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Should I take the SAT?

I am currently a Junior at my High School and I am not sure if I should take the SAT. I was thinking that instead of spending my time practicing and taking the SAT, I could just focus on my grades and …

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Aspiring doctor figuring out spike

Hi im a rising junior, and this is my extracurricular plan, I have not already done everything on the list but this is what I would like to do next year. I want my spike to combine sports, medicine, a …

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Application Waivers/ Free

I'm a rising senior whose applying to 11-14 schools. I heard you can get waivers, and there's even a free college application day! How do I get waivers, and is this free application depend what your c …

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Can I get my Letter of Recommendations from my previous High School?

I changed my high school after my 10th-grade exams. My 11th and 12th-grade classes were conducted online due to COVID-19. I don't really have any kind of relationship with any of my current high schoo …

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University Difficulty Approximation: Extracurriculars

Please tell me how to research what and how many extracurriculars a university is looking for

I am a rising senior, looking into Computer Science university.

I don't know what & how many extracurricular …

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letters of recommendations

Because of covid my grades 11-12 teachers never met me and dont know who i am properly (they cant know anyone properly through online classes) Can i get my letters written from my grade 10 teachers wh …

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Extracurriculars...whaaat

Can someone tell me what are extracurriculars? Is it possible to take these during the summer?

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4 years ago
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What are some good questions to ask at a virtual college tour? What are some questions I definitely shouldn't ask?

I have a virtual college tour scheduled with a small liberal arts college next week. I am kinda clueless as to what questions to ask them during/after the tour. This tour isn't considered as part of t …

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4 years ago
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Can I get my QAS test scores (SAT) if I tested in April?

Hello! I'm going into my senior year and I've registered to retake the SAT (I got a 1340 in April). I want to purchase my previous test booklet but am unsure if I would receive the QAS (question-answe …

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4 years ago
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Can we get into college with D?

I got mostly D and E in my exams can I enter college?

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5 years ago
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Should I mention gaming in the additional section of the Common App?

I used to play a game that is wildly popular (1+ billion installs and 100+ million active users till now). I ended up spending at least 1500 hours in it.

To give you some context, It's a game similar …

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5 years ago
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uc santa Cruz

CollegeVine says that UC Santa Cruz is a safety school for me, but I only have a 4.0, with 5 AP's, 3 honors classes and very few extra curricular activities. Is this accurate?

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My mother and i are moving to california

Hi all,

My mother is moving to California. How long do we need to be living in CA until I can qualify for in state tuition?

thank you

Hailey

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What can I do this summer to improve my chances at admissions come Fall?

I feel like I'm doing "everything right" when it comes to preparing for college, for what that's worth. Yet I still feel stressed out, additionally because I feel that my honors/awards and my academic …

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Is University of Cincinnati prestigious?

I am an international student applying to the University of Cincinnati this fall for a CS major. Can anyone from the US tell me how prestigious is it considered by tech companies? Suggestions of other …

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Spike for Psychology

I’m a rising sophomore trying to figure out my extracurriculars. I’m aiming to major in psychology. How would I develop a spike while also experimenting with my own personal interests outside of it? A …

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How to format Extracurriculars on common app

Hi all, I’m looking for some advice in how to format one of my extracurriculars in the common app. I’m really involved with amnesty international, a human rights group, but my involvement has grown ov …

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Extracurricular Timeline

I'll be a senior in September and I've done a community service project that raised money and donated over 800 donations, done a competition but didn't win, did a club a year bac,performed in a poetry …

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