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Common App Essay Ideas?

Hi everyone! I was hoping to see what other people are writing about for their common app! I currently have writers block right now :/

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Extracurricular

Is learning English for 14 years (started at the age of 2.5) counts as good extracurricular? I've got some great certificates for my knowledge. Or it's something unimportant? Should I include it in my …

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Is having a low act score but high GPA ok when applying to colleges?

I am a early college student that has a 3.9 gpa and a act score of 18. I know I didn’t do “great” on the act, which is why I’m anxious of not being of getting accepted. Does this have a negative impac …

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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AP vs. dual enrollment on applications

I have heard some people say that it looks better on applications if a student took all 4 AP classes at a school that offers only 4 vs. a student who took 8 at a school that offers 20. I am a rising s …

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Which Ivy Cares Most About Extracurriculars?

Hi! Can anyone rank which Ivies care most/least about extracurriculars? What about academics and essays? Thanks! :)

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Should I take these AP classes for the year 2021 - 2022?

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I am a rising senior, who just got her AP scores yesterday. Thankfully, I got all 5s for 4 AP exams. When I took 3 APs last year (10th grade), I got one 4, while for the other two AP exams, I got …

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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AP Scores

So AP scores came out and I'm just finding out that they send them to the colleges you apply to and I did terrible I mean terrible on the exam. And the withholding form costs money, so they'll send th …

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Is it okay if I give this in my art supplement?

A client commissioned me to design a poster for an album which looks really beautiful but it is an 18+ album so the poster has the "18+" sticker on it.

Also, I have written on the poster- "Make love, m …

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Should I take pre-calc or trigonometry?

Hello! Here's my predicament; I am currently taking Algebra 2 over the summer in order to get onto the advanced math track + to study for the SAT. As such, I'm trying to figure out which math course I …

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I'm having some course scheduling conflict which I think will negatively affect my college admissions

I'm a rising senior, and just today I checked my planned coursework for next year, and it was completely different from what I had planned originally planned for back in April.

I'm taking a relatively …

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Which class should I take? And are my following plans managable(Asking for opinions)?

Dream Major: Political Science and Humanities

Junior Year

-AP US Gov

-AP Comparative Gov

-AP Language and Composition

-AP World

-AP Macro

-AP Psychology

Senior year

-AP Literature

-AP US History

-Which would be …

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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What Does the Average BS/MD Applicant Look Like? - Part 4

In today’s BS/MD admissions advice post I would like to discuss the profile of the average admissions applicant applying to the selective to highly selective programs. These would include schools with …

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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how do i enter my second act scores? will colleges superscore?

I am having trouble adding my second ACT score. How do I input it? Will schools automatically superscore?

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Is my essay topic cliche?

I'm writing a common app essay on prompt 3-Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

I decided to challenge the idea that …

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Will supplements change this year?

I've already written my USC and UNC supplements now I feel like a joke...maybe I'll just see them as practices lol

USC has used their prompts for three years now...

Any insights?

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Have I done enough my first three years of high school?

I’m a rising senior and I’m afraid I haven’t done enough to get into the schools I want.

I’m majoring in biology or a major related to biology.

Unweighted GPA is 3.74 and weighted is 4.01. (My school do …

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Extracurriculars

In the summer of my junior year, and I was wondering if the number of extracurricular activities that I've done in high school really matters. I wasn't really active in a lot of the extracurricular ac …

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Is this class schedule acceptable?

Would You say my overall schedule is rigourous enough for a top school? (School offers 27 APs, but only offered 2 APS[AP US history and AP Gov) for 9th and 10th graders) Grade Inflation, school weighs …

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What would be a proper major for someone interested in business with cosmetic intent.

I'm a rising senior with a massive interest in business/enteprenurial studies. I go to a tech school and I'm going to be testing for my cosmetology license this year. I plan on starting my own skincar …

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Undecided Major

Hi I just finished my junior year of high-school and currently I'm working on my college list, while also trying to find a major because right now I'm undecided. I just wanted to know should I even be …

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