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I live in Texas. I’m a junior.

My rank is 17 out of 1763.

My SAT score is 1570, and PSAT is 1500.

My extracurricular profile is currently not very strong.

My unweighted GPA is 3.86.

I'm planning of going into a science based field, and I'm not sure what to do. My school offers many courses related to science, but the majority of them aren't AP courses. Is it better for me to take …

I'm a freshman in high school who's interested in medicine and biology. I was wondering if there were any science competitions (preferably medicine and biology based) that would be able to help me dee …

On this website it says Wisconsin is a safety. I have been waitlisted. Why do they belive it would be a saftey to get into a top 50 school especially when applying to biomedical engineering? Is there …

I’m considered as an out of state student , though I live in India . I’m a us citizen .

Am a junior who wanted to visit campuses over the summer but got stuck at home due to shelter in place orders.

Am looking specifically in CA

11th grade, Groves Highschool, Michigan

hi I'm a jr in HS&my dream school is Boston College. My grades are all A's all HS&my gpa weighted is a 3.9, psat score 1120. want to be polysci major & am taking appropriate AP's for it ! :)

Hi! My name is Melanie and I am currently a Sophmore. This week is the start of course selection. As I predicted, my Honors Algebra II teacher has recommended that I go to College Prep Geometry next y …

Hello! I am a sophomore in high school and I was wondering if learning languages on my own could count as an extracurricular. However, I have no proof of fluency, I am not fluent at all actually. I am …

I am in a private school and I have a 4.0 GPA

i dont know, how should i use summer vaction--please guide me based on my high school plan and future collge application

Hi! I am currently a 10th grader and participating in multiple extra curriculars. However, I am mainly just a member for my clubs I am in. I have worked my way up to two leadership positions within my …

I heard that most Ivys care about essays and extracurriculars more than grades. Is this true for Johns Hopkins University as well?

My name is Marty Johnson and I am a 9th grader looking to plan out my path to senior year in order to give me the highest possible chances of getting into top colleges.

After doing some research as to …

I'm in 9th grade, and I'm looking to apply for various prestigious internships in 10th grade. However, whatever internships I look at require me to be 16 (which I won't be until the summer before 11th …

I am 10th grader and i want to enter medical school in Harvard university. I was wondering if joining outside clubs will be counted as extracurricular activities and would raise the acceptance rate?

My son isn’t close to qualifying yet because he’s only in the 10th grade. I wanted to know the average SAT and ACT scores so he can strive towards what is desired.

what's the best place to find extracurriculars?

I am an incoming sophomore at a private high school in Minnesota. This year, I have taken the hardest possible courses (Honors: English, Algebra II, AP: AP Human Geography). I am earning all As exce …