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If I could travel back in time to visit my young high school self (who would be studying, studying, studying, often all night long, to do well in her AP classes), I would tell her that college preparation requires more than studying. As important as understanding derivatives in calculus or the logic behind the periodic table of elements is, there is more to preparing for an American college than studying. In fact, at most top American schools, there are more applicants with very high SAT scores (say, above 1450) than there are spaces available for them. This is something my own parents didn’t understand—they thought, “If you are the best, best, best student, why should anything else matter to a good university?” The problem is that there are already many best, best, best students out there. So, how can you differentiate yourself from all the other dedicated applicants? Although test scores and grades are important—they are one way that colleges can determine if you are a serious studen...