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What do colleges look at before they accept you?

What do colleges look for when considering whether to accept or reject an applicant?

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    A couple things... Grades SAT scores Community Involvement (volunteering) Extra-curricular activities (clubs, sports, etc) Writing ability (usually you have to write an essay with your application) They want a well-rounded good student. They usually prefer someone with good grades and good scores, with lots of other involvements and activities over someone with excellent grades and scores, but nothing else. They want someone who can perform well in class while having other things going on in their lives. They want members of their university community. Every school has their own specific requirements, but overall they are looking for pretty much the same thing.

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Money, that's all.

hershey_squirter_

Grades are the most important thing. If you have taken AP courses and done well in those, they will consider those with more weight. Your GPA is crucial, and then the ACT/SAT scores are proof of your ability. Class rank in important, but nothing you can control, so just worry about the first two.

Anonymous

I'd definitely say it's all about money. I had a 1.04 GPA in high school, graduated 75 out of 102. (For the record, I'm not stupid, I just didn't apply myself.) I applied to several different colleges [some of them quite choosey] and was accepted to all of them. I really have no explaination for it. The only thing I've had problems with since my grades were bad was scholarships.

sierra_ann

All of what Jennifer R said, but also if you have studied another language, that can really help when there is a lot of applicants. It helps with Uni too

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