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I plan to start a Red Cross Club at my school this year. Any ideas of activities/service I can start?

I recently joined a student-led non-profit that gives elementary and high school students virtual classes and 1-on-1 tutoring during the COVID-19 pandemic. They plan to continue this even if the virus …

Hello! I am studying in a high school in Mexico City.

Background: We have 8 classes per semester. Never in my school's history have we had free periods. However, a new head of school was hired and he …

I am in my senior year, and plan on taking the SAT along with the essay. I am not sure how to mark it, and I am not sure if any teachers at my school will be able to. Where can I get it marked? Also, …

I have brainstormed three possible topics:

1. Overcoming an eating disorder and the challenges I still face with body image.

2. Goals and plans to time travel/expand on my fascination with time travel.

While writing a college application how to build a profile; how to introduce yourself and build a connection between you and the person who watches your application.

Hi, all! I'm technically not yet in high school, just very paranoid about my future—I don't know how that affects the urgency of this post—but I think this is something that'll ultimately be helpful t …

I’m a rising junior in high school with an avid interest in neuroscience.

So for many of my activites, I really don't know exactly how many hours per week and weeks per year I have spent doing the activity. Much of the time my commitment to an activity is variable. So how s …

I am a rising senior, and because of COVID-19, I have not yet had the chance to take the ACT (and I will not be taking the SAT). Alongside not having very much time to boost my score, there are other …

Rising Junior in high school. Transferred from a rural high school to a suburban one.

So my UC GPA is a 4.15 capped, but 4.71 uncapped due to my community college classes. I am wondering whether the UCs, especially Berkeley, will look at the capped GPA requirement (with its 8 semester …

Hi,

I am an international Baccalaureate student as well as well accomplished athlete in two sports however I'm worried that these two things won't be enough to get me into the UC that I wanted (UCI). …

So I created a common app account earlier this year in June and waived my ferpa rights so that I could start asking for recommendation letters. However, now that the new admission cycle has started an …

Hi, I am applying to UC Berkeley for EECS (one of the most competitive majors). I was wondering whether it would suffice to have one essay that reflects my interest in EECS or whether all four of my e …

Hey there, this is very sad that my love one died 1 year ago. I am incoming HS freshman. so I want to know your thoughts that can I write essay about death for competitive collage like Stanford?

Hi there, i know you are expert in collage admission. i am a HS freshman i want to know that how the average stanford admit profile look like(stats,ecs,lor and essays).

I don't want to take your time for reading 100 words,i only want to know what are some great essay topics for elite collages

e.g Stanford,ivy league, usc.

Hi!

For the Common Application, do you have tips when filling out the Activities section? For example, do's and don't's of what to write in "Position/Leadership description" and "Please describe this …

I'm a international student ( Sophomore Year) and i study in a Technical High School with a possibility of taking a internship at Senior Year. Can this Technical Course improve my chances in the colle …