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I need some help finding a way to boost extracurricular activities outside of school that will make me noticeable for colleges.

My 9th and 10th grade grades were all As (94 and above, including AP clas …

okay so freshman year i took ap human geo and got a 5. sophmore year i took ap precalc and apush and def got a 4 or 5 on both. i got mostly A/A-/B+s in all 3 of those classes.

this is the last week i …

Hi, after I did a college visit in Florida, I started to get worried that colleges will not accept me. All because nothing about me doesn't seem appealing to colleges. In my 9th grade year, my grades …

I feel like I'm doomed at this point when it comes to college. I was fairly consistent with my GPA in my freshman and sophomore years, but this year second semester, I slumped so hard. I dislocated my …

My GPA has always been average but this year it went down from 3.57 to 3.37 and now all my hopes and dreams a crushed.... My college list is ruined because of the drop. I literally had a mental breakd …

Hi, I am a soon-to-be junior in upstate New York looking to study petroleum engineering. My dream university is Imperial College London or King's College. I've always been passionate about these colle …

I am a rising junior looking for STEM internship opportunities that are preferably virtual. I have found an opportunity that interests me, and it is an internship through the non-profit STEM-E, and I …

Hello, my name is Janelle Resendiz. I am a rising Junior in dual credit high school named Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences. I am interested in being a Pediatric Nurse. With me being a dual credit …

Hi guys, I'm about to be a junior soon, and I plan to major in Biochemistry. I live in North Texas(Dallas kind of that area) and have been trying to find volunteering opportunities or internships, but …

Okay, so I am a rising junior in Florida and I go to a private Catholic school. I’m seriously considering one of the service academies (doing the chancing simulation, my best bet is Air Force or Coast …

Hi! I am a rising Junior and I am looking for strong extracirriculars or tips for ECs that will impress BC and align with my English Major.

I am already a decorated poet. I have local poetry awards fro …

I am a rising junior for the 25-26 year and I plan to go into Urban Planning or Poli Sci/Public Policy. My dream schools are Boston University and University of Washington. My school is a private scho …

I want to list "art commissions" as a work/paid extracurricular but I don't really have reputable evidence of it. I take commissions online but I don't post my work on socials, so should I mention it …

heyy im a rising junior for the 25-26 academic year :)

any extracurricular activity recommendations for a BME major??

i joined my current school during the second semester of my sophomore year

so like i …

I am a rising Junior for the 25-26 school. I don't exactly know what I want to do career wise, I'm definitely thinking something STEM but that's a future me problem. I live in a very small town where …

Hi guys! I’m a rising junior, Class of 2027, with a 3.9 GPA, and I’m super passionate about nursing — my dream is to get into North Carolina A&T State University (GO AGGIES! 💙💛). I’m involved in Beta …

Hi! I am going to be a junior soon and I want to make the most of it. I moved to the U.S. from another country and didn't know much about how things work here, so I feel like I missed some chances ear …

Hello! I'm a rising junior in a small school in Utah. I plan to go out of state for college, so I really need scholarships. I'm very involved in school, and I was wondering what other ECs I can do to …

My dream college is UC Riverside, and I'm involved with a lot of my school's sports and clubs, and my GPA is 3.3, so what would my chances of getting in and if so, what would I have to do to get in?

I am currently a junior taking precalc and want to take AP Calc AB my senior year. My plan was to take a virtual summer calculus course to prepare me with an outside organization that is not a college …