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My dream school is Stanford, and my goal in life has been, up until this point, to get in. Would the following be a strong essay topic if tied to other parts of my application?

Finding My Voice: Writin …

I am currently a junior in high school who is looking to do something related to criminology or forensic sciences in college. I also want to minor in Chinese to help get a job in the criminal justice …

Im a junior who currently has a 3.7 weighted GPA and 3.4 unweighted

Hi everyone!

I’ve been accepted to several great colleges, but I’m having a hard time deciding which one to attend. My intended majors are Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, or Human Resources …

Hey all, I'm a junior building my college resume and who I want to be as a person. My dream since elementary school has been Stanford, and now I'm also interested in Yale and Northwestern. I'm going t …

As a parent, I always thought that as long as my son understood his subjects, writing would just take care of itself. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

My son is in high school, and over the last couple …

I have a 4.0 from a competitive public school. I have completed 6 AP courses with test scores of 5 (4 tests) and 4 (2 tests). I am presently in 6 AP courses. I want to double major in Art History and …

Indore is widely known as the hub of MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission) preparation. Every year, thousands of aspirants move to the city because of its experienced faculty, competitive e …

I am a current sophomore in high school with a very late birthday, around late May, so I will be unable to get my driver's license until then. I have had a tough time attending and participating in cl …

So my main uni in mind is uc Berkeley, the problem is that I’m an international student who messed up in 10th grade, I had a 2.85 uw and a code of misconduct. I’ve set up a strong ap calendar for jun …

I've been throwing for track and field for about two years. I'm a junior now and still kind of struggling of which colleges I want to actually persure in because my major will be aeronautical engineer …

Good afternoon! I was wondering if I placed at top something percent in a very prestigious competition, may I place it in my awards and honors section?

Thank you in advance!

TL; DR: I took the SAT twice and studied between them and got the same score. Help!

Hello! I'm a junior and I'm at a loss. I took the December SAT and got my results back Friday. For reference, here ar …

I'm going into second semester of Junior year, and I feel my EC's are very lackluster. All I have is minimal volunteer hours at a nursing home, HOSA member for 2 years, Swimming and Diving for 2 years …

I have a lot of interests which seem to not tie together very well. I am president of Model UN (I do a lot of stuff with MUN), founded a political debate club, and do other world affairs things like J …

Before reading, please know that I'm not at all trying to ragebait or be an insufferable perfectionist. I genuinely just want some second opinions about my situation.

I just finished my first sophomor …

I'm a freshman and I really love science, history, and writing, and I write a lot of papers and articles on these subjects, just as a hobby. How do I put that on a college application?

My son is getting acceptances from local California universities and some on the east coast/mid west. They are all fairly similar, some better ranked than others. How do people make the ultimate decis …

This semester has been challenging and I have lost focus of my future aspirations. Now that I am back on track I have realized the effects of my mistake of slacking off. Semester 1 grades of Junior ye …

Hello, I am a Junior in High School and I want to join the medical field as a pediatrician,OB GYN,or a Dentist. However, I also have an interest in becoming a Female Sports Talk Host.I would love to a …