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I am a current sophomore in high school with a very late birthday, around late May, so I will be unable to get my driver's license until then. I have had a tough time attending and participating in cl …

So my main uni in mind is uc Berkeley, the problem is that I’m an international student who messed up in 10th grade, I had a 2.85 uw and a code of misconduct. I’ve set up a strong ap calendar for jun …

I've been throwing for track and field for about two years. I'm a junior now and still kind of struggling of which colleges I want to actually persure in because my major will be aeronautical engineer …

Good afternoon! I was wondering if I placed at top something percent in a very prestigious competition, may I place it in my awards and honors section?

Thank you in advance!

TL; DR: I took the SAT twice and studied between them and got the same score. Help!

Hello! I'm a junior and I'm at a loss. I took the December SAT and got my results back Friday. For reference, here ar …

I'm going into second semester of Junior year, and I feel my EC's are very lackluster. All I have is minimal volunteer hours at a nursing home, HOSA member for 2 years, Swimming and Diving for 2 years …

I have a lot of interests which seem to not tie together very well. I am president of Model UN (I do a lot of stuff with MUN), founded a political debate club, and do other world affairs things like J …

Before reading, please know that I'm not at all trying to ragebait or be an insufferable perfectionist. I genuinely just want some second opinions about my situation.

I just finished my first sophomor …

I'm a freshman and I really love science, history, and writing, and I write a lot of papers and articles on these subjects, just as a hobby. How do I put that on a college application?

My son is getting acceptances from local California universities and some on the east coast/mid west. They are all fairly similar, some better ranked than others. How do people make the ultimate decis …

Hello, I am a Junior in High School and I want to join the medical field as a pediatrician,OB GYN,or a Dentist. However, I also have an interest in becoming a Female Sports Talk Host.I would love to a …

This semester has been challenging and I have lost focus of my future aspirations. Now that I am back on track I have realized the effects of my mistake of slacking off. Semester 1 grades of Junior ye …

My GPA freshman year was pretty bad, something like 3.52, and this semester I'm on track to have all A's but one B+. I really feel like I'm not on track to have a good enough GPA for one of my dream s …

So this is kind of a weird question I got into Sewanee Young Writers' Conference: Winterim. I’m very happy about that considering I didn’t think I’d get in but I’m now seeing the acceptance rate might …

I am currently a Junior in high school with a 3.974 weighted GPA. I am taking extra classes on FLVS to boost my GPA further. My dream school is Yale and I am wondering if I have a fighting chance. I a …

I'm a junior and I have a decent profile and I want to go into history maybe become a professor, journalist, or a politician and I'm kinda torn. Rutgers seems like a really nice school for me It's not …

I'm looking for internships to boost my college resume, any ideas? I need something online as I have no way to properly commute anywhere without assistance and so far, I can't find anything online or …

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I am trying to transfer to the Gies College of Business at UIUC. I am currently a freshman at Saint Joseph's in New York, but I graduated from an Illinois high school. I ended with a 3.94 during …

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I am trying to transfer to the Gies College of Business at UIUC. I am currently a freshman at Saint Joseph's in New York, but I graduated from an Illinois high school. I ended with a 3.94 durin …