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Is my essay too common?

I'm writing my essay about how a certain incident changed my perception of life and death. Is it a bad topic?

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Do you have classes to become a sports analyst

Any speech classes would be nice to know. That way I know if this is the right place for me.

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Is Trinity University in Texas a good university?

What is it know for? Academics? Environment? Ranking and Prestige?

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is apcsp worth it?

dont know if this directly relates to admissions... i guess it does in a way 🤔. i have a free elective spot for sophomore year (freshie currently) and i definitely want to do an AP, considering other …

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If I take the an AP class without taking the exam will it count against me?

i'm a high school junior and I take AP courses from an online accredited provider, I'm currently taking AP psychology, AP environmental science, AP computer science principles and I'm also taking the …

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Should I major in something that I'm passionate about or something that will make me money?

Hello!

Should I pursue something that I want to do (sports journalism) or something that has a higher chance of making more money (lawyer)?

I wasn't sure where to post this question but I figured here m …

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What "activity type" for working as a teacher's assistant (unpaid)

In the common app activities section, it asks about activity types. Is working as a TA academic or volunteer or school spirit? Or is it something else entirely? Should I just pick "Other Club/Activity …

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Is this a good essay topic

For a college essay, I need to write about an issue or topic I am passionate about.

I have two topics in mind, and I am confused about whic one to choose.

First, is women abuse. This is something I have …

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Nontransferable vs transferable community college courses

Hello, lately I’ve been worrying all the community classes I took were in vain as I’m not sure if the course is transferable.

Does “transferable” only apply to credits, or am I able to mention the comm …

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How can I better my extracurriculurs?

I'm currently a sophomore in high school with a 4.0 GPA with a plan to take all honors with several AP classes throughout high school. My issue is I want to make my extracurriculars stronger.

My main …

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Question about the application

I am a senior who already submitted my application around a month ago.

So, for the question "TestOptional; Do you want your ACT and/or SAT scores used in your review?", I answered "no." However, I acci …

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Should I submit my APUSH score?

I have taken 8 AP classes and gotten 5s on 5 of them, a 4 on AP world, and a 3 on APUSH. Should I include my APUSH score? It's lower than my other scores but I also don't want colleges to see that I t …

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What colleges/universities have the best ski teams?

Hi!

Im a junior in highschool.

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Does Wesleyan University have a ski team?

Hi!

I am a junior in highschool looking through colleges at the moment.

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Colleges for cold/rainy weather?

Hiiii! Does anyone have any good college suggestions in the United States of America with cold, gloomy and rainy weather? I would love to be either in a city or a large town.

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How can I stand out for my dream schools?(yale,brown,duke and Georgetown)

I’m a freshmen with a current 4.0 gpa (first quarter) and I am wondering what classes I should take to. I’m want to become a lawyer so my intended major is criminal Justice, law or criminology. I want …

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Does anyone know when University of Oregon decisions come out?

Hi everyone,

I applied early action to University of Oregon but I never received any sort of confirmation that they received my application or any decisions. It's been three weeks so I assumed it would …

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Music for intro

Hello everyone! I'm looking for music that I could use at the beginning of the podcast, do you have any suggestions?

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How can I better my chances of getting into an Ivy League

I’m starting 9th Grade soon, so I still have 3 years until I graduate but I’m very eager to make the most out of the time I have left in High School. I would love to go to an Ivy League but my chances …

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Eligibility for Most Merit Scholarships at Public/Private Schools?"

demographics:

asian-indian male in CA, socal area

intended majors: data science, stats, data analytics, applied mathematics

GPA: 3.85 UW/ 4.4 W, as of this post being created (should go up significantly …

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