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Hey,

I'm interested in good Computer Science and engineering extracurriculars for MIT. Also, do you have any recommended summer programs at MIT to do research in Comp. Sci?

What are good schools to apply to if you have great grades and high test scores, but lackluster extracurricular?

I was doing research into good extracurriculars on the collegevine program guide and one line that particularly worried me was "Both parties [school and university] are naturally suspicious that you a …

Hi, I'm a rising junior! So I am deciding on whether I should self-publish on Amazon or this Chinese site (turned to the international market) where I can get a contract and can rank pretty high for t …

Does anybody know any good resources that will help me get better with writing? I've been told that I have a lot of grammar mistakes in my writing and it doesn't have varied sentence structure. I don' …

What makes a good personal statement?

I am really interested in majoring in Political Science or Criminal Justice. I live in a really small area so we don't have many opportunities to get involved in those fields. I was wondering if anybo …

I was watching this YouTube video of a girl that wanted to help other people get in UF like she did. As i was watching the video she said if you take dual enrollment classes and get your AA degree bef …

I am in ninth grade, I will graduate from school in 2023 from a private, Christian School in Chile. I do some extracurricular activities like babysitting, ballet since I was 4 (now I'm 13), piano and …

I want to major in computer engineering. But I’m planning to make my spike programming. I’m passionate about programming and I can definitely see how I can make a spike with it, but I can’t see myself …

While I was looking at how extracurriculars were ranked, I was really surprised to see that self-publishing a book was really high up on the list. Does the act of self-publishing really matter or is t …

I’m a junior in high school and just found out about this site. I don’t know how accurate it is in truthfully telling my chances to get into a college but for now to be honest It’s pretty useful and I …

I'm a rising senior and I was lucky enough to be able to take both the SAT and ACT before COVID. I scored 1540 on the SAT (780 math, 760 R&W) and 32 on the ACT. I was registered for the July ACT befor …

I know that SAT subject tests are not as important anymore since many schools are no longer recommend or require them. However, I still want to take them if possible since my top schools will still be …

I'm a first-generation/low-income student and I was wondering if there are any resources/programs I should be aware of. I am going to apply to QuestBridge but obviously that is a very prestigious prog …

Hello! I am currently in an honors math analysis class (pre-calc and "A" part of AB Calculus), and I was recommended for BC Calculus, however I don't really feel prepared for it. Are there any resourc …

How can I improve my extracurricular when I get rejected from all of project I applied to? How can I know what I need to focus to be accepted in an organization?

Hello,

Often times colleges will report a student profile of admitted students.

Example: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/statistics/

I'm particularly interested in the UC schools for th …

Given that I have a 110+ TOEFL score and a 3.5 ish GPA (My school has grade deflation)

I’m in sixth grade..... wait! Please still answer my question. I’m here because I got a college-level scores on the Act.