{"id":20307,"date":"2021-08-28T09:13:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T09:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog?p=20307"},"modified":"2024-09-18T08:33:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T08:33:41","slug":"get-into-your-dream-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/get-into-your-dream-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Opinion: How to Get into Your Dream College"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20307\" class=\"elementor elementor-20307\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78225bc4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78225bc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Expert Opinion<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-60cdaaab elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60cdaaab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-653892f3\" data-id=\"653892f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57dfe288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57dfe288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting into dream colleges and universities, particularly Ivy League schools, isn&#8217;t impossible, but it can be challenging on various levels. Applying to a college is an experience that is guided by excitement and anxiety. Students are faced with rigid academic standards set by top colleges or universities. In the process of getting into a dream college, students face fierce competition to get accepted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/moonpreneur.com\/college-admission-process\/\">make a college application stand out<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a pile of equally deserving candidates, students need to demonstrate interest early in the application process. To get miles ahead of the competition, one needs to make passion a goal, plan your life- while enjoying to the fullest -around it, choose subjects &amp; extracurricular activities accordingly, and practice learning in a 360-degree manner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moonpreneur has reached out to experts in the field. Let&#8217;s find what they have to say <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on attaining your goal of getting into a dream college:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-77e15288 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77e15288\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b5fbd2\" data-id=\"7b5fbd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcc3e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bcc3e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jennifer-liepin.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20314\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jennifer-liepin.png 205w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jennifer-liepin-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47dcbce\" data-id=\"47dcbce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d31b1d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d31b1d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>1. Jennifer Liepin<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with 15 years of admissions experience, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jennifer-liepin\/\">Jennifer&#8217;s <\/a>career began in reviewing undergraduate applications at her alma mater. She works for USC Bovard Scholars as an Admissions Coach, and her recent students have gained admissions to Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Northwestern, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and Brown, amongst many more. She says &#8211; <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7e8d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a7e8d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSuccessful admissions begin with creating a thoroughly researched college list. This means attending school webinars, tours, or information sessions for every school on your list, and researching how effective your school is in providing a fulfilling undergraduate program within your desired major. How can you craft this list?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I recommend meeting regularly with your school counselor throughout your sophomore and junior years to create a large list of prospective schools ahead of narrowing it down to a well-rounded mix of reach, target, and safety schools.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In creating a balanced list one should begin by researching different statistics in regards to recently admitted students to the schools on your list. Create a Google sheet to note school acceptance rates, as well as 75th percentile SAT\/ACT scores and GPAs for accepted students.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Observe how you compare against these rates as you determine whether a school is a reach, target, or safety.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another recommendation in working towards your admissions goals includes educating yourself on the admissions process and what admissions officers at each school are looking for amongst candidate profiles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I highly recommend listening to &#8220;Inside the Yale Admissions Office,&#8221; a podcast series run by Yale admissions officers keen on sharing their insights as to how their admissions process works.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, think, as you complete your admissions applications, &#8220;What can I uniquely contribute to this school?&#8221; Universities appreciate students that can handle the rigor of their curricula and show a level of engagement that will enrich the overall undergraduate experience<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for that campus. Make sure that your essays, teacher and counselor recommendations, and other aspects of your application reflect this.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><b>MUST WATCH-<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IFGStLQP6ic&amp;t=1993s\">Expert Session on &#8220;College Admission, Industry 4.0 and Future of Work&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44793830 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"44793830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3db81e7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3db81e7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ac09b7e\" data-id=\"3ac09b7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb23ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cb23ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/shawn-bean.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20312\" alt=\"Shawn Bean\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/shawn-bean.png 205w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/shawn-bean-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74a81003\" data-id=\"74a81003\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15677aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15677aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>2. Shawn Bean<\/b><\/h3>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shawnbeanpdp\/\">Shawn Bean<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been teaching high school since 1999 and is also an entrepreneur with 2 companies (<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/midwestteachersinstitute.org\/\">MidwestTeachersInstitute.org<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pdpersonalized.org\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>PdPersonalized.org<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and a blog (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersidehustleblog.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>teachersidehustleblog.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb12d2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fb12d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He attended Bradley University for undergrad, then Walden University for his master\u2019s. In his current role as an educator, he often speaks to students about what it takes to get into their dream college. He explains &#8211;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe first step is to identify which college is your dream. This sounds easy, but usually, we go about it the wrong way. The first place to start is with your prospective career path, making sure that they have options for you should you change your mind. The reason that I chose Bradley University was that it has a highly regarded business program in the Midwest.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I never saw myself as a teacher, but I was able to transition into their program when I made the switch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students today also need to take a long look at what they do outside of the current school day. We live in a world where people have many options with their free time, and universities want to see that their incoming students can handle that temptation well. Besides the usual suspects, joining a team\/club or some form of student leadership, I always suggest students consider forming their own business. Regardless of the actual financial success, you are demonstrating a relatively large number of skills that will increase your odds of being successful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To run your own business, you&#8217;ll need to manage your time, and at times manage other&#8217;s time. Scheduling becomes important, as does persevering and overcoming adversity (which any business will experience). Throw in budgeting and interpersonal skills, and you are starting to round out a good argument to accept you into the school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another thing that helps is to gain more life experience in a variety of forms. Consider things like volunteering or attending camps in your area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last, I&#8217;d make sure that they worked on their networking skills. You&#8217;ll need to lean on support from many individuals to make it, so make sure you&#8217;ll have no issues getting someone to write those letters of recommendation you&#8217;ll need.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234eb67b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"234eb67b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-29959fbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29959fbd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ab8f2b9\" data-id=\"5ab8f2b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7587f9c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7587f9c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/alok-jain.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20315\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/alok-jain.png 205w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/alok-jain-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a95ae30\" data-id=\"6a95ae30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b913cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b913cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>3. Alok Jain<\/b><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alokkjain\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Alok Jain<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the CEO and Co-founder of the Silicon Valley-based EdTech start-up <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/moonpreneur.com\/\">Moonpreneur<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He is a serial entrepreneur with four successful companies in his list of accolades. His most recent venture, Moonpreneur Inc., is disrupting the EdTech sector.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aee1ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6aee1ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An IIT-alumni, Alok\u2019s vision is to bring about a change in the way children are prepared outside traditional classrooms. With the brain of an entrepreneur and the heart of a father, Alok decided to create this company that imparts children with an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset.\u00a0 His sole focus currently is to secure the future of the young generation through hands-on entrepreneurial training, STEAM-based learning, and an outcome-focused approach via the <\/span><strong>Moonpreneur\u2019s Innovator Program<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Alok explains &#8211;<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEverything can be achieved if planned accordingly. To ace college admission, one needs to set a goal, chalk out a plan, and be determined. \u201cA robust, diversified college application is what every college selection team looks for!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colleges wish to see a consistent, diversified story throughout the application. Grades, test scores, extracurricular activities, and essays should define a student in a positive, synced, and balanced manner. One should make sure that the extracurricular activities are relevant to the degree a student wishes to pursue. For extracurricular activities, your child can take up community service, leadership, and more. Students should focus on subjects and activities that can enhance the overall scope of the application.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One should make sure that the extracurricular activities are relevant to the degree a student wishes to pursue. Getting into a dream college requires a lot of effort and planning. So plan everything from the start to succeed in life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3543dfea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3543dfea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d08343c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d08343c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52806e4f\" data-id=\"52806e4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9a504c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e9a504c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lyndsey-eksili.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20311\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lyndsey-eksili.png 205w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lyndsey-eksili-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22352113\" data-id=\"22352113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9869b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9869b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>4. Lyndsey Eksili<\/b><\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lyndsey-eksili-0207251b7\/\">Lyndsey Eksili <\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a highly experienced, dynamic, accomplished, and motivated Educational Leadership Specialist with significant administrative, community outreach, and policy analyst experience.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13218757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13218757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has over 15-years of experience in private, public, and charter school systems bolstered by significant time working with cross-functional teams to set cohesive policy agendas that advance PreK-12 goals and increase attainment of desired educational outcomes. Lyndsey currently serves as the principal of Pinnacle Academy, a Preschool-12 STEAM-focused independent school in Northern Virginia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Lyndsey &#8211;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGetting into your dream college or university is not impossible. Here are three things that will make your application stand out from the rest.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First and foremost, make sure your grades and test scores are as high as possible. Colleges and universities like to have high GPAs in college-level classes especially, so take that AP course and aim for a 4 or 5 on the final exam. Not only will you earn college credit, but It also goes a long way in the eyes of admissions officers. Take as many opportunities as possible to study and prepare for the SAT and ACT.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can be done through taking practice tests and classes, of course, but also through simple tasks such as reading the daily newspaper.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondly, oftentimes we fall into the mistake of dabbling in many extracurricular activities, rather than focusing on a few that provide us with depth in a particular focus. Quality over quantity is a good rule of thumb to go by for extracurriculars. Schools are looking to build a well-rounded student body of experts, rather than jacks-of-all-trades.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, apply early and don\u2019t limit your choices by choosing only one dream school. Choose three. This will automatically increase your chances, some experts say up to 94%, of getting into one of your choice campuses. When applying, do not wait until the deadline. Submit your applications early, make sure you proofread them, and practice, practice, practice writing essays before you send your final admissions essay to the college or university.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are just three out of many things you can do to get into your dream college or university, but they are three things that will make a huge difference in your applications.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe4c2d5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2fe4c2d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66b2b60b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66b2b60b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fa4f4c\" data-id=\"2fa4f4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26dc15d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26dc15d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sherri-lewis.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20313\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sherri-lewis.png 205w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sherri-lewis-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-15b49f5\" data-id=\"15b49f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2260e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c2260e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>5. Sherri Lewis<\/strong><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sherri-lewis-collegeplanning411\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sherri Lewis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> assists students, families, and professional colleagues in understanding and navigating the trends in the college application process. Work one on one with students in creating college lists and connecting with colleges, editing essays, completing college applications, and preparing for interviews. Also, work with students in submitting applications to graduate school programs as well as assist families in managing the application process to private secondary schools. She said &#8211; <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58665790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58665790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat exactly are competitive colleges looking for in their students? That one student who stands apart from others&#8211; the student teachers describe in recommendation letters as, \u201cThe most amazing student I have taught!\u201d\u00a0 In addition to meeting the college\u2019s numerical benchmarks for GPA and test scores, the rigor of a student\u2019s high school programming is also taken into consideration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did the student take the highest level of courses available?\u00a0 Did they take all five core subjects all four years of high school?\u00a0 What extracurricular activities did the student participate in, for how long, and have they progressed to leadership roles within these activities?\u00a0 Are there any special circumstances or any significant accomplishments?\u00a0 What senior year courses are the student enrolled in and yes, colleges will look at senior year grades.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how do you get on the radar of highly competitive colleges?\u00a0 If attending your dream school is your goal, start as early as your freshman year of high school so you can work toward establishing a strong foundation meeting the basic criteria mentioned above.\u00a0 Make sure you have met or exceeded the general prerequisites and then start building a profile, essay, and application highlighting your unique, magnificent qualities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now is the time to brag about the club you started, the success of the business you created, or the science courses you are taking at a local college because you exhausted the science curriculum at your high school.\u00a0 As you complete your application and move on to your essays, try not to repeat information the colleges already have about you.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if you won All-State for track and listed it as an award on your application, don\u2019t write an essay about how winning the award was the best moment of your life.\u00a0 Instead, introduce new information about yourself so every aspect of the application is another piece of the puzzle that is you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind there are many great schools out there!\u00a0 The perfect college is the one that promotes growth academically, socially, and personally preparing students for the next phase of their life.\u201c<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5e552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e5e552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Final Words\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Believe it or not but there\u2019s no magic formula to get into your dream college of choice. What has worked for many successful students and will work for you, as well, is to apply the right approach and develop a solid understanding for a remarkable application.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applying to a dream college can be an empowering process, so give it your best to ensure that a hefty envelope from your dream college arrives as planned.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moonpreneur is on a mission to disrupt traditional education and future-proof the next generation with holistic learning solutions. Its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/moonpreneur.com\/home\/book-a-free-trial\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovator Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is building tomorrow&#8217;s workforce by training students in AI\/ML, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/moonpreneur.com\/innovator-program\/robotics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robotics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Coding, IoT, and Apps, enabling entrepreneurship through experiential learning.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-78a9e2d8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78a9e2d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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