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I'm a rising senior with a massive interest in business/enteprenurial studies. I go to a tech school and I'm going to be testing for my cosmetology license this year. I plan on starting my own skincar …

Hi I just finished my junior year of high-school and currently I'm working on my college list, while also trying to find a major because right now I'm undecided. I just wanted to know should I even be …

There are many supplement essay questions and it doesn’t specify how many topics to pick.

I understand that colleges want to see people challenge themselves throughout their high school years, but I fear that I havn't been. Dream Major: Political Science, Current GPA: 4.0 (unweighted), 4.6 …

I have tons of questions I want to ask Admission Counselors of colleges but I'm not sure if I should (Stuff like average GPA of the college, What they are looking for in a college application, how muc …

I have an issue with finishing my Common App profile because I need a fee waiver and main problems are:

1. I don't have a counselor in my school

2. All people from my school administration who can s …

Hello. I am a rising junior in HS. I am a bit worried about my extracurricular profile and how it affects my chances of getting into schools that I want.

The problem is my parents work full time and I …

I am a grade 10 student studying in the CBSE board in India can I transition into IBDP after 10th without harming the College Application?

Will appreciate a descriptive reply?

In my sophomore year, I had my phone on me during a midterm because I forgot to put it in my locker. It went off in class and was confiscated. My school agreed that due to the type of student I am tha …

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I am in a dilemma right now and I need advice. I was recently informed by a friend about the Advanced Medical and Public Health Program.

It seems to be a valuable personal experience and …

During my junior year (I'm arising senior) I applied to at least 20 scholarships every 1-2 months. For the whole year. I never got chosen once. I stopped for a while after school ended. Most of them w …

ex. if a person is #7 in unweighted, but #9 in weighted......How does that weigh in college choice?

I currently have a 720 reading + writing score on the SAT and a 630 on the math section. I have taken the SAT 3 times and usually end up with around a 1300 score. I am pretty strong in reading, gramma …

I'm an international student and my school offers around 13 IB Classes, but I only took 2 that were oriented to what I'd like to study (medicine). I would like to apply to top colleges, but I don't kn …

I have all A’s except for the following grades: Geometry (H)- Semester 1:B- Semester 2: B+.

Algebra 2- Semester 1: B Semester 2: B+. Biology (H)- Semester 1: C+ Semester 2: C. I took 4 APs: AP English …

My college essay topic is about genealogy and how it helped me discover an ancestor of mine, Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland. In the middle parts, I talk about how I reached this conclusio …

I would like to apply to top colleges, and I was thinking of doing my topic about how I had to take care of my older brother at a young age and made me choose what I would like to study and what I fee …

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I am enrolled in an Indian-curriculum based school which doesn't offer AP, IB or any sort of Honors class. Which means that I am lagging behind on the course work section of my resume. My extra curric …

So, basically, I'm an international student from Ukraine and I wonder if my ec's are good enough to be a competitive applicant for financial aid (i don't know which ec's are common for people with my …