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AP's

I'm a junior from India. I want to major in Economics and I'm planning on applying to the most competitive schools (Ivy League, Stanford, UChicago, etc..). I have registered myself for AP Calculus AB …

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How can I apply for an essay? I also need the form

Liberty University

Miriam Torres.

How can I contribute to the campus in a very well spoken person I also love to communicate with at her people hard worker teacher also I love to build a book club theat …

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I changed my school right after tenth grade. Do I need to contact my former school to upload my past results?

I changed my school right before eleventh grade. How do I get my former school to send

my past results? Is it necessary? Do I need to contact the school to send it or would the common app simply notif …

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Why Cornell University?

Why Cornell University? What is unique to Cornell that most elite or non elite universities do not have?

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I haven't taken all the most rigorous courses possible. How will this affect admission at more competitive schools?

I am well rounded Junior in a relatively competitive high-school, but this year I chose not to take AP courses for Language arts and History. I felt as if I wasn't as well prepared for this year becau …

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Anyone else have essay anxiety?

This might be a stupid question but I wanted to ask because I'm hoping someone can give me some tips or tricks or advice that worked for them. So I'm applying to 10 schools total and already applied t …

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College interview follow-up?

Hi, I'm hoping to get some advice for my son. He's applying to some competitive schools and has been asked to conduct interviews with alumni.

He has already finished one interview and he said it went p …

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Submitting apps early and losing motivation?

I had a few schools which I applied to already and now that those apps are out of the way I haven't touched anything to do with colleges lol. Not to mention with covid and all my classes being online …

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How do I fill out the activity section for University of Illinois?

Hi, one of the schools that I am applying to is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They don’t accept the common app, so I am applying through their specific application portal. Their acti …

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I'm a senior in high school and I'm a Cameroonian(Africa) and I really want to go to UPENN I dont know if this will any

I am a senior and have little finances and wish to do work study in UPENN.I wish to ask for the cheapest financial aid recommendations and I wish to ask If my nationality will disrupt me as internatio …

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GPA scores conversion

I'm a an international student and in our country we do only the GCE and I dont know how to convert this to American GPA

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GPA scores conversion

I'm a an international student and in our country we do only the GCE and I dont know how to convert this to American GPA

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Grammar and sentence structre

I'm wondering if formal grammar rules should apply to everyday conversations and thoughts I use in my college essay. Side note: Would the use of British spelling be seen as incorrect when applying to …

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Does being born in a different country become a positive or negative thing when colleges are reviewing my application?

I am a junior in high school and was born in South Africa. I moved to the US with my family and became a US citizen a couple years ago. I was wondering how me being a foreigner affects my application. …

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Help, I am new to all this, please can anyone tell me more about financial-aid or how it helps me?

I am a Junior and now I am knowing about financial-aid and I guess I was supposed to know about it last year in my Sophomore year. Now because of Covid-19, I was not able to know what it is.

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Should students filling out the Common App write a response to the "COVID-19" section under Additional Information?

Hi, I am a senior. Would it help a student applying to college if they did this? I am not sure how effective it would be in explaining it. There have been things that have impacted my life but I am no …

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What to do if our school doesn't offer ACT or SAT exams?

Hi, I'm from the Philippines and unfortunately our school doesn't offer ACT or SAT exams. What can I do to help me have more chances of getting into universities in the states?

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Is your essay reviewed by multiple people or only one person if you post it?

Hi, I was just wondering if the essay I submitted for review on this site is reviewed by multiple people. I dont want too many people to have access to it, because Im worried someone may copy it. Than …

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ACT and SAT when to take them

I am currently a freshman in high school and would like to know when is the right time to take the ACT and SAT. All of the colleges I would like to attend have a preference for both and I would like t …

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College interview follow up email

I just had a college interview and want to send a thank you email to my interviewer. The problem is I can't find her email anywhere. I forgot to ask and I've been looking all over the admissions staff …

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