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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 …

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?

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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?

So by my senior I'm guessing that I'll have over a 3.9 uw GPA which seems pretty good, however I am still concerned that my grades wont get me into a top college. I have gotten multiple B's and a lot …

I'm a junior who has just completed the Cambridge IGCSE program in 6 different subjects. I will be doing the AS Level program this year, followed by the A Level program during my senior year. In addit …

I'm a junior at high school and I'm planning on majoring in Economics. I am targeting the most competitive colleges (Ivy League, Stanford, UChicago, Amherst) and have a strong academic profile. Howeve …

Do you need to have an extensive digital footprint (YouTube channels, blogs, websites, etc..) in order to be selected into the best colleges?

I am in 12th (India) and haven’t taken the SAT yet. College board said that they will open registrations on 26th of May. However, it’s 27th (afternoon) and yet not able to register. In the ‘choose tes …

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I am considering writing an essay about my challenge of the notion you can't be gay and Christian through personal experiences. However, I am concerned that there may be a stigma against my applica …

So at all of the schools I’m looking at Public schools that have generally 7k+ undergrad enrollment and is top 200ish. I will have 18+ credit assuming I get mostly 4 and I believe I’m capable of getti …

I am going to be a sophomore next year and I am worried about my college application because I do not have extracurriculars (and I will continue to not have them) because my parents work full time and …

I am going to be a sophomore next year and I have always gotten A's in English, and this year I got an A in Honors English 1. I get good grades but I do not enjoy English as a subject. Should I take A …

I am a freshman student interested in either parks and recreation or sports management undergrad programs. I was wondering what would be good extracurriculars for either of these programs. I am not go …

I've struggled with math my entire life. I excel in English, though, so I'm not too worried about that portion. I'm a freshman and I am taking Algebra I, which I know isn't great, because I'll be comp …

I'm in 9th grade and I have a 4.4 GPA (3.6 unweighted) so far. I took all honors courses except for biology and math. If I am applying as an English major, do the sciences and math matter? I got A+'s …

Im interested in majoring in Political Science or Criminal Justice but most of my application consists of tutoring. Ive been tutoring since 4 years and I have a club where we tutor 10+ students (we ju …