Google 20% Project Research Day 1

 Requirements for Studying in an Ivy League College

Goals for the day: 

1.) I would like to study in an Ivy League College when I am older, even though I still don't know what career I want to pursuit. Competition is hard and few people are able to get accepted. I would like to know some of the requirements, so during my years in High School, I can prepare myself for what is needed

2.) As I mentioned, I don't know what I want to be when I grow older. I'm hoping that by researching about the different courses you need for certain classes and to get admitted, I can decide what I want to study 

3.) There are several careers I have in mind, but I am also hoping to discover new ones to take in consideration. My future job might be one that I don't know exists. 

http://www.go4ivy.com/colleges/ivy-league-college

Brown University: 

• Acceptance Rate: 9%
• Enrollment: 6,100 undergraduates
• Most Popular Majors:
  • Social Sciences–23%
  • Biology–10%
  • Arts–7%
• Admissions Requirements:
  SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT, essay

Columbia University:

• Acceptance Rate: 10%
• Enrollment: 5,900 undergraduates
• Most Popular Majors:
  • Social Sciences–25%
  • Engineering–21%
  • Biology–9%
• Admissions Requirements:
  SAT or ACT, SAT Subject Tests, essay

Cornell University:

• Acceptance Rate: 18%
• Enrollment: 13,900 undergraduates
• Most Popular Majors:
  • Engineering–18%
  • Business/Marketing–13%
  • Agriculture–12%
• Admissions Requirements:
  SAT or ACT, essay

Princeton University

• Acceptance Rate: 9%
• Enrollment: 5,150 undergraduates
• Most Popular Majors:
  • Social Sciences–24%
  • Engineering–19%
  • Biology–8%
• Admissions Requirements:
  SAT or ACT, SAT Subject Tests, essay

Yale University

• Acceptance Rate: 8%
• Enrollment: 5,300 undergraduates
• Most Popular Majors:
  • Social Sciences–27%
  • History–11%
  • Interdisciplinary Studies–9%
• Admissions Requirements:
  SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT, essay

Harvard University

• Acceptance Rate: 7%
• Enrollment: 6,650 undergraduates
• Most Popular Majors:
  • Social Sciences–37%
  • Biology–12%
  • History–11%
• Admissions Requirements:
  SAT or ACT, SAT Subject Tests, essay, interview

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/harvard-university-2155

Harvard is one of the most selective colleges in the world with only 6.3% acceptance rate.The most popular majors at Harvard include: Economics, General; Political Science and Government, General; Phsychology, General; English Language and Literature/Letters, Other; and Social Sciences, General. 49.9% of the people in campus are women and 50.1% male in 2011.

 http://www.businessinsider.com/secrets-of-dartmouth-admissions-office-2012-10
Essays are a big part of being accepted into a college. Students are advised to take risks on the essays to make them more memorable and therefore cause a good impression on the admissions officer. They receive thousands of standard essays about topics that they have already heard before. However you should also be careful to not highlight a negative personality trait, for example someone who is a complete narcissist and expresses its point of view will not be considered of good taste and will be discarded.

I learned that getting into the Ivy League colleges is very difficult and only very few people are able to get into them. Freshman year is a great year to start thinking about the classes you must take, the grades you must have and start studying for SAT in order to be admitted to the college of your choosing.

Questions:

1.) What is the History of this Ivy Leagues? How did they become so important? What have they done to be so prestigious?