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How would I start off an essay?

I was writing an essay about my struggle with living in the past or the future, But I don't know how to structure and I also don't know how to stop it from being cliche. How could I start the essay an …

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What should I put in my application?

I have a 970 in my sat and a 3.8 weighted GPA. Should I turn in my test scores, should I not apply for schools that are not test optional or turn in my scores anyway.

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I need help for applying to Stanford OHS

Im writing my first essay for the application, with the prompt being: Please tell us why you are interested in attending Stanford OHS and why you are a good fit for our school's rigorous academic pro …

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4 years ago
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What can I do if I procrastinated in writing my college essay and college application?

I procrastinated and I only have 2 days for the Columbia and Syracuse application. I don't have my essays and short essays done, what should I do?

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oversharing in college essays

hi! I've been struggling to come up with a topic for my college essay, and a topic I think would be good to talk about is my mental health, specifically my ed. my friend said this would be oversharing …

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4 years ago
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Karma and Collegevine

I am new to collegevine and I just posted a question on my feed, yet when I did, it asked me if I wanted a pro response for 20 karma. I think I understand karma, but how can I get karmas?

Thank you ver …

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Can ignoring emails I get from colleges due to the Student Search Service hurt my chances of getting in?

So when I took the PSAT this past fall (I'm a sophomore), I signed up for the Student Search Service. This has obviously resulted in my inbox being spammed by many colleges. I don't want to unsubscrib …

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4 years ago
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Help with the Bryn Mawr Supplement

Is there anyone here who has already done the Bryn Mawr Supplement Essay or is a Bryn Mawr Student? I'm having some trouble with understanding what the question is asking. It says "As you prepare to j …

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4 years ago
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Commonapp plz help

Um so I started a commonapp account as a junior and I got this message from Yale

Finalizing Your Yale Application

Dear ,

Thank you for beginning your application to Yale. Here are a few reminders:

["Remin …

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4 years ago
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How can my teachers submit my letter of recommendation

I am not quite in 12th grade yet, but for when I do, I want to be prepared. I have researched a lot on everything you need to do to apply to college, yet one question that wonders in my head, is how C …

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4 years ago
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Will reporting self-study AP exam scores make my application look bad?

I'm an M22 IB Diploma Candidate. Target majors are Biomedical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

I self-studied for a couple of AP exams between my Freshmen and Junior years and got 5s in all of t …

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4 years ago
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Please how do my recommenders upload their letters of recommendation

Do they send letters specifically to the schools in question or do they just send one letter to Common app and then common app disseminates the letters?

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4 years ago
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Please how do my recommenders upload their letters of recommendation

Do they send letters specifically to the schools in question or do they just send one letter to Common app and then common app disseminates the letters?

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4 years ago
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Does my Low GPA in 9th grade affect my chances in Ivy collages

Hi I am Shubh, I am from India i am studying in CBSE.

I dont know how to calculate my GPA but went to some websites so I got to know my GPA of term 1 is 3.8 which is pretty bad cause I am aiming for …

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4 years ago
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Can I write about something that isn't related to my extracurricular or major?

One essay prompt asks me to write about something that gives me great satisfaction. I wanted to write about my love for hiking which is something I do for fun. However, this doesn't relate to my major …

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4 years ago
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I need advice on choosing a prompt for Occidental College, could someone help?

Here are my two options: in response to the prompt "Briefly describe a current event or social movement that is affecting a city, town, or place that is important to you. Describe its significance to …

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Can I include activities I had participated in before 9th grade?

I had to move to a new school right before 9th grade but I had to drop some of my old extracurriculars as the resources for them were not available in the new school. Some of these extracurriculars m …

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CommonApp Portfolio Unsure

Hi. I'm a senior from an international school applying to 10 U.S. colleges in total.

Recently, a reporter came to where I am living in order to film me and my school to broadcast it in my home country …

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MIT Admissions Portal Site Question

Hello. I'm an international student applying to MIT in January. I didn't get much help from my school counselors so I have a few questions to ask.

I have participated in writing and speech contests (n …

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Meeting the English language requirement

Hello I'm applying to for 16 university now for fall 2022 unfortunately I took the Duolingo English test and i didn't meet the requirements , there's 20 marks missing.

All the universities that I'm app …

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