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I am a junior considering my options for completing my whole bachelors degree abroad. One of my big hang ups with this is wondering if I am going to be missing out on the american college experience. …

I'm a high school sophomore and are wondering what schools have really good business and architecture programs? Preferably in the South, but anywhere is fine.

I’m a junior and was wondering how many schools you could apply to early action? Are multiple possible?

which are the best schools to apply for if you want to do a double major? (best interdisciplinary programs)

Because of limited time for tests and retests, which colleges are considering dropping testing requirements for the application process?

Just asking for personal opinions because i was curious...

Can I also apply to 2 or more schools for early action or early decision?

Hi, I'm a sophomore in high school and currently in shelter in place because of COVID-19. I am wondering what I can do to build my resume during this time from home.

I'm going to be entering 11th grade in July and I'm worried because I'm taking IB classes and in that I've got to drop one science and I don't really like physics but I'm not sure if it's really neede …

I feel like I have no extracurriculars compared to everyone around me. I am from a very competitive school. Is there a way I can boost myself to look better to the admissions?

I am looking for websites/businesses or people who provide private one to one college advising services. Do you recommend anyone? Cheap

I am a junior in high school. I want to go to UF and study business administration. I was going to dual enroll in palm beach state college. Would that be a good idea? What other extracurriculars and …

I'm thinking about applying to both of these schools as business major (probably as a finance or marketing major) and I was wondering which is school offers a better business program

I found a few summer programs in http://fte.org. Either EFL (Economics For Leaders) or EGE (Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy) looks selective and very competitive by offering great courses and p …

Hi! I'm a Mexican international student that will be applying to US colleges this fall. Last summer, I had an advocacy project with the political advocacy group of my NGO. My state is better conservat …

I'm currently in my second out of four semesters at a community college. the GPA of my first semester was a 3.7 and in my second semester, I'm looking at either a 3.7 or a 4.0. I've done a decent amou …

I'm very interested in research and want to really get used to the process. I also want to shadow a research because of the experience and the fact that it looks good on my resume. I've seen stories o …

I’m doing shadowing in a hospital right now but I’m trying to figure out what other extra curricular activities I should should do get into good colleges?

With all of the Covid-19 issues going on right now, my SAT date has been cancelled. The worrisome part is that it wasn’t a national testing date but rather just a date that my school choose, April 14. …

Hi, I am a sophomore and I’m interested in politics and law. However, I’ve been trying to get involved this year in political campaigns, but have had a lot of trouble doing so. I was wondering if anyo …