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I am currently in my senior year(where I live the school year is from January to December). I plan on asking my teachers for rec letters. I want to know which teachers I should ask. Also, if it helps, …

So I found out about GivenUs through a third party, I signed up for their emails and things like that, I received a few emails from them for college help and scholarships but they keep sending an emai …

My school did not offer AP/IB classes. Will it affect my chances? Also should I take SAT subject test year? Most universities made it optional. And should I take both ACT and SAT?

I won 4th place out of 104 entries in a STEM research proposal competition. Is that worth putting on college apps?

So I am entering high school in the fall, and I want to know, how can I make my application the most competitive possible? I am thinking of academic competitions and awards. I consider myself smart as …

Hello, I found an internship in LinkedIn and they emailed me telling me to send a resume. However, I went to the website and the company is suspicious looking. It is also run by college/high school st …

Hello! During this quarantine, I've gathered around 50+ hours in virtual volunteering! I've been volunteering as a graphic designer, marketing director and tutor. It's been so much fun and I absolutel …

does anyone has a guide to prompt 5?

I am a rising senior and I am doing the following AP courses/exams:

1) AP Chemistry

2) AP Comp Sci Principles

3) AP Literature

4) AP Physics C Mechanics (self-study)

5) AP Physics C Electricity and Magneti …

hey, does anybody know of any good ap world history resources? Thanks!

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I am a rising senior and took the SAT once (in November 2019)and received a 1340, 730 math and 610 english. I have done lots of prep since then, and I took an unofficial practice test and got a 1490: …

I'm a rising senior this year and everything is shut down so this is basically all I'm going to get the chance to do until I apply. I'm planning on majoring in linguistics and I'm from CA so I'm prima …

Any ideas for Hospitality related extracurriculars during Covid-19 and without going anywhere? Virtual opportunities or others that I can create? Also if not, maybe any business related ideas? Thanks …

Should I work on the common app essays before it opens up on August 1st? Also, what are some things that I should consider when brainstorming for essay topics?

Hi, I'm a rising junior in High School and I want to focus on becoming a surgeon/getting to medical school. My question is what classes do you recommend I should take for my junior and senior year?

I already asked this question but it got lost and I can't see the answers @-@, yeah ...

I want to major in computer engineering, but most of my ECs are programming. I'm Hispanic, have 3 younger sibling …

How can I reset my Admissions Chance Calculator, or at least part of it?