The most important factor influencing your the strength of your college  applications will be your grades and achievement in college preparatory classes.

Often, applicants possessing an unusual ability or skill can ride that special talent all the way to college admission.

Recommendations from counselors and teachers are very important to college admissions officers..

Work, volunteer projects and extra curricular activities can often make an otherwise mediocre college application look better.

Admissions test scores are the only important factor used in college admissions decisions.