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What is the best resource to apply for scholarships?

High school junior.

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What extra-curricular should I do during this COVID-19 Pandemic? Any ideas will be much greatly appreciated!

I am interested in science and math, and I want to major in civil engineering. I am a rising sophomore.

Extra-curricular so far:

Varsity Soccer

Varisty Track & Field

Varsity Cross Country

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Would this be an appropriate situation for an optional/non-academic rec letter?

So several of the schools I'm applying to have their required/recommended teacher & counselor recommendation letters, but many also have an optional non-academic rec letter. I've heard that using thes …

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Will high test scores be any significant advantage for the next overwhelmingly "test optional" college admissions cycle?

I am a rising high school senior and I was wondering, since so many colleges are going test-optional, if having a higher SAT/ACT score would give me any significant edge in the admissions process over …

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Any activity ideas for an Astronomy Club/other club ideas? I'm stumped.

I've been thinking of ways to get my extracurriculars list improved in order to reflect the current major I'm thinking of applying for (which is Astronomy/Astrophysics), and the main idea I have as of …

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Can I know?

I am an indian and I don't know much about american semester in college. I want to know that when does spring session and fall session will start for college.

I will be applying to college during the e …

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What if my school does not provide AP/IB classes?

The national curriculum education in my country does not provide any AP/IB/Honors classes. Since I have taken none of these, my chancing profile in Collegevine shows that I'm not academically well-qu …

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What extracurricular activities to do?

I am a sophomore wanting to get into Princeton. I want to start my own business in cosmetics and I am unsure what to do to get into an Ivy League. Any advice on what clubs or internships to take?

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Photography Contests?

Hey, I'm a rising sophomore who has a passion for photography. I take pride in my work, and I want to get it out into the world. Is there anything I can do turn my passion into something I can put on …

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National Database of Geogrpahical Represnation?

So this is a very wierd question:

Does anyone know of a “database” that has the geographical representation of students admitted at schools NOT by region. Similar to the map for Princeton. I really on …

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Is this a cliche topic for an essay?

Is writing about overcoming traditional beauty standards a cliche topic for an essay?

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Advice on how to grow small business

Hey, I started a free online tutoring business over the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I wanted to help students out and do my part to be an active change in my community.

Though it has been abou …

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Advice on starting a club for high school juniors and seniors

Hi!

I'm planning on starting a club as a leadership opportunity, but I have no idea of what to start.

I want to focus mainly at juniors and seniors.

If you guys have some tips, I would love to hear them!

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What advice do you have on starting/running a club?

I'm considering starting a club next year but I don't have any prior leadership experience. I was just wondering if you have any advice for me. Also: If you've ever joined a school club what made you …

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Is a major related EC required for sub 20% admit schools?

So I am rising junior and am in a dilemma I am interested in a few very selected schools notably Rice and acoording to CV my ECs need to improve but for Mich my ECs are excellent. I am a bit baffled a …

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Should I wait to apply to college until the end of my senior year?

My school dicked me over. With the start of this pandemic, we got canceled almost immediately, and students were given the Non-Traditional Instruction day packets (we get a huge packet full of work fo …

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Is the admissions information up to date?

I'm applying to colleges in the fall and just want to make sure that things like the average test scores and GPA are not out of date since they look a bit different than ones that I've seen that inclu …

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Can you reasonably assume a UC school to be a safety if you have stats that are above the 75th percentile?

I have above average stats for three UC campuses and am wondering whether I can use one of them as a safety school. Especially thinking of UCSC, UC Merced, and UC Riverside

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What are the main differences between the general biology and human biology major?

I am going to be a senior in high school this coming year, and am trying to decide a major I want to pursue in the future. I know I want to pursue a line of biology, and while researching, the human b …

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What kind of club should I make that would relate to my major?

Hi, I'm a rising sophomore in high school. I'm interested in the medical field, however, I'm not completely sure what major I'm interested in. I've been thinking about pediatrics/other majors related …

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