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so im a average student maybe 85% so i was wondering will my sports help in any colleges or provide scholarship?

i study in CBSE board

I think I have pretty good ec's and 35 act which is the better part of my application, but gpa wise, coutnting 9, 10, and semester one of junior year, it is 3.65 unweighted with all honors and five ap …

Some great programs and internships have been canceled due to coronavirus. Can we still use it on our college applications and how would admission officers view those activities?

I'm a sophomore in high school with strong academics but average extracurriculars. Could anyone recommend some tips on improving extracurriculars or ideas for extracurriculars that may boost my applic …

I’m a freshman in Canada and I want to apply to one of the ivy colleges. Just wondering if they require you to say anything about your intentions of major in the applications? Or would it be better fo …

So I am a student in a dual enrollment program. I had helped a classmate on a quiz and got in trouble. My teacher had reported it to the Dean. I am not going to try and appeal it, the teacher failed m …

Am looking for tips from people who have gone through process of application or have mentored those who have applied to CCS on how to craft a strong application.

Just wanted to know.

I've heard that some colleges don't like it when you write about a sad thing that happened in your life or a "pity story" on your application, but I feel like my "sob story" would be really beneficial …

I was planning on attending a program at a university this summer but it was cancelled. I know many elite schools have offerings on coursera. Will taking them help with college admissions at all eithe …

I was just at a webinar and I noticed that UW only takes an unweighted GPA and mine is not so hot. It's a 3.63. I was calculating my chance of getting into some colleges and I was wondering which coll …

I was wondering what my chances would be if I did a test optional at a non selective school? Would it increase or decrease?

I am currently a junior. When I graduate, I will have 3 high schools that I have attended. As you can imagine, it is hard to be consistent with extracurricular activities when I have not had enough ti …

I am a current junior and will be graduating 2021. My SAT score is a 1320 and I was going to take the March one until it got canceled. I was also going to take a ACT as I was doing better in practices …

I really want a summer internship this summer not only to explore my potential major, but also to make my college application more impressive. However, many summer internship applications are either c …

So I got my preliminary coursework from my counselors and want to know if it looks rigorous enough for Top 20 colleges. Some context: my high school has 5 AP options for that I could potentially take. …

I am currently a Junior, and I was wondering what the admission rate would be for cs at UIUC.

I am currently a sophomore in high school. I have a 4.0 GPA and I take all honors and AP Classes, as well as varsity tennis and clubs. I am really nervous for my freshman year of college because I kno …

I’m a freshman at a public high school in Canada and I’m planning on applying to one of the ivy schools. I don’t have any spikes currently but I’m planning on making debate and math my spikes since I …