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Is my EC too weak for business/econ? International need aid

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Can I find my chancing into specific departments of the college like a combined medical program it offers?

I am a sophmore in high school and know that I want to go to medical school, residency, and become a doctor. I researched that a lot of colleges have a combined college and medical school program wher …

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Are my 9th grade marks good enough?

I am studying in India in an icse school which is a different school pattern than in USA, and as I can't figure out my gpa, can someone please tell are the grades given below good enough for MIT:

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Can a course taken on EdX or Coursera be considered an extracurricular? What category would it fall into?

I’ve recently become interested in taking some free online courses on EdX to pass some time productively while I’m at home. Since a lot of them are conducted by ivy leagues I was wondering if a comple …

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Where can I find a personal counselor for college admissions?

I am a sophomore studying in India. I am planning to go to a top tier college like MIT etc. I really want to get in and want some personal advice and guidance, and that’s why was wondering if there ar …

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Learning a language amidst COVID-19?

I am currently learning Chinese through self-study. And I am planning to take a more rigorous approach to learn Chinese amidst COVID-19. Would it be considered an impressive extracurricular to go from …

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Are there any Online Activities to do at home?

I am a sophomore studying in India. I am interested in top tier colleges like MIT. I havent done any special extracurricular in 9th and now I am worried. Can anyone please suggest some online extracur …

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Are my extracurriculars good enough?

I'm a junior at high school in India. I plan to major in Economics and I'm targeting some of the most competitive colleges (Ivies, Stanford, Amherst, UChicago, etc). Is this profile below good enough?

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how can I be a more competitive applicant as a homeschool student?

I am currently a junior in high school and I am about to start applying to colleges this winter. I am homeschooled and also en-rolled in a dual enrollment program where I will earn an associates degre …

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If you could estimate the amount of hours of homework you have as a 9th grader, what would it be?

I was just wondering how much hours of homework a 9th grader has per night and what takes the most time out of you're schedule as a 9th grader (extracurricular, homework, etc.)

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If I am the president of computer club in India is it a part of interest club or student governement ?

I am a junior in India and would like how the leadership roles in India are different from the US when applying

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How to calculate gpa in the indian icse board sytem?

I am studying in India in the 10th grade. I wanted to calculate my gpa but i am getting confused by credit hours and all other stuff. I am unable to find a way to calculate my gpa. Does anyone out the …

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In my school there are only normal curricular clases, no advance or honor clases, what can I do instead?

I currently live in Chile (South-America) and here we have something called "electives", where we have to chose between very little subjects, not really advance. I've seen that honour classes mean a l …

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How to get started with applying to colleges?

I am junior in high school and I feel that I have not really done a lot to find school in my area. I know I want to major in STEM or Physiology. The main problem is that I cant really afford to pay fo …

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Would it be worth it to put cub scouting on my college application?

I spent four years doing this activity but this was when I was much younger and took place around five years ago (I'm in the 11th grade now). Would it even be worth putting this on my application?

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How to chose extracurricular activities?

What extracurricular activities would be best for tier 1 universities? Would certificates from online courses count as extracurricular activities? I do ballet, folklore, English (my native language is …

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Are my ECs too weak as an international applicant (Canadian)?

Are my extracurricular activities a bit weak for Ivy League (or similarly ranked) institutions (like JHU or Yale)? I'm a Chinese-Canadian planning to do Neuroscience as a major, and am in my junior ye …

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What courses should I take as a Sophomore in order to get into Ivy League?

Hi, I'm a lost high-schooler in my freshman year with GPA of 4 and currently attend at Algebra I and Biology Regents Courses. At the same time I want to pursue my dreams of attending NYU and become a …

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How does a B- look on a transcript for a student looking to apply to top-tier schools?

I am having a very difficult time with a teacher at the moment who does not take into account the current pandemic and is not giving me the opportunity to get extra credit to bring up a bad grade I ha …

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How accurate is this website with prediction of getting into schools?

I am a rising senior and all he schools I’m applying to are not requiring SAT. Do I need to take it? Should I add it to my application? How do I better my application with so little time?

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