What can I do to impress colleges?

-get grades. in of classes, regardless of you'd do. colleges wants students grades @ institution, , predictor of high college grades high high school grades.

-get leadership experience or experience in clubs , extracurriculars. don't have join bazillion, concentrate on student groups cater interests , involved @ school , in community. colleges see students involved in university community, , way predict if involved in high school.

-get involved in local community. give back. don't have million hours, little contribution goes long way. volunteer @ soup kitchen, health clinic, political campaign, whatever. there literally millions of volunteer positions out there in kinds of causes. since you're interested in art, volunteer @ camp teaching kids produce art or @ museum. psychology, volunteer in psychologists office or programs concentrate on mental health.

-get portfolio of work if visual artist. if 3-d art it'll difficult send in statuettes or pots, take photographs of work , store in file. work on painting or drawing put in portfolio can send schools prove skills. make good.

-take college courses now. either take them on summer, or during school in joint enrollment. community college courses cheap , price may more reduced in agreement hs. ap courses alternatives, too, ap courses credit contingent upon passing exam @ end of course. community college courses put in real college environment other college students, , long make c or better transfer colleges.

-study sats , well. don't have astronomical scores, it's shoot 1600+.

also, since interested in both psychology , art, should explore art therapy. google "art therapy" or "psychology , art" -- field helps people cope problems teaching , encouraging them produce art.

i'd go arts , social sciences. i'm still in high school can right impress them? (like people in journalism, write article major publisher)

want psychologist or artist, or both.

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