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How to write essays and applications for admission in MIT and to select in Yale summer program?

Respected Experts I'm student of grade 11 in India. I recently came to know about MIT and Yale summer program. I'm passionate to work in NASA and to work there a good degree is needed. I'm not having …

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Should I take English first language or second language?

I am a student studying in the British curriculum, I recently received a choice to choose between English iGCSE first language and literature/second language. I am planning to apply to very selective …

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What type of schools should I be applying to for early action? Regular decision?

I heard that early action schools should be my "safety" schools and the regular decision schools should be "target" and "reach" schools. Is that right? Will I be at a disadvantage if I apply in the ea …

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Is writing about my unique family a good common app personal essay topic?

I am a senior in highschool and I was wondering if writing about my unique family would be a good common app personal essay topic (Prompt 1?)? I have over 20 family members who all live within 20 minu …

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How creative I can be for Stanford note to future roommate essay?

Hi,

For my Stanford note to future roommate essays, I have anxiety that mine is too risky or unacceptable.

I researched that it is good to be creative and humorous ( and I even read some examples in li …

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AP scores?

Should I submit my 3 on the AP Chem exam even though none of my colleges accept a 3 or below on the AP exam?

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weighted or unweighted GPA?

Should I submit my weighted GPA (4.21) or unweighted GPA (3.95) to colleges? I am applying to NYU, Johns Hopkins, Duke Uni, etc.

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Should I specify if my activity is virtual this year?

In my activites section of the common app, my description of my activites are largely based on how they were before covid when we could meet and do stuff in person. But should I specify that now they …

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Is it okay to get recommendation letters from my Economics teacher and my Mock Trial coach?

I'm currently in Economics (one semester) as my social studies class for this semester. I have been on my school's mock trial team since 10th grade, and for 10th and 11th grade one of the humanities t …

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How can we show colleges we would want to participate in extracurriculars during these times?

I'm a Sophomore in high school, and most of my life my parents often worried if I joined any extracurriculars outside of school, something would happen to me. Last year, I had planned on working my se …

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How do I apply for financial aid as an international student?

He, I'm an international student and I am aware that I am not eligible for FAFSA (if I'm not wrong?). How do I apply for financial aid?

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Do you have to join an activity you write in an essay?

So I'm responding to a supplement essay asking how I will contribute to the community aka what clubs and activities I plan to join if I go to the school. So I was wondering if I'll be obliged to join …

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Ap and honor/ GPA

1) If you are an international students and your school don't offer AP classes or honors, would you still be accepted by colleges?

2) If your school don't calculate your final grades as GPA but rather …

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Good or bad?

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If my high school doesn't offer extracurricular opportunities e.g. no sports program, should I mention it in an essay or additional info? Do you think admission officers would view my it in a …

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Common App Essay Question

For the Common app essay, can you write something about a day in your life or something that you went through. Such as a daily routine, racism that you have been through, something that changed you, o …

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Reporting all SAT Scores

I'm a senior in high school who is currently applying to universities. Some of my schools require that I report all my SAT Scores. If my first score is pretty good and my second is 150 less, how will …

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Is Drexel a good school?

in terms of fame, faculty, campus etc...

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My school offers very little Honors or AP courses, what do I do?

So I know that this website says that colleges will take available coursework at your school into consideration, but according to collegevine's calculator, my coursework is still lacking. My school of …

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can i get into santa clara with my overall application?

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Is it better to apply directly to engineering or apply to LSA and switch to engineering at the University of Michigan?

The acceptance rate is much higher for LSA than for the college of engineering, and I know of people who do apply to LSA and then switch majors.

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