Get a job! Not only does it pay you, but looks very nice on apps that you can handle responsibilities like working...

I declined Wake Forest because I realized I did not want to be apart of a small school. I wanted to take those "scary" big classes...

Franklin street is always happening!! Even if you do not like the party scene, I am sure you love to eat and there are so many choices to eat wonderful, sometimes surprisingly cheap meals that top dining halls any day of the week. Durham is just down the road with lots of cute little shops along with the mall Southpoint. Raleigh is also about 30 minutes away as the state's capital and...

Choose a teacher that taught you in a class you were strong in, so they can write about how smart and obviously wonderful you are. Stray away from the teachers whose classes you may have slacked off in, because they will be honest and tell colleges/scholarships that. Even if they may be your favorite, chillest,...