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So I just looked over all of the MIT application written-response questions, and noticed there are a LOT of "optional" "additional information" type sections. I know if you're applying to competitive …

For 2 years I have always been into Medicine, but this quarantine made me realize that maybe I'm not that good at treating people. Since 8th grade I have always wanted to become a Neurosurgeon or an A …

In my school I'm supposed to take 3 apps each year. I'm a junior and between this year and senior I would have in total 6 but I don't know if that's enough. Or If I should consider taking more

Incoming senior, looking for apply texas, usc supplementals, etc.

So I was told that you can explain bad grades on the additional information section of the common app. During my sophomore year, I got a B in a math class (which typically is my strongest subject) bec …

I'm a college freshman

Hi! I'm a high school senior from Southeast Asia and I plan to apply to US universities. I'm not sure if all of the US universities I'm applying to require an international student financial form but …

I’m a rising senior and my top schools are reach schools. This is due to personal issues that significantly affected my freshman year leading me to nearly fail some classes and not do well in any of t …

I am a rising senior and I am interested in multiple majors but I do not know which one is the right fit for me. How do I decide on which major to choose and which one to go into? I really need to fig …

I was wondering if any of you know of any competitions or opportunities either online in person that I could do and put on my application. Particularly in the biology, chem, math fields. Things like t …

I am currently involved in six extracurriculars in my sophomore year. I want to major in journalism so I am focusing on writing. I want to know good extracurriculars that are accessible anywhere consi …

I'm the parent of a rising junior. She has a strong profile, but is looking at highly competitive schools. There are a number of consultants out there and it seems to me they typically offer services …

I am a rising junior and only need 30 more credits to graduate high school. I currently have 227 credits on my transcript. During my 9 and 10th grade years, I was involved in a JROTC style class and w …

I have just passed my tenth grade. I got 89 percent in it. And i want to pursue computer and science engineering in top elite universities of the world like mit, stanford, Cornell etc. So how should I …

I’m now a highschool senior and after about a month of searching for my top 3 schools I narrowed it down. My first choice is UF (University of Florida), Second is UM (University of Miami), and Third i …

Hi!! I need some help decided my major/minor for college.

I'm not 100% sure on what I want to do as a career, but I'm leaning towards becoming a college professor. However, I would love to study law a …

The question may be unclear, but I just wanted to ask if Universities check grades differently for each high school and their rigor.

For my freshman to sophomore years, I attended a school where it wa …

I really want to take AP Classes, however, the ones I want to take are not offered in the school.

Is it worth taking AP Exams without taking the actual course? Or should I just not take any.

Currently …

I’m a rising senior working on my common app, and I’m not entirely sure where to put this achievement on my application (potentially as an activity or award or honor) Sorry if this is kinda confusing …

Does anyone have a suggested timeline of when to get stuff done for college applications? I will be applying to about 4 schools during the early period and 10 during the regular period, and almost all …