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I am a high school sophomore. I wanted to know if I should take the regular SATs as well as the new SATs or whether I should only take the new SATs. Also, I would like to know how much consideration admissions officers put when students take community college classes in the evening. At my high school, I am currently taking a Physics course called General Physics I first semester and then General Physics II second semester. I was thinking of also taking another course called Microbiology and Immunology, which I really want to do because I love science, especially in the field of biology. Will taking community college classes and doing well in them improve my chances for admissions to colleges, preferably in the Ivy League such as Harvard, Yale, and Princeton? Also, what do admission officers usually see when they see the transcript from the community college that the student attended? Would they look at attendance as well as the student's grades?


Hi, I have a few more questions I would like to ask. I read that admissions officers want to see applicants who have worked during high school, and I think she said officers want to see them working in their field of interest. Well, I'm hoping majoring in pre-med, and the only thing that I can think of that is considered working is volunteering at the hospital. Do any of you consider that as working? If not, what should I do?

Another question. I want to take another course at my local community college in the field of biology, which are called "Microbiology and Immunnology" and/or "Human Anatomy and Physiology". I talked to my guidance counselor at my high school, and she told me I should ask someone at the science department at the college I want to apply to and ask them what courses I should take at the community college while in high school related to pre-med. Should I spend the time to call them because I think the last deadline for registering for classes at my local community college is sometime next week? What should I do?

One more question. I know this is probably a broad question, and I have even asked my guidance counselor about this and I have also read a couple of books related to the admissions process, but I'm still not sure. I want to apply to Harvard. I'm not one of those people who wants to get accepted to Harvard because of the name or its prestige, but because of Harvard's quality of education and the opportunities it can open up for me. What steps should I take or things I should do that you think would be appropriate or sufficient enough to get accepted to Harvard?

I'm sorry if this post is so long, but I am very curious and I have many questions to ask even now that I would like answered.

By Jbaby262 (Jbaby262) on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 10:53 pm: Edit

hey whats your aim? im a soph too..we can discuss lol