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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I am most confused about is what types of activities she should be doing. Academically she does very well, she is a straight A student, but she is not a musician and doesn't play sports and we are afraid that this will hurt her. Recently I heard that colleges don't really care about National Honor Society, which I had thought was a significant honor. I just feel so clueless and guilty about not having the knowledge needed to advise her. [/quote]

Agree to with the idea fit matters more than ranking. But want to say that our paid advisor told us to go for National Honor Society and put it down. Simply because all of the other kids will have it too - pretty much a norm and it doesn't hurt to put it down.  If you kid is a straight A student she should apply for that recognition. Also if your kid is taking AP courses, there are "awards" given by College Board depending on their final AP score - same advice, put it down if she gets one, everyone else does.

In terms of activities she should be doing things that she loves. Key will be getting that passion across in her essays. I think students mess up by doing too much. 2-3 activities that a student has done for 2+ years plus at least 1 activity where they have a leadership role. More important is they should be able to easily write and talk about these activities and why they matter to them and what they learned about themselves in pursuing them.  If she's into it, get her a journal to record her thoughts and personal feelings/ideas - helps with developing essays.

Please know that admissions officers often "fall in love" with the students when they read their applications. Coming across as authentic, intellectually curious and just interesting goes a long way.

Good luck.[/quote]

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