Data science is the bringing together of scientific principles with data to discover patterns and make predictions. Data scientists, and data engineers, use numbers and facts to inform governments, corporations, and, by extension, society as a whole. Predicting what will happen next or how to address a societal issue isn’t magic, it’s numbers. This is true whether it’s positioning a new toy on the shelves or designing a bug net roll-out to decrease cases of malaria. Both rely on data to be as effective and impactful as possible.
Biomedical Engineering Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
If you are a sophomore interested in studying biomedical engineering in college, you’re probably interested in medicine, passionate about engineering, and fascinated by the intersection of the two. Students who study biomedical engineering go into careers in research, they develop new medical devices and discover breakthroughs, they work for famed international corporations and local hospitals. Basically, there is a lot that you can do with a biomedical engineering degree. But how do you get to college graduation?
Political Science Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
Every year, we work with students who are fascinated by, and often fixated on, politics. They want to understand how the political atmosphere we exist in now was created, and what they can do to shape the future. Through political science, students build a foundation in history, politics, economics, and current events that serves them well in applying critical thinking to any moment that we are in, helping to shift culture.
History Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Juniors
History is one of those majors that nearly every university or college offers, and that can be pursued successfully at nearly any of them. What differentiates one program from another is truly the overall caliber of the school and the subject area specialties of the faculty. But once you have your two or three top-choice schools that have strong programs in your precise areas of deepest interest, how do you get in?
Psychology Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Juniors
Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the country that straddles the sciences and the humanities. Students who pursue an undergraduate degree in psychology go on to graduate school, medical school, social work, marketing, education, and more. The lessons of psychology are applicable across so many paths and through so many avenues, and nearly every top college and university in the United States has a strong psychology program.
Economics Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Juniors
High school juniors interested in economics tend to have fallen in love with the subject through one of a few avenues. Either they had a teacher who emphasized economics or who taught an elective course fully focused on economics, and it was a fabulous class, or they are fascinated by the world of business and fell in love with economics through the lens of national or global markets. Possibly, it was both — a fantastic teacher and a penchant for following what’s happening in the markets and how policy and current events impact the economic landscape. And now you are a junior passionate about economics and only months away from writing your college applications. So, what do you do to stand out?
Mechanical Engineering Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Juniors
Business Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
People who love business tend to know it early. They are the kind of young people who take every opportunity to run a lemonade stand, make money doing yard work for neighbors, or even start their own small business. As a high school sophomore looking to study business in college, you may have already done some — or even all — of this. And if you have business cards, a LinkedIn, or a personal website with a digital resume, that wouldn’t surprise us.
Chemical Engineering Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
If you are a sophomore interested in chemical engineering, you may not have been thinking much about college yet — and that’s okay. But it’s also not ideal if you have lofty goals for college. You can’t hit something that you aren’t aiming for. So, let’s set a target and create a strategy.
English Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Juniors
If you are a junior interested in an English major in college, first of all let us say that you are awesome. In an era that is heavy on the STEM fields, it isn’t common for students these days to want to pursue English at a top-tier school like an Ivy League or similarly competitive college. And yet, English majors are some of our faves. As an English major, you study literature and the written word, you learn how to write persuasively, how to break down anything you read analytically — and how to develop creative work.
Physics Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
If you love physics, chances are that you love physics. We find that students with an interest in physics tend to be deeply passionate, curious, and driven. What they aren’t always doing automatically, though, is laying the groundwork for a successful college application experience. That’s where we can help.
International Relations Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
If you are interested in government, policy, international business, research and analysis, or non-profit work, International Relations is an amazing major. International Relations is a great melding of the humanities that leads to a deep understanding of the global financial system and the relationship between different nations. Students take courses in economics, political science, history, and language, and go on to careers that span politics, policy, philanthropy, and global business.
Math Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
If you are passionate about math, you understand the power of numbers. This is especially true if you want to major in math in college. Every top undergraduate school in America has a top math program, and getting in isn’t an unsolvable equation (lol!). You need to be exceptional. Your grades must be exceptional across the board, not simply in math. Your standardized test scores must be exceptional, and not only in the math sections. And your activities, or how you spend time outside of the classroom, must also be exceptional. However, you don’t need to cure cancer or write and publish a novel as a high school student. You’re a prospective math major, and colleges want to see you immersing yourself in the subject beyond course offerings.
Management Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Juniors
Students who are interested in studying management in college often do it through a major in Business Administration and Management. This entails courses in business, economics, accounting, marketing, and more. Colleges don’t expect you to arrive dialed in on business management. To prepare for it, though, you can’t just do what is available through the course options at your school and call it a day. Admission to a top-tier business management program requires exceptional grades and equally strong scores, of course. It also demands going above and beyond in your activities and extracurricular engagements, with a special attention to linking what you do outside of the classroom to your future management major.
Political Science Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Juniors
Political science is the study of politics, government, policy, and political behavior in the United States and beyond through the lens of scientific methods. Students who major in political science go on to careers in politics and policy through advocacy, lobbying, non-profits, think tanks, consulting, law, and more. The top political science programs in the country are also at many of the most popular and competitive colleges. Think Harvard, Georgetown, Tufts, Stanford, Williams, and the like. Getting into these schools is hard, obviously, so you have to put in the work far ahead of writing applications. That means a strong transcript, amazing SAT and ACT scores, and outstanding activities.
Marketing Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
An undergraduate major in marketing is industry agnostic. This means that you can apply the degree to any industry or field, pairing your passion in marketing with a passion for fashion or business or design or bringing people together. As a marketing major, you can move laterally, from one industry to another, and vertically, rising up the ranks of a company or marketing firm until you are truly an expert in your craft.
Classics Extracurricular Activtiy Strategy for Sophomores
A major in classics is about as old-school as majors come after, maybe, Latin. We can’t say that we hear from a lot of high school students who are dreaming of a degree in classics. We wish more would, though. While there aren’t many obvious jobs outside of education and academia that come from a degree in classics, a degree steeped in the humanities is actually a bit of a superpower these days.
Computer Science Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Juniors
The first computer science degree was introduced in the 1950s, and the first Computer Science Department in the United States was created in at Purdue University. This is very recent in the world of college majors, but computer science went on to take the world by storm. Before too long, it became one of the most popular majors in the country and attracted hundreds of thousands of students to an opportunity to gain a degree that offered almost certain employment with outstanding starting salaries.
Data Science Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Juniors
First, let’s break down what data science even is as it isn’t common area of interest that we hear from high schoolers. Data science is a field that brings together math, statistics, and computer science to distill data and extract insights from the results. The best colleges for data science are also many of the best colleges for STEM, but it’s worth noting that not every school has an undergraduate Data Science major. Instead, schools like Harvard offer a variety of courses in data science that can be layered onto another major. If you want to attend a top-tier school with a data science major, consider Yale, UC Berkeley, MIT, or UChicago. Those aren’t the only options, though, so definitely get in touch if you want a personalized college strategy calibrated for your interests and experiences.
Business Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Juniors
Business is one of the most popular majors for undergraduate students in the United States, with of all undergraduates graduating with a business degree in hand. It makes sense. A major in business can be used in so many more ways than simply knowing how to start a business (although you can do it with that, too). A business degree empowers graduates to enter the corporate world or join a growing business. Business graduates can launch into impressive, fast-paced careers, or choose to take their education somewhere that lets them savor life more slowly. Unlike many other tracks, like pre-med or pre-law, graduating with a business degree doesn’t mean you are lining yourself up for many more years of schooling before the big paychecks roll in. Instead, you have the option to get right into it.