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I'm an M22 IB Diploma Candidate. Target majors are Biomedical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

I self-studied for a couple of AP exams between my Freshmen and Junior years and got 5s in all of t …

Do they send letters specifically to the schools in question or do they just send one letter to Common app and then common app disseminates the letters?

Do they send letters specifically to the schools in question or do they just send one letter to Common app and then common app disseminates the letters?

Hi I am Shubh, I am from India i am studying in CBSE.

I dont know how to calculate my GPA but went to some websites so I got to know my GPA of term 1 is 3.8 which is pretty bad cause I am aiming for …

One essay prompt asks me to write about something that gives me great satisfaction. I wanted to write about my love for hiking which is something I do for fun. However, this doesn't relate to my major …

Here are my two options: in response to the prompt "Briefly describe a current event or social movement that is affecting a city, town, or place that is important to you. Describe its significance to …

I had to move to a new school right before 9th grade but I had to drop some of my old extracurriculars as the resources for them were not available in the new school. Some of these extracurriculars m …

Hi. I'm a senior from an international school applying to 10 U.S. colleges in total.

Recently, a reporter came to where I am living in order to film me and my school to broadcast it in my home country …

Hello. I'm an international student applying to MIT in January. I didn't get much help from my school counselors so I have a few questions to ask.

I have participated in writing and speech contests (n …

Hello I'm applying to for 16 university now for fall 2022 unfortunately I took the Duolingo English test and i didn't meet the requirements , there's 20 marks missing.

All the universities that I'm app …

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I'm a introvert who doesn't really talk to their teachers unless required. I understand that colleges typically require 2 teacher recommendation letters. I was wondering how to build relat …

Hey y’all! I just want some opinions on my issue. I forgot to send my parent’s 1040 schedules on IDOC. One of my college’s priority deadline was 12/01. I only realized today and submitted it. Will thi …

Hi! My name is Andrea and I live in the Philippines. I am a Junior and am currently interested in the following schools, Califonia State University LA, Arizona State University, San Diego State Univer …

I’m In 11th at Wayne Memorial High School and I am curious on how I can have someone recommend me to the university I want to go too

I'm writing my "Why NYU" essay and when reading the list of programs and whatnot I came across the Real Food Challenge campaign led by NYU Earth Matters, but all the info I can find on it is from 2017 …

If I'm a regular 4.0 GPA student, and our GPA only counts our final (end of the 2 semesters) grade, will one B (88) on a mid-year report hurt my chances of admissions to selective colleges (Yale, Brow …

So my question is that in "why major" essays, is it good/bad to mention how your parents' jobs influenced you? Personally, I wanted to pursue a biochemistry major because my dad has a Ph.D. in the sam …

But you really enjoy art and have been taking art courses at your school since freshman year. (I’m a junior and I’m planning on continuing art next year under ap art) I’m currently taking college scul …

Hi! I am currently a freshman in High School and I am interested in pursuing the pre-med track in college. I want to make getting into pre-med as easy as possible so I figured it is good to start earl …

I am an international student, a high school senior, from a state board ( a board set up to regulate education in a state ). My next exams are due in Feb; it is a pre-board examination ( exams held …