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Is there such a thing as too much volunteering?

Hi there! I'm a rising junior who's just begun to start evaluating my extracurriculars and considering some final additions to my list, and I've started to realize that a lot of my ECs are either dire …

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Is it better to send more than one letter of recommendation if they are not required?

I'm not sure if I should send more than the required number of letters of recommendation to schools that would allow me to send more than one in. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Reach Schools

I have a 4.1 , 1500 despite that most of the schools that are top 40 are reach schools or hard targets for me. Why should I bother applying to these schools?

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High School Size

Hi everyone,

I go to a very large high school with over 2500 students, so that is around 600+ students per class. I am worried about how this will affect my high school career, my college admissions, …

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AP classes

Hello! I have a question about AP classes. There are no AP classes in our school, students can’t take them. I am going to apply as an international student. How important AP classes are?

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Admission deadline for late schools (e.g. Syracuse)

My daughter is applying to ~8 school and 7 of them have applications due on 11/1/2022. Syracuse, for some reason, is 1/5/2023. Are there a lot of schools that review this late? My fear is we'll nee …

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Good Extracurriculars in Richmond, Virginia

Does anyone know any good extracurriculars to engage myself in Richmond, Virginia or online. Could the extra curriculars please be related to engineering or aerospace engineering. I am already in FRC …

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Can I request a recommendation letter to my particular English teacher?

I make English class every Saturday, but is not relate with school, it will be an extracurricular? Can I request a recommendation letter from this teacher?

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Is AP Calculus AB recommended for business majors?

I'm a senior that's interested in accounting. I plan to apply to UPenn, CMU, UNC Chapel-Hill, and two other schools.

I'm currently taking Honors Calculus this semester and signed up for AP Calculus AB …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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How many Letters of Rec to submit?

Hi! I'm a current senior applying to colleges right now. Only one of the schools I am applying to requires two letters of rec, so I have asked two teachers (one of them being my debate coach) to write …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Why do I get rejected from every college?

Why do I get rejected from every college?

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Can I mention religion in my Common App essay?

My school is religious but my family is not, and I myself was a believer until less than two years ago. I want to write about how my education shaped me into a better person even though I no longer sh …

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What programs/activities are good for someone who wants to go into engineering or CS?

Hey!! I'm currently a sophomore and want to pursue CS or engineering (STEM) in the future. I live in the Bay Area and applied for a Berkeley STEM program but was rejected :(

Are there any other great p …

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I just hit 1000 accepted answers so I'm going to focus on Columbia U. and take a break

My first day of class at Columbia University freshman starts Tuesday and I'm going to try my best to get good grades and a high GPA. Answering questions on CV has been my unofficial community service …

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I'm not sure if my classes for senior year is good enough for college

I am taking these classes in my senior year: AP Calc ab, academic English, academic Gov, Intro to CS, and a Cisco course worth 3 DE credits. I feel like these are not good enough classes for me to get …

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What are some really good extra curriculars I can start from scratch and have them be impressive in a month

Im 2 months out from applying ED and need one more good ec for my activity list. I plan to apply for engineering, does anyone know about any extra curriculars I could start soon and have them be very …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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What are some achievements you can achieve without having a school team?

I was watching Elias Miller's "In for the Win: How to get into Columbia University" at 33:00, Elias presentation shows that you need some kind of achievement to higher your chances of getting in. My s …

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How to strengthen my Spike?

Im a tenth grade student who want to be a med student. How do develop my spike in that area to higher the chances of me getting in? I don't play sport or any musical instruments.

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Should I take AP Computer Science A?

Hello everyone,

This sophomore year, I had planned to take AP Computer Science A in school. However, due to a scheduling conflict, the course has been dropped from my schedule. It lefts me with 3 AP co …

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Does Emory have spring transfer?

Does Emory have spring transfer?

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