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How can I navigate finding high school extracurriculars based on my situation?

Hi! I’m a rising sophomore, and I’m wondering how I can gain more extracurriculars. I have done one 2 week coding program, and I'm an active member in one school club (that I’m pretty sure won’t be a …

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How do I get extra curriculars when I'm homeschooled?

Recently I've noticed my main issue when it comes to a well-rounded application will be my lack of clubs. I love volunteering and helping people, but I worry that a lack of social clubs will be a red …

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What are some good online Olympiads that will bolster my application letter?(I am planning to major in astronomy)

I am a second year college student thinking about applying abroad as a transfer student. I heard participating in Olympiads is good for the application process and I wanted to know if there are some p …

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How do I reset the financial profile?

I tried to fill out the financial profile but ended up having to skip a lot of stuff I didn't know. Now my estimates are ridiculously inaccurate. How do I reset it so I can get back to normal tuition …

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What level extracurricular is iGeo?

I'm currently a rising sophomore, and I'm quite good at geogaphy. I think that I'm probably in the running for qualifying for the International Geography Olympiad (iGeo), which is the highest level ge …

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Summer Medical Programs

Hi! I’m currently going into my sophomore year of high school and am really interested in the medical field. Seemingly, I wanted to do a program over the summer of my junior year that relates to medic …

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Will it appear on my transcript?

I took summer courses at a community college but had to drop one of them because it was extremely difficult. However , this caused a “W” on the community college transcript. My question is, If I …

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Does anyone know if the University of Pittsburgh accepts music supplementals?

I plan to apply to the school of nursing there and I was wondering if I could also submit any recordings of violin as well.

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How can I up my academic game?

I am an upcoming sophmore in high school and I'm a pretty average student, I want to know how to become a better student that can impress colleges more. I already do dance as an extracurricular, but I …

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What are some cool resources and programs that UT offers that makes them unique from everyone esle?

I am interested in doing research in my undergraduate years and I am interested in participating in programs such as the Freshman Research Initiative and the MD Anderson Pilot Project. Are there any o …

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When should I get my letters of recommendation?

Currently, I am going to be a senior this fall, and I just want to know when it's the right time to ask and to apply for colleges.

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How can you write a good "why this major essay"?

I am a rising senior and am confused on how I can begin writing the "why this major" and the "why us" essays.

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Is there any chance I will get into stanford, ucsb, ucsd, ucla, or uci?

I am going to be a junior in fall and am concerned about whether I will get into a prestigious college in California. My GPA is low because of personal issues (3.4, max 3.55 by the end of junior year) …

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Why do all my school say merit scholarships unlikely when the school website says my scores will get an automatic merit?

Why do all my school say merit scholarships unlikely when the school website says my scores will get an automatic merit?

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Grade Help

Hi! I’m an incoming junior and I need to know if my grades are competitive enough for Ivies, Rice, Northeastern, Stanford, and MIT. I already have some alright extracurriculars. I co-started a compute …

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Should I still apply to schools with a foreign language requirement even though I'm missing such credits?

I'm an uprising senior looking to apply for colleges. My target school UCLA requires applicants to have a minimum of 2 years of a foreign language, although I've never taken them throughout high schoo …

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How to pick major when it doesn't show on the Common App?

For some colleges on the Common App, I cannot pick my major because the college doesn't have it on their list of intended majors. I want to take Pre-Med/Pre-Health (which I understand is a track, not …

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What is a collage with an exalent nursing program that also offers nurses to become NP's.

I attend Cheatham County Central High School. This year I will be a sophomore and I have recently had an intrest about colleges. I have a 4.0 and a 26 on my ACT but I will get that score much higher i …

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Im stuck here can you tell me what am I supposed to do here?

I am filling out an apply Texas application form and there is a prompt that says this:

Extracurricular 2 Sophomore Year Position(s) Held

Do you know what I should write there?

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Is talking about being trans too cliche?

Hi, so I'm a rising highschool senior and I'm starting to plan out my college essay.

Being transgender is a big part of my identity and my life, and I knew immediately I wanted to write about it. Howev …

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