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I am a junior in High School and I want to get more experience in the medical field, so I am looking for volunteering or working opportunities that will get me more hands on experience. I have already …

You know, don't take AP Chem if you want to have life

I've learn that Cal State system require world language, but it also mention that I can prove my proficiency in my language that I was born with which is Thai. I just want to know how do I do that? Wh …

I am only a few units short of entering university as a junior. I have all my gen eds, but didn't know what school I'd get into so I only guessed at major prep. If I take these community college class …

I know I still have time to think about it, but I’ve been wondering this for awhile: I’ve been deciding between doing something in law/criminal justice or forensic science. If I decide to do forensic …

I’m a junior in high school who is interested in pursuing a career in medicine. I was hoping to dedicate my summer to working on a passion project that is related to biology or health and was wonderin …

This poll is just a way for me to know how many extracurriculars I should be doing/ should be trying to be doing for college.

I have some extracurriculars that I really like but I do them purely recreationally. For example, I play the piano, go swimming, and code with python but none of these are done competitively and I am …

Just a few suggestions for communities to see what you all think. I feel as though this site has really elevated after everyone seems to seek advice virtually now after the pandemic isolation. So why …

I'm looking to apply to a couple of competitive academic or leadership summits, where do I put these on the common app? I want to say honors section but I'm not exactly sure.

Hello! I am currently a Freshman and have signed up to take the AP courses listed above during my Sophomore year. So that I do not go in blind, I was wondering if any of you would have tips or tricks …

Honors question

I want to write humourous and somewhat informal essays for my college app. is that a good idea or should I stay away from informal essays?

I am a high school senior, I have taken AP Computer Science A and I do know Python pretty well. I have also won two (high school level) hackathons. Also participate in Science Olympiad, Toastmasters, …

How do I increase my chances of getting one/finding the best one for me.

I'm a sophomore in socal and I'm paranoid at the atrocious prices for many of the summer programs/research at UC's near me (like High School Summer Institute in Law at UCI costs $1,110 for 5 days!) Do …

I want to major in political science and I have done something amazing this year but I'm unsure if I should mention it on college applications? Please be very honest. So I play this Virtual World Game …

I withdrew from Calc 2 (community college class) as a sophomore in high school. How would that be viewed by admissions?

Hi :) Current junior here. I have been playing flute for eight years and have been principal flutist of a very competitive youth orchestra for two years. Flute used to be the only thing I did outside …

I started playing tennis in 8th grade. In my sophomore season, I got onto the JV team. I am confident I will get onto the varsity team in the 11th and 12th-grade season as well. I read that colleges d …