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What were tools you used to narrow down your major search?

As a Junior, what were some ways you used to figure out what to choose as your major? Were there any online tools? How many people did you talk to or interview?

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Should I trust the chancing calculator if it says a school with a <30% acceptance rate is a safety?

I put in my college list into collegevine and it says that colleges such as Cal Poly SLO and Northeastern are safety schools. However, CalPoly has a 28% acceptance rate, and Northeastern has a 19% acc …

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Will not running xc my senior year look bad to college admissions?

I have ran xc since my freshman year and gone to state my sophomore for junior. I don’t want to run xc my senior year because I am CEO of my schools robotics club and FBLA president, and xc takes up a …

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Can I finish high school in august and apply for the spring semester of college?

I am taking 3 community college classes as my last requirements for high school, and the only classes I had been planning to take my senior year were music classes. However, if school is going to be o …

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Finding Local Scholarships

I know local scholarships are very helpful if you are tight on financial aid.

Where can I find resources to help me see all the available scholarships around me?

Also, another side question if anyone k …

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How to find ways to get involved online

With the current pandemic happening, I still want to get involved. What are some resources I can use to find virtual volunteering services?

I know volunteermatch.org is a popular one. Are there any oth …

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Can someone explain Honors Colleges?

I'm not entirely sure about Honors Colleges. What are the pros and cons? Do I apply on the Common App or is an invitation offered after the application is accepted? Is the difference between Honors …

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How can I start a club that focuses on human rights/justice?

In light of the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement, I have become bery interested in activism. I have very strict parents, so I haven’t been able to participate in any protests but I have made sure t …

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Class of 2025 fewer spaces?

So I'm pretty nervous about the class of 2024 deferring admissions. Will that mean there will be even LESS space for people applying this November and January to colleges?

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4 years ago
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how can I take APs outside of the school

My school offers 13 or so APs, but I can only take one for sophomore, three for junior, and three for senior year. (so total of 7). I want to take AP other than what school offers, and I want to talk …

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What do I do if I don't know what to specifically write about?

So far, I haven't found the right topic for me. Nothing has helped.

I am a rising senior in a public high school. I am mainly a straight-A student with occasional Bs. I have participated in a lot of di …

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Is taking online college classes helpful?

So I am thinking about taking free online classes from a top-tier school/ivy league, (going to an art major, and a current sophomore), and does it really help into your resume? of course, I am going …

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What can I do to get into yygs?

Hey I am an international student.

I am planning to attend yygs next summer ie during my senior year. I want to know what type of extracurricular activities I should have and is it compulsory to have a …

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Is there a chance for undocumented students to join scholarships? Are they able to apply for CA Dream Act?

Asking this question for a friend and provide this as a resource to many.

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I am poor.I can't afford to got studied in a good college. If I got scholarship I learn more and more. How can I get ?

I am Sana. I am from Pakistan. I am keen interested to get education. But I am financially very weak. I almost complete matriculation. Due to coronavirus I am promoted to class 11th. From my childhood …

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Factoring in ED in admission chances

Is there any way to accurately factor in the impact that applying Early Decision has on admission chances to a particular school? It's not a criteria on your chancing engine, but for some schools ED …

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Should I put Girls State on my college apps even though it was cancelled due to COVID-19, so I was unable to attend?

Rising senior - I know that it is a great/competitive program, but I don't know if I should put it on my apps since I didn't actually get to go and have the experience. Also, where should I put it on …

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Are everyone extra-curricular on "hold", due to the coronavirus pandemic?

Just wondering so I can know if I need to do extra-curricular because so far I can't seem to find any.

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Will earning an Associate Degree in High School help or hurt my application to competitive Colleges?

Background: I am a 10th grader in a public high school beginning to take Dual Enrollment classes at my local Community College toward the end of earning an A.S. in Computer Science. I am pretty intere …

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Last ACT test date for 2021 apps?

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I am applying this fall, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, both my test dates were canceled. Since one of the schools I'm applying to strongly recommends ACT, I had signed up for it. However, …

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