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• 18 hours ago • Admissions Advice
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CSUs with diversity

I’m a rising senior and I plan on going to college in state. My current college list consists of Cal States, UCs, and one community college. What I was wondering though is which CSUs have a high perce …

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• 2 days ago • Admissions Advice
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Need help with essay ideas?

I am struggling badly with the common app essay. Could you tell me if starting out like "all my life i've been a performer" and how me doing theatre and choir made it hard for to find who I was until …

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• 2 days ago • Admissions Advice
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How do students manage to get into USC, before and during college?

My dream is to go to the University of Southern California. To achieve it, it does come with major challenges, including having really great skills and paying the tremendous fees for it (I am not a US …

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• 2 days ago • Admissions Advice
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How do elite US colleges evaluate a late academic pivot from Commerce to independent STEM

Hi everyone, I’m from India targeting and I'm schools like Stanford, MIT, and UPenn for a Computer Science/AI major, and I need advice on positioning a highly non-traditional profile.

I spent most of h …

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• 14 days ago • Admissions Advice
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Should I be worried about a 4 on an AP test?

The top schools I want to go to are in the Ivy League or on par with them. I want to be a corporate lawyer, and to do that I can apply for a 3+3 year program that shaves off a year of college, or I ca …

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• 21 days ago • Admissions Advice
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What should I do as a rising junior? (For summer + junior year)

So far I have an unweighted 3.94 GPA, attend a cyber charter school, and I'm a dedicated painter (did around 24 paintings) and have done research (basically on issues with organoids, molecular pathway …

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• 25 days ago • Admissions Advice
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What should I be doing junior year + summer?

Hey everyone, I'm an incoming junior interested in pre-med and possibly becoming an allergist/immunologist. My current plan includes AP Bio, AP Lang, AP World, Honors Physics, Honors Precalc, French 4 …

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• 28 days ago • Admissions Advice
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Extracurricular help!

Hi everyone, I’m a rising junior and this summer I’m not really doing much. I’m wondering if I should start a passion project and what it would be. I want to major in biology and soon go to med school …

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• 29 days ago • Admissions Advice
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im crashing out

hey guys,

my name isn't ariana grenade but i need help with seeing if im actually going to get into any good colleges. for context, im a rising sophmore and i will be taking ap chem and ap world as we …

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• a month ago • Admissions Advice
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What is a good Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering School

GPA 3.9 and in California

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• a month ago • Admissions Advice
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What are the best resources for AWS SAA-C03 exam practice questions?

Which study resources, platforms, or materials do people consider the most effective for practicing AWS SAA-C03 exam questions? I'm mainly seeking recommendations and personal suggestions about where …

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• a month ago • Admissions Advice
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Good EC's

Hey I am a rising 9th grader looking for good extracurriculars. I have good school clubs like model U.N, speech and debate, and Fbla. My major depends on the school I go to, but I am aiming for the Iv …

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• a month ago • Admissions Advice
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Good EC's

Hey I am a rising 9th grader looking for good extracurriculars. I have good school clubs like model U.N, speech and debate, and Fbla. My major depends on the school I go to (poli-sci, intl relations, …

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• a month ago • Admissions Advice
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Looking for feedback on my admissions essay

“Please state your name for the record.”

Most people could answer this without thinking, like a natural instinct. Yet there I sat, struggling to say my own name, realizing how long it had taken me to f …

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• a month ago • Admissions Advice
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What are the top 50 STEM programs from north eastern USA around - that are good to get into for Engineering disciplines

Student in a rising Junior in high school and is looking for a STEM progam which is focussed onto AI and an interdisciplinary with Health or Mechanical Engineering.

Looking for around north east corri …

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• a month ago • Admissions Advice
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Is it normal if the ACT doesn't show my score on May 22nd and today is June 1st

Hello, I took the preACT on April 9th required by the state of Illinois and/or the school, and after >10 days, I got the total score, 29, but not the score that shows where I need improvement. I've ma …

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• 2 months ago • Admissions Advice
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What to do as an Indian applicant?!

I am currently studying in the 12th grade from the CBSE board. I achieved 94% in 10th with subjects English Literature & Language, Mathematics (Standard), Social Science, Science, Information Technolo …

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• 2 months ago • Admissions Advice
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My SAT score is missing

Someone who can explain why my score is gone.

Hi, I have my score. Like in this morning I checked my score and it was normal, but when I checked again late at night, it said “your score is coming” What …

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• 2 months ago • Admissions Advice
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Is the "Hyper-Productive" Spike actually worth it? (APs + Nonprofit + Job + Dual Enrollment)

Hey everyone,

I'm currently mapping out my trajectory for junior year and trying to get some perspective from people who have been through the ringer. Right now, my plan includes juggling multiple AP c …

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