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Why you should focus on test scores:
In the pre-admissions cycle, all of you are focused on test prep. On a basic level, it’s IELTS/TOEFL/Cambridge Qualifications and SAT/ACT. Those who are aiming genuinely high (Ivy Leagues or competitive liberal arts colleges) go extra to stand out in an academically competitive applicant pool, sitting APs or in-school A-levels and IB (International Baccalaureate).
Some people make it into their dream universities - very thankfully and fortunately. Others are left out, due to bad luck or small nuances they overlooked while crafting their applications. The ones who ultimately thug it out - congratulations. You almost have your life set after pushing a little more. The ones who did not face a harder future, probably going into a middle-ranked school and realizing they have to keep pushing to at least succeed at their careers.
For the second group, I have a piece of advice (subjective, no facts). Once you are at your new university, you might wonder: “I worked so hard, got perfect test scores, can craft valuable messages and stories, but I’m in the same place with kids who tried much less”. Nuh uh, don’t rush… the payoffs in 3-4 years will be different.
Kids who didn’t work hard from the outset, even though they have been keeping up their 4.0 GPA, will eventually start slacking. By the time they are juniors or seniors, they’ll be, in most cases, behind the kids who put in sweating efforts from the beginning. Why is that? If you sat all of those exams and tried genuinely hard, you were already hardwired to approach things the right way, and you know that you have to be acting a little differently and starting early. You will probably take that attitude with yourself, and keep succeeding down the road.
The relationship is not direct, but it still exists.
These are my personal observations, and I think they are not ungrounded. No matter what, you’ll never be at loss for the work you put in!
In the pre-admissions cycle, all of you are focused on test prep. On a basic level, it’s IELTS/TOEFL/Cambridge Qualifications and SAT/ACT. Those who are aiming genuinely high (Ivy Leagues or competitive liberal arts colleges) go extra to stand out in an academically competitive applicant pool, sitting APs or in-school A-levels and IB (International Baccalaureate).
Some people make it into their dream universities - very thankfully and fortunately. Others are left out, due to bad luck or small nuances they overlooked while crafting their applications. The ones who ultimately thug it out - congratulations. You almost have your life set after pushing a little more. The ones who did not face a harder future, probably going into a middle-ranked school and realizing they have to keep pushing to at least succeed at their careers.
For the second group, I have a piece of advice (subjective, no facts). Once you are at your new university, you might wonder: “I worked so hard, got perfect test scores, can craft valuable messages and stories, but I’m in the same place with kids who tried much less”. Nuh uh, don’t rush… the payoffs in 3-4 years will be different.
Kids who didn’t work hard from the outset, even though they have been keeping up their 4.0 GPA, will eventually start slacking. By the time they are juniors or seniors, they’ll be, in most cases, behind the kids who put in sweating efforts from the beginning. Why is that? If you sat all of those exams and tried genuinely hard, you were already hardwired to approach things the right way, and you know that you have to be acting a little differently and starting early. You will probably take that attitude with yourself, and keep succeeding down the road.
The relationship is not direct, but it still exists.
These are my personal observations, and I think they are not ungrounded. No matter what, you’ll never be at loss for the work you put in!