-72 It's sad that college acceptance is based predominantly on academic and extracurricular activities and even though they say it is important, not on creativity and what goes through the individuals mind, amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Well if you're applying to a school for any kind of art or writing or photography program, your application is also heavily weighted on your portfolio. So in a way, that //is// what goes on in your mind, to the highest extent a college can judge it

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I thought that this is what your personal statements were for...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I think it's backwards. College is for cool kids, not for straight-A losers.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

They've redone the SATs to incorporate more creative aspects, which I honestly believe is a good idea. Being creative is useful and valuable. Of course, academics are just as important.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Tests in college have nothing to do with how creative someone is so why would the admission process? It's all academic.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Yes, tests in college are academic, but there is so much more to college itself than just tests...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Related thing that irritates me is the scholarship competition I did at my university. Tested in writing and semi-public speaking. Almost no science, math or engineering majors ever win things like that.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The essays required for most colleges are for an insight into your personality and creativity. Also, academic characteristics are stressed because you know, it is a school. If you did bad in high school, then it doesn't look like you'll do too hot in college. Extracurriculars are important because they can show your interests, your competitiveness, your innovation, your ability to work with other people, and believe it or not, your creativity. Colleges can't examine how creative every single applicant is, but they use what resources they can get to get a feel for it. Creativity is important. It's just hard to translate in an application among possibly thousands.

by Anonymous 11 years ago