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College Essay Topic

My college essay topic is about genealogy and how it helped me discover an ancestor of mine, Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland. In the middle parts, I talk about how I reached this conclusio …

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Essay topic

I would like to apply to top colleges, and I was thinking of doing my topic about how I had to take care of my older brother at a young age and made me choose what I would like to study and what I fee …

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How do I find my referral code to invite friends?

I'm trying to invite people but I can't find my code

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What should I do if my school doesn't offer AP/IB or Honors classes?

I am enrolled in an Indian-curriculum based school which doesn't offer AP, IB or any sort of Honors class. Which means that I am lagging behind on the course work section of my resume. My extra curric …

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Understanding the value of my ec's

So, basically, I'm an international student from Ukraine and I wonder if my ec's are good enough to be a competitive applicant for financial aid (i don't know which ec's are common for people with my …

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Proof of doing internship?

So I basically emailed a professor at a local university and luckily had a chance to join his research team. Since this is an unofficial internship (my professor never had a high schooler or an intern …

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College Classes

If I'm a history major when I get into the college of arts and sciences, can I take, let's say, statistics/data science/cs (if this school's cs major belongs to the college of arts and sciences) class …

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College Resume

How long should a typical college resume be? Mine is about 2 pages long. I’m scared that they may decide to just not read it altogether because of the length. Is this true? Should I shorten it or is 2 …

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Is my Volunteer Work good enough for a hook?

For context: I'm a senior from a small town in Brazil.

Since 7th grade, I've been involved with volunteer work, especially as a tutor/teacher/teacher assistant. I started as a Portuguese and Math tutor …

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Internship

Would an internship for my local congressman be considered a tier one extracurricular for an aspiring political science major? Also, would an internship at a law office be viewed as impressive?

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Question about leadership

I am a rising senior applying to colleges this upcoming fall. I had a question about leadership though. I completed my middle school at City A. I went to a different high school (High School B) for 9t …

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Should I take the ACT or SAT?

I'm trying to choose between the ACT and SAT. I am pretty good at reading comprehension and that sort of stuff. On the other hand, I'm average at math. When I took the pre-ACT without studying, I got …

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Should I take a world language?

In middle school, I learned Japanese for 2 years, and now that I'm in high school (Freshman) I wanted to continue learning Japanese. Unfortunately, my high school does not offer Japanese and I have no …

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How do I demonstrate interest in a college?

I am applying ED-1 to a small LAC college. I have attended a Virtual College Tour and a Virtual Info Session. I am also registered in their mailing list. Is there any other way I can demonstrate inter …

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Medical Internships

Hello! I am a rising junior and I am trying to find virtual medical internships/positions/or anything in the field of dermatology/cosmetic dermatology. Do you have any tips or recommendations? Because …

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oxford Requirements

Does oxford take transcripts from kuwait ? if not how do I apply

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ROTC Colleges - Only 2 years JROTC- Will that affect my application chances?

I am currently a rising senior in high school and have only taken 2 years of JROTC in freshman and sophomore years but I want to apply to West Point. Will that affect my application? Also, if you have …

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Hopefullly a meaningful discussion of Class Rank, GPA and Test Scores in relationship to top schools

Hi, I'm writing this for those that want a better insight into the college admissions process. There are roughly 25,000 high schools and 3000 of these are private high schools. From these 28,000 scho …

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1 TO 7 SCALE TO 4.0 GPA CALC?

1 TO 7 SCALE TO 4.0 GPA CALC?

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Medical School

I want to be a surgeon, so would it improve my chances if I took more than 2 science APs next year

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