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I'm a sophomore and I'm worried my extracurriculars are too weak. Not sure what I want to do in college, probably something humanities/social science/political science related. I obviously have no ide …

I do like 1-hour of social service a week in school for like 30 weeks. Do you recommend that I put this on my app? (I'm aiming for T100)

I am a high school junior with a 1450 SAT, 3.971 unweighted and 4.3 weighted GPA. Typical ECs, decent but not amazing. I will apply to UCs and a few state schools, but am looking for some others that …

What are the advantages/disadvantages to filling/not filling the demographics details on the Common App as an International Asian applicant?

HS Jr., 1450 SAT, 3.95 GPA. I am uncertain about an engineering specialty. I would like to attend a college with a high ranking engineering program where I will have ample opportunity to interact with …

I would like to know if pursuing this time consuming extracurricular is worth it in the long run. According to the organization's website, "individuals that attend an NCA Summer Camp have the opportun …

My GPA is a 4.0 and my score on the SAT is 1540. All I need to worry about now are extracurricular activities because I have none. I would appreciate it if the program/website also helps you with the …

Does what rank you are in your school or district matter?

I’m a freshman in a high school which is IB (International Baccalaureate).

Is putting I wrote a short story (which I just wrote for fun) worth the space on app just to add more ECs to my list

I am a currently a sophmore but what can i do like talking to admissions representatives etc and how to go about doing that. According to ColVine I have a low 60% chance but i want to boost it more an …

Should my answer to the essay prompts be straight out descriptions or as a more interactive story type of thing?

"Our son is taking AP computer science A at school right now and is getting an A.

The class is known to be a fairly easy class as long as a student does the homework but unfortunately, it is also known …

My school has 4 grading periods, so you can get high B’s in two periods and A’s in the other two. I was always told that colleges only look at your end-of year-grades, but I am unsure.

I am wondering what the typical AP and Honors class course load looks like for students applying to say, a top 50 school. I project I'll have completed six AP courses, 1 college level math course (as …

So i am in my high school final year and i have stated applying for colleges but since AI is an new and demanded field all colleges demand high grades and academic requirements and totally high. So i …

I am a Sophomore in High School and I am wondering what I should be doing now to help me get on track for the future. I want to go to the United States Air Force Academy and I was wondering what are s …

I am from Sierra Leone,a BA holder in History and Sociology. I graduated with division one from the university of Sierra Leone,Fourah Bay College the Athens of west Africa. I did my junior education a …

I know colleges look for service and extracurricular and I was curious what kind of service I should be performing?

I am a student from Germany, who is currently enrolled at a high school in Texas as a junior as a foreign exchange students. I am really thinking about graduating from school in Germany and then comin …