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Foreign National Award

I am a Korean who's contemplating whether I should compete in a literature competition. But the problem is that it's Korean, meaning that I'll be writing and submitting a Korean literary work. And I'm …

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Is ap important as I an international student where high school don't take ap classes?

My schools dont teach ap so shall I take it? Also how many ap woould you recommend if the if you affirm with the first question?

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When will college admissions begin?

Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, I was wondering when college admissions will start in US because i am an international student. I want to start my application as soon as possible. Can you please shed …

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Covid and how it has impacted my chances

I'm hearing from my seniors that the chances of getting accepted into top schools for 2021 will be much harder since there might be a lot of students who are accepted for 2020 that will defer their sc …

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How should I write in emails directed to college admission officers?

I’m a current junior navigating the application process. Unsure about how I should write in emails to admission officers to ask questions about things I couldn’t find online.

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Which are the Elite Tier 1 schools?

Watching both the 5/27 and 5/29 presentations, Tier 1 Elite research colleges were designated differently. The Wednesday presentation included: Vanderbilt, Rice, Wash U, UC Berkeley, Georgetown, Carne …

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AP Spanish?

Is it worth it to take AP spanish senior year?

For context, I have taken almost every AP available (Calculus AB+BC, Psych, Physics 1/2/Mech/EM, CSA, WHAP, APUSH, Lit), and this is my coursework next ye …

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How do I calculate my Unweighted GPA?

I'm currently a Junior in high school and I want to know how the unweighted GPA is calculated. Is it calculated with the GPAs throughout high school (ex. 9th & 10th grade) or just your 11th grade year …

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Does College Credit Classes in Summer Programs from Prestigious schools are worth it?

My dream School is John Hopkins University and I would like to take this classes from them and put it in extracurriculars on my resume and I don't know if this classes are worth it, and if I have more …

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Is my ECs good for me in freshman year?

I cannot participate in after school clubs so I am trying to improvise.

1. I have basically been the head coach for my brothers baseball team. I have created lineups, kept stats, emailed parents, went …

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Should I major in IT?

I never really considered it, but I help my family ALL the time with technology and how to work it. My parents think IT is a good career for me. If I am good at helping people with technology, is IT a …

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Since colleges are going test-optional for the class of 2021, what will they look at to choose the students they want?

high school junior

going to take SAT again in August

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Does going to a summer program for pre-college really helps your resume?

My plan was to go to UT Austin but I wanted to get a hand on experience and because of the COVID-19 I decided to cancel it. But next year is my junior year and I really want to know if it would really …

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How strong are my EC?

I have spent 3-4 hours on programming each weekday and 4-5 hours on the weekend for 3 years. I plan to major in computer engineering.

Extracurricular activities:

1. Programmed Applications: featured i …

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Is my EC too weak for business/econ? International need aid

Founder of a very unique non profit. First in city.

Student council president

Covid-19 hand sanitizer producer. Sold 100 for free.

Web design- designed 5 websites was paid for it

Work, marketing intern …

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Can I find my chancing into specific departments of the college like a combined medical program it offers?

I am a sophmore in high school and know that I want to go to medical school, residency, and become a doctor. I researched that a lot of colleges have a combined college and medical school program wher …

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Are my 9th grade marks good enough?

I am studying in India in an icse school which is a different school pattern than in USA, and as I can't figure out my gpa, can someone please tell are the grades given below good enough for MIT:

Physi …

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Can a course taken on EdX or Coursera be considered an extracurricular? What category would it fall into?

I’ve recently become interested in taking some free online courses on EdX to pass some time productively while I’m at home. Since a lot of them are conducted by ivy leagues I was wondering if a comple …

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Where can I find a personal counselor for college admissions?

I am a sophomore studying in India. I am planning to go to a top tier college like MIT etc. I really want to get in and want some personal advice and guidance, and that’s why was wondering if there ar …

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Learning a language amidst COVID-19?

I am currently learning Chinese through self-study. And I am planning to take a more rigorous approach to learn Chinese amidst COVID-19. Would it be considered an impressive extracurricular to go from …

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