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College Essay Topic Advice...

On the advice for writing essays on the college-specific admissions, it says "Recent experiences are preferred as they better represent who you are today." I really want to do a collection of stories …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Lehigh is coming up 75% chancing for daughter?

When i go into Niche or other chancing tools it is like 20-30% and with CV it is 75%? We are deciding to go visit based on this data. Do you think CV is very accurate? She has a 3.5 unweighted, 3.77 …

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Do I have to put my counselor on every college and will they receive an e-mail for every fee waiver I request?

As an international student requesting fee waivers from the common app, do I have to put my counselor college by college?, Or is there a way to put it general so they can receive all e-mails at once. …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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How can I explain the relationship between my public school diploma and homeschool transcripts?

I encountered a very embarrassing problem.

I was once admitted to a public high school, but the very serious depression made me unable to work (in fact, it led to very serious sleepiness), so I left th …

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Opinion's on mentioning a reselling business on the activity section for the Common App?

I started a reselling business during quarantine(so mid freshmen year) and I've made decent earnings by selling through Instagram. I was wondering if I could include it under "Other Club/Activity".

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Average GPA/ High SAT

Junior year GPA dropped. I took the SAT twice and scored within the 75th percentile. Will this affect my acceptance and possible scholarship opportunities? Should I consider early action deadlines as …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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SSAR UW or W GPA

For FSU's and University of Pittsburgh's SSAR do I need to submit both my UW and W? Could I just submit my W GPA?

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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What to do if senior year fall grades aren't good?

There are many colleges requesting my fall senior year first quarter grades, but my grades right now are super bad. My teachers haven't put in project and assignment grades that would have boosted my …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Any STEM volunteering opportunities for 15 year olds online?

Sophomore

Obsessed with Chemistry

Wants to study at an Ivy League School

Needs to develop extracurriculars

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Any free online science camps for high school students ?

Sophomore

Obsessed with Chemistry

Wants to study at an Ivy League School

Needs to develop extracurriculars

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Applied Early action - when do you send transcripts?

I applied early action to a few schools with the common app. My high school guidance counselor sent my transcripts. I took several dual enrollment classes at my community college which are also on my …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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collage

should i go on a lds mission before collage or during collage i want to serve a lds mission but i also want to get into a good collage and if i go on a mission before how will it affect my admissions …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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How can my illness affect my chance of admission

My name is Robert, and I am a junior in high school. Since my 8th grade year, I have been suffering from migraines that have caused me to miss many extracurricular activities. Early this year, I trans …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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HOW do you think the Supreme Court will vote on Affirmative Action ?????

Affirmative action in American college decision policies allows college to use race as a criteria in the admissions process.

Elite colleges like Harvard and UNC Chapel Hill reward hooked applicants com …

 
Supreme Court will end Affirmative Action
41%
 
Supreme Court will phase out Affirmative Action over 3-5 years
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Supreme Court will uphold Affirmative Action
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I have no idea of whay you are talking about I'm ignorant!
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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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I submitted my supplemental essays late.

I’m applied to Columbia ED and UChicago EA, both of which are due November 1st, which was last night. I was so relieved to finish my college applications, until the following morning where I realized …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Do I have a lower chance of getting into college without taking standarized tests as an international student?

I'm an international student (Mexico) and where I live it's nearly imposible to take standarized tests, we also don't have ap classes or any other USA methods, I know colleges have said they are optio …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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will it affect me if i go on a mission during collage

i will take a 2 year leave

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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What should I say is my race?

In the demographics part of college sites (like this one), should I say I am white, not specified, or basically all of the above? So for a bit of background, I am Brazilian. I was born and raised ther …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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What would I put in the coursework section in CV?

Hello, at my school we don't have any classes that are called "honours" and they are called advanced and then we have AP. So when I put information into the site for my coursework in my profile, would …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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My school does not offer AP courses or exams nor any other school in my city. Would that look bad?

Would it decrease my chances of getting in a good business school? Does school rank really matter. I am from a very low class school but I think I have the potential to get into a good school. Would t …

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