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Applying... HELP!

I want to apply to a lot of schools. Originally my list had about 10 schools but then my mom told me to apply to a bunch of Catholic Schhols (I'm Catholic). I don't mind applying to a lot of schools s …

 
Apply to all 21, what's it gonna hurt?
31%
 
Apply to a few with app fees, and some without.
31%
 
Only apply to the original 10
31%
 
Apply only to your top 3 since you already got accepted to 1
6%
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Does the Questbridge scholarships go to community college?

Hello!

My high school counselor recommended that I apply for the Questbridge Match Scholarship. Although I am curious, I heard that if you match schools you HAVE to go with one of them. While I have co …

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NYU Admissions

Hey! I am currently a High school Junior. I am wondering if I have a chance to get into NYU.

Here is a brief overview of my projected resume:

GPA: 4.0 unweighted

AP: 6

Dual Credit/Honors: 5

-4 year memb …

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a year ago
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Major Recocmendation

Hi!

I am a Junior and have no idea what to major in in college. I dislike math and science. I love English and social studies. I am very studious and love school. I love working with kids. I have a str …

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AI Recruiters

Hi!

I am taking a poll to see how you feel about the AI recruiters! If you have something else to share feel free to comment!

 
I LOVE THEM :)
6%
 
I don't mind them....
20%
 
50/50
43%
 
ABSOLUTELY CREEPED OUT
30%
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Service Hours for Apps

I'm a junior, but by the time I apply I will have 3000+ service hours from volunteering at 3 different places

8hrs/week +leadership, 4yrs

5hrs/week +leadership, 4yrs

8hrs/week, 2yrs

Do these activities he …

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a year ago
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SAT re-do?

I'm wondering if I should re-take the SAT. I took the SAT last March and got a 1200, which I'm proud of, but wondering if I could improve on to increase my chances of getting into certain schools. For …

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a year ago
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College Essays

I’ve written one common app personal essay and two college supplemental essays. I apply to colleges in less than a week and I’m worried that my essays aren’t good enough or unique. What are some tips/ …

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a year ago
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Any advice for upcoming seniors. Anything I can do to make application better for colleges. Want to go for business

Im a senior with a gpa of 3.6 weighted I’ve will have taken 4 college credits by the time i graduate.

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Activites on Common App

Hi all, I'm currently writing my activities section for my common app and have an activity with multiple leadership roles throughout my participation (ex. StuCo rep 2 years, president 2 years). Do I r …

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a year ago
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I really want to apply EA to some unis, but I heard they prioritize legacies etc more, so is it really worth it?

Some of the EA schools i wanted to apply to include GATech, UMich..

My ECAs are average (or slightly above avg) compared to my peers and my CGPA (unweighted) is 3.9. SAT is low (1380), but I'm retaking …

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ECs and admission process question

I’m a junior in hs and I have always been aiming for T20 schools. However, recently I realized so many applicants to these schools have state/national awards, ultra-competitive internships, published …

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MITES, RSI, and MIT

Hello, I’m a Chinese American, first-generation junior from a small school in Kentucky with around 660 students. I’m currently at the top or around the top in my class(of 150-200), and my extracurricu …

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Could I get into NYU OR UTK

Hello I'm a Junior from Tennessee, I have 4.0 unweighted GPA and around a 5.0 weighted GPA.

Club activities:

Editor in Chief in Yearbook

Junior Rep for Student Government

Founded and team of a Pickle ball …

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Is it worth it to go to a TOP boarding school senior year.

I am currently in 11th grade at a middle tier, large public high school in Texas. My grades are decent (all A's but not necessary high A's with a difficult/accelerated schedule - AP Physics 1 + Physic …

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Easiest major with acceptance

Hi there. My daughter is thinking of applying to the college of agriculture at Cornell and we were looking at choices of majors in the health division as she wants to be a doctor. However she is very …

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Extracurricular Help

I’m a current HS Senior and I have a bunch of extra curriculars, but I don’t know which ones to include in my Common App and in what order. Any help is much appreciated 🙏

Major: Computer Science

My Coll …

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I want to get into NYU

And i need help from other people like feedback and opinions also advices please if you can help i would love to learn frome your advices and opinions thank you💖

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How can i max my chances of going to a Big 10 university (osu, upitt, etc) (3.95 weighted)? test-optional?

- i have the pvsa silver award

- i have a job that i go to 1/2 a week for 2 hr

- i will have taken 8 ap classes

- my sat is the border line average for most colleges (1340, and took it 3 times) (:())

- i …

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AP Courses

Hey

I'm a current junior. I plan on majoring in History and applying to the T10 and Ivy League.

My school offers AP Pre calc and regular pre calc. The Math dept won't allow me to take AP Pre calc b/c i …

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