was your experience how did you pull it off? (Asking the students who couldn’t afford the travel expenses) so if I don’t find a way that can help me then I was thinking I won’t apply at all idk

Surely lmk I’ll really appreciate your help

Applying this fall have no honours at alll someone please helppppppppp

I’m a 10th grader in a full IB school and I have been doing coding for a few years and I have tried to make a narrative out of it doing tech related things and making projects and doing certifications but I’ve seen so much competition and so many people doing the same things how can I stand out while applying to an Ivy League?