/sci/ - Science & Math

>>7638338
[insert STEM subject here] olympiads and competitions; clubs relevant to your subjects (try to work up to managerial positions, or take on projects that require you to be in some leadership positions); robotics/engineering clubs. Basically join clubs that demonstrate your skills and interests, show you've developed as a normally adjusted human being, and make you into a socially good investment.

If you chose your grades as the only method of differentiating yourself from the crowd, you made a bad decision. There are thousands of students with grades that are just as good if not better compared to yours; your exemplary grades are a dime a dozen. Get out and meet some people, network with people and professors (profs--even at state schools--are connected to industry and academic ledes that aren't immediately apparent in the classroom).

>>7616173
Hearty kek.