If you want to stand out from the sea of college applicants vying for a spot at your dream college, you shouldn’t just join random clubs at your school --because every other high schooler is already doing that. What you need to do is become the creator of your own extracurricular activities. What I mean is, you need to start small and start early to find a unique passion project (or theme) that’s related to your interest and solve a problem around it.

 

In this episode, I’m talking about being innovative and standing out when it comes to your extracurricular activities. Innovation and uniqueness are key traits for getting admitted to your dream college and necessary for setting yourself up for success in college and life. That’s why I’m giving you my best tips and tricks to help you identify a niche area of interest, develop ideas for your extracurricular passion project and execute it with success.

 

What We Cover:

• What it means to create your own activities
• Why you have to start small to go big
• An example passion project
• How to find a real-world problem with real-world implications

 

“You want to make sure that you're seeking out accomplishments that are hard to explain. Not hard to do.” - Cathleen

 

“You want to showcase to college admissions officers that you are able to solve actual problems that exist in the world. Not the experiments you're doing in a controlled lab and your AP bio classroom.” - Cathleen

 

”Highly selective colleges are looking for students who have potential to be world leaders, game-changers, and entrepreneurs who go out, find a problem, come up with a solution, and does whatever it takes to not get discouraged in the face of challenges.” - Cathleen

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If you’re a high school student in 9th-12th grade or the parent of one, I work with a small cohort of students annually and help them develop the core traits I discussed in the podcast and apply to selective colleges. You can apply to work with me below:

 

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Interested in a one of a kind 6 week group coaching EXPERIENCE to help YOU create a theme AKA your unique area of specialization? Establish the foundation of becoming a Uniquely Impressive, Trailblazing Leader so that you can get into your dream colleges and change the world with ease and joy! If The Admitted Mastermind sounded like it was for you, you'll love Theme Queen™. Join Theme Queen™ here. 

 

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