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As of now I've just finished my sophomore year of high school. I participate in swimming for a club and swimming for my school. I also do art classes on weekends throughout the whole year. I've been s …

I'm currently an upcoming junior for the 2020-2021 school year and my extracurricular activities have been embarrassingly scarce. Although I have been taking challenging classes for the past two years …

I will be entering my junior year of high school this fall, and for a long time I have considered taking classes at a local community college while I am still in high school in order to get ahead on c …

I am a rising junior with a 4.00 GPA (unweighted) and founder of a charity/women-empowering club. I volunteer with my church and part of the student government. I also am in a program called STEM Goes …

I actually got offer in St Andrew for computer Science MSC and in Edinburgh for Informatics MSc

I was wondering which one would actually be better

Cost isn't much of an issue and I think I can adapt t …

Hi! I want to know how universities look for course rigor? and can you please tell me how is my course rigor? I am currently doing IB and I have English A, lang B, Maths HL, Physics HL, Chemistry HL, …

I started my IGCSE's with mainly B's and C's and only 2 A's but by the end of the two years, I graduated with all As and As. Is this bad?

Hi! I am a rising senior and I realized I don't have any extracurriculars that link to my major (Economics). I know that colleges look for students that show interest in their intended field of study. …

I am a rising senior that attends one of the top ranked high schools in the country, making my school extremely competitive for selective universities. I've always been someone who likes to actually d …

Columbia, Yale, Cornell, U Penn and Dartmouth test-optional.

Is this good for an international student with 4.00 (Unweighted) and have many achievements in Scientific Research?

I will apply without SAT …

I understand this question has been asked before but I'd just like to say it with my perspective. I am a rising senior and have yet to take the SAT. I have taken 3 PSATs and got 1160 freshman year, 12 …

I am a rising sophomore with a GPA of 4.00 (unweighted) and 4.36 (unweighted). My school does not offer honor classes nor AP classes/tests. I do take college class from Bakersfield College during scho …

I am a rising senior. In reviewing my extra-curricular profile, I found that I need additional tier 1/tier 2 type activities to enhance my chances of getting admitted at elite schools. Could you pro …

My school already has mock trial and debate team

I am a rising junior! In reviewing my extra-curricular profile, I found that I need additional tier 1/tier 2 type activities to enhance my chances of getting admitted at elite schools. Could you provi …

I am going to be a high school senior in the fall. I really want to be a nurse but I know that it is a competitive field and I want to know what the best path is. Can I go to a Cal state? Or should …

I'm a rising senior and lately, I've been looking at all the financial requirements I need to meet to attend certain colleges. Do colleges give out scholarships based on how much your family makes, or …

So I am doing prompt 6 of the common app and I am thinking if astrology is a unique prompt that most people will not do. And this is something that actually cultivates my interest. Thank you!

My school already has mock trial and debate team. Any other ideas?

I graduated sophomore year with a GPA of 3.75 but I got straight sevens in IB and a predicted grade of 42/42. I also got 1600 on my SAT, 800 for my Math level 2, Math level 1, Physics subjects tests, …