Most seniors have their hearts set on a few good schools they try their best to get into.
However, there are times when they just have to accept the fact that there are just some kids out there with better statistics than them, and these kids deserve to go to that school more than they do. Most people who apply to colleges have an assumed understanding of how the acceptation procedure works. High school students are told time and time again that the most important aspect of the portfolio is the G.P.A., or the grade average. Next comes the SAT score. Finally, the schools look at the history of extra-curricular activities that the student has.