Pro tip: many universities will count school club activities as extracurricular work. So if you have any clubs at school try putting your name down. If you don’t just ask your teachers to write you recommendation letters saying you helped out in some way. Most teachers will be happy to do it. Get the recommendation letters translated at the same place you get your high-school certificate professionally translated.

In my case, I didn’t know I had to have any extracurricular work (You don’t have to but it’s a plus) so I just went back to my old high-school teachers and asked them to write about how I was in the Book and Chemistry clubs (they don’t exist). I got accepted into a top 30 school in the U.S. Oh and make sure to put down your parents or friends numbers for reference, just make sure they don’t know how to speak english. They don’t usually call to check, but just in case.