Thank you for sharing all of your information -- it's nice to have another voice. > Took almost every AP class, 1600 SAT, tons and tons of random clubs. Got in

Thank you for sharing all of your information -- it's nice to have another voice. > Took almost every AP class, 1600 SAT, tons and tons of random clubs. Got in nowhere. I wish people new how not uncommon this is. > Yes, a kid could choose to mindlessly take these classes, but if he's taking them while building and racing go carts, would you not see him differently? This is a great and completely realistic example. It's tough to read good applications that have specific examples along these lines and say anything other than "wow, that's cool" (Note: there are also weak applications that have narratives like this, but that's a different issue -- it's not a crude formula).