We’ve all heard that colleges want to see involved students who show academic readiness by completing a rigorous high school program.
But do colleges prefer depth– specializing in fields like STEM or humanities, focusing on one or two extracurriculars, or taking one world language for four years? Or do colleges want to see breadth– a range of academic subjects, multiple activities, an extensive resume, and a range of interests?
Megan and Erin discuss the question of depth versus breadth as it applies to various aspects of a student’s high school experience including:
- course schedule
- volunteer and extracurricular interests
- world language choices
- and more
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