What s the difference between an eligible applicant and a competitive applicant?
An eligible applicant just does the bare minimum. There is nothing exciting about this student s application that separates her from everybody else. On paper, the only way she stands out is by her name. Why should a university choose her instead of someone else from the thousands that look like her? Do you have an answer? Me neither. Don’t let this be you. Be the competitive applicant who goes above and beyond the call of duty. The competitive applicant treats the college application process like a competition. When a student applies to college she needs to do all she can to look better than everybody else does. The competitive applicant takes 4 years of math and Spanish, is involved in clubs and sports, runs for Junior class President, tutors at her local elementary school, has a part-time job, whatever — you get the picture. Just do more. More! More!! More!!!
