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Preparing for College

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I'm currently a junior in high school with a 3.74 gpa and I was just wondering, what should I be doing to prepare for college right now? My counselors have been no help haha. I've currently been e …

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Listing Honor Societies

Hi! I've been told I should list all of my honor societies under one honor on the common app. I am in National, English, Math, Social Studies, Spanish, Science, Tri-M (Music), Thespians, and Speech an …

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When to apply to colleges

I'm just entering my final year at high school, so am i to apply to colleges now knowing fully well that i have no exam results yet or i should apply to colleges after i have my results which will be …

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Fasfa

I know fasfa has opened and I'm not finished my essays yet. I'm a senior and I work five days a week as custodian at my school from 2:30 to 8:30 so It's hard to get everything done, so the weekends ar …

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Common App

I am an international student. In the honors section of the common app, they asked to mention five honors. There are about 17 awards I want to mention from sports and games. Every award is state/regio …

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5.0 Scale GPA

Hi, Im a senior in Texas, and I was wondering I asked my counselor at school for my GPA and he told me it's 3.85 and my school uses a 5.0 scale. Is it a good GPA on a 5.0 scale? and how does it even w …

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What extracurriculars, courses, and activities should I do to get into pre-law at a top university?

I am a 9th grader and am looking for extracurriculars that would help me with admissions to top schools for pre-law (ideally Harvard), and I am looking for ways to stand out amongst others. Thank you!

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I cannot manage my time.

Hi, I am Dev Patel, currently a freshman in high school and I have general question or want advice on time management. Like I come from school and do my homework until night, have dinner and sleep and …

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can my gpa still raise as a senior?

my gpa is 3.4 right now as a highschool senior and i really want to increase it for university. is it too late ?

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What (extracurriculars) can I do in middle school for getting accepted into medical school

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I am in middle school and am wondering what I can do for extracurriculars to up my chances of getting into a good college (med school). I want to do something really "cool" and standout. My dream s …

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Do MOOCs make a difference on your college application?

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I'm currently pursuing 25 courses in economics from various platforms like edX, Coursera and Future Learn. Apart from that, I'm planning to take more than 20 courses in Data analytics, Data …

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How can i rephrase content without changing the intent?

I have content in which there is 20% plagiarism kindly suggest me any tool that can help me resolve this issue.

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What teacher should I ask for a recommendation letter?

I am an International student who is planning to apply with psychology as my intended major. I do take psychology and next year (12th grade) I will take AP Psychology. I also take AP Human geo and AP …

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Elite colleges or not?

Let's say you are advising a student who has a good chance of being admitted to a number of elite schools, but would be a very middle-of-the-pack student there. The same student would be a top student …

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Conflicted Between Two Drastically Different Majors: Biology and English

Hi! I am a senior who is currently applying to colleges and have been conflicted for six to twelve months trying to decide on a major. I have wanted to major in biology since 6th grade with intentions …

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Activity List Choice

For the 10 activities required on the common application, is it better to include a club that you have committed to for a long time, but don't have a leadership position? Or a club that you just start …

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Which teacher should I ask?

The college I am applying to only allows for one academic letter of recommendation. I’m not sure which of these teachers could give me a better recommendation. My chosen major is a BS in sustainabilit …

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Will producing content online pad my application?

hi! if i produce meaningful content online, such as video essays on youtube or essays on current events on a personal website, do these count as extracurriculars? they are both things im interested in …

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Cumulative GPA

Is the cumulative GPA the same as the unweighted GPA?

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If I don’t submit my SAT will it hurt me?

I go to a prestigious private school and last year, unlike other schools in the country, we had the opportunity to take the SAT all throughout the school year (but only seniors last fall). My GPA is a …

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