Sorry...

Long time no blog...sorry. Anyway I have finally finished my feature so I'm glad that's done. I wrote about students applying and receiving scholarships for college as well as talking about how much extracurricular activities, like school clubs (which this blog is about) really help a student. I talked to my guidance counselor who gave me good advice as well as the founder of Atlantic Financial & Educational Services, which is like a college consultant. For those of you who don't know a college consultant is like a personal assistant that helps you get into the top college of your choice. One of the best out there and probably most expensive, is Michelle Hernandez. I tried to contact her and I really wish I could have talked to her because apparently she is very successful in getting students into their top choices, like the Ivy's.

Here's a bit of an old article about Hernandez for you to read.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_43/b4055063.htm



Anyway... I learned that the top things colleges look at are mostly your grades and the difficulty of courses you take. Extracurricular's still help though because they can be that deciding factor that gives you the extra push and show how you can handle school work and other activities, but to find out more you'll just have to read my feature!