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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 does paying Karma forward do?

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Yall know BYU rumors?

There are 20 million rumors about how certain things affect admission to BYU. And weird stories. Students who have all the extracurricular activities, valedictorian, and still don't get in.

I toured BY …

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How important are college essays in Texas A&M's admission process?

I am asking this because I have a lot of essays to write but not a lot of time. I want to know how important of role essays play a part in Texas A&M's admission process so that I know how much time to …

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Resources to download PDF of plays for free

Hello dear friends how are you going?

I´ m applying for a drama college that requires to read the entire play of the monologues that you are doing. The problem is that I can´´ t find any website or res …

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Abrsm

I’ve passed all the ABRSM piano exams. Will that only help me get into a music college or will it also work in normal colleges?

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Classes taken outside of school

Is there a section on the Common App where I can add extra classes that I've taken on my own outside of school (I've taken several FEMA courses, basic life support etc..)

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How can I make it in this college and to be successful

Morton west high school

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Are awards required for admission to top universities?

Are awards required for admission to top universities(Let's say CMU)? However, I do not have any awards.

If so, is there competition for adults or no age restriction? BTW, I'm older than 20... I began …

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TRANSFER ACCEPTANCE RATES FOR T40 COLLEGES

These are the most current transfer rates I pulled off of CDS' for T40 schools.

I'm providing these to give seniors some context to not getting into their dream colleges and settling in at a target or …

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NHS Essay

Would someone be able to edit my NHS essay

the prompt is Consider a leadership position you’ve held, in the school or in the community. Briefly describe the position and the responsibilities of the p …

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FOR FALL 2022, UC Berkeley Applicants can now select an ALTERNATIVE MAJOR

FOR FALL 2022, UC Berkeley Applicants can now select an ALTERNATIVE MAJOR and this is good news.

Previously if you picked a highly competitive major like EE or CS, you had a much lower chance to get ac …

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STEM SENIORS - CalTech is has changed its EA program to REA Restrictive Early Action

NOTE that CalTech is now Restrictive Early Action just like Stanford, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.

No longer will you be able to "stack" CalTech alongside UChicago, MIT, and UMich if you are applying …

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Does a planner really help manage time efficiently?

A pretty simple question but since I'm having trouble with time management recently as my workload is increasing, it's very helpful to get some feedback about planning things out.

edit: thank you every …

 
Yes
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No
8%
 
Bullet Journal/Online planning/other works better (pls comment)
20%
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national, no school team, valuable awards/competitions

I was looking at some of my dream school's past example of all the extracurricular the undergraduates had, which I went to look at the official websites of the awards and I soon come to realize that m …

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Does coming from a small school affect my chances?

I dream to go to a prestigious school. However, I go to a small school that is from a small town. There are very few ace or college classes offered to students, and absolutely no AP classes and no hon …

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choosing extracurriculares

I am currently a junior and I noticed the common app only has ten spots for extracurriculares. Im involved in more than that and was wondering how I should chose the best ones to put on my application …

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Class of '27 What Part of your application makes you nervous and uncomfortable?

Class of '27 What Part of your application makes you nervous and uncomfortable?

As we embark on yet another hyper-competitive admissions season, I'm sure other CV members want to know if they are the o …

 
My big problem is writers block on my essays
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My low SAT or ACT is giving me a major headache
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My lack of impressive ECs and leadership roles scares me
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My course rigor is lacking and I'm nervous about it
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What can I do to improve my chances of getting into a selective university and am I on the right track?

I'm currently a sophomore (class of '25) at a small school in West Virginia (~500 students). I have not taken the SAT or PSAT yet as I haven't had the opportunity to. That being said, I am taking the …

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What class should I take?

I am currently about to go into my junior year of high school and have to choose between two important classes. Right now, I am scheduled to be in Regular Chemistry when I wanted to be in Honors but …

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