Betsy

**Extracurriulcar activiites (or
community involvement ) and essays are also a big determinant to being
accepted into college.**

(a tangent)

Because of the pending Supreme Court case about the legality of
including race as a factor in admissions, Newsweek recently ran a
detailed article about how the points are added up for calculating
admissions eligibility at the University of Michigan. I was surprised
that the essay didn't count for more than a few points in their system.
It's interesting reading, still. And it's important to keep in mind
that each distinct college or university system may have their own
unique way of rating applicants.

Betsy