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Even though I'm a freshman, I'd like to make sure I'm starting off on the right foot. I am hoping to pursue a career in medicine at (hopefully) a fairly well-known university. I'm not sure what clubs/ …

I am a sophomore, and I initially thought I will go into medicine. My parents really wanted me to go into this field so I volunteered at a hospital, became a founder of HOSA at my school, and went to …

I am currently in

-Choir

-Debate

-Quizbowl

- (I'm also doing Soccer for my school, if that counts...)

And next year I am planning to join

-HOSA

- (maybe) Science Olympiad

Junior/Senior Year I am planning …

I go to a public high school, and I am currently a freshman. Our counseling staff told us about our class rank in a presentation this year, but did not tell us when our rank would be released or where …

I am currently a freshman in high school. I am really interested in going to a good college and I want to major in engineering. Probably mechanical engineering but I am also interested in robotics. M …

I know that applying to a lot of schools is super hard, but I want to try to see if I can get into the most prestigious school I can. I'm not gonna list out my stats, but I have a pretty strong applic …

I'm an incoming Sophomore, and I am taking two AP's next year. I'm taking APUSH and AP Chem. But I'm not sure how many AP's I should take over the next few years if I want to pursue a career in medici …

I'm a 9th grader at a Public High School. I took the ACT in 8th grade, and I got a 23. By the time I am applying to colleges (senior/junior) year, I would like to raise my ACT to a 30 or above. Do you …

I want to apply to UIowa next year and they accept both of the aforementioned applications. Is there any advantage to using one over the other?

Hello! I'm a 12th grade graduate student and I want to become a cancer researcher. But I dont know the requirements to become one. All I know is that it takes 4 years, it requires a Bachelors degree a …

I am an avid fanfiction writer and Im looking into putting it on my application as it shows commitment and writing skills but Ive heard its heavily stigmatized so should I not include focus on origina …

So I'm class of 2022 so I know this isn't as stressful for me as it is for class of 2021, but what will happen if quartaine lasts even longer then we expect. I am from one of the most effected areas o …

I am going to take a gap year and I was thinking to apply for any university after a gap year. What kind of application do I require for that. What scholarships I will be eligible to? What is the proc …

So in my freshman year of high school right before, thanksgiving I had to go to a Boystown like program for purely at home reasons. In February, after school, I was talking to a teacher when I (on the …

So I am about to register for next years classes and in spanish I have a 95% (an A is 93%) but am jampacked with AP courses. Should I do honors Spanish?

A Wake Forest promotional flyer came in the mail, stating that their online interviews begin May 1. How common is it for schools to begin this early? When should I start interviewing? Does interviewin …

So because of time due to COVID-19, I'm starting my common app profile early. So far I have taken only 2.5 semesters of AP classes. With it weighted I have a 3.89 not weighted is 3.84. Which would be …

I am a junior with a 3.7 unweighted GPA, and I want to study musical theatre/drama at New York University. By the time I've graduated, I would've had 2 APs and 3 honors, which is a bit below average o …

I am currently a freshman in high school who is interested in making the most out of this time of self-isolation to plan out the rest of high school and research how college admissions will operate wh …

I'm very interested in the college admissions process and many people who get into T20 schools all have a passion project, and I want to start mine, especially with all this extra time during the COVI …