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Should I take Dual-Enrollment, If I want to go to a top school? (Like MIT or Ivy Leagues)

I am questioning if taking dual-enrollment would give me a higher chance of getting accepted to the top colleges or universities. My teachers and family told me that taking the dual-enrollment program …

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3 years ago
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Does running a podcast in high school help you for college applications to top schools?

Hello,

I run a podcast(I'm a sophomore) and it's available on 20+ platforms, has 5000+ views, and has been viewed in over 70+ countries. I am majoring in Political Science in college, and my podcast is …

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3 years ago
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Should I include my LinkedIn and my personal website on the additional info section?

I took a few courses from MOOC websites (some of which actually have 'recommended college credit' from NCCRS or ACE Credit). The colleges I'm applying to almost certainly won't give me college credits …

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3 years ago
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My school doesn’t have AP classes

I’m in the french system and my school doesn’t give me the possibility of taking APs. The equivalent would be something we only have in junior and senior year and I’m limited to 2 in junior year and 1 …

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3 years ago
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How I applied to BS/MD programs: thinking of the application as a checklist - Part 3

Hello again! My name is Yesh and I am back with part 3 of the BS/MD advice series. As always, I recommend that you check out our previous posts on this topic in this community page as well.

BS/MD progr …

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3 years ago
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Should I put my job on my common application?

I work construction and I don’t think that this has any correlation to anything on my application, is it still worth it to put it on or no?

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3 years ago
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What kind of essays do we have to write for admissions?

Grade-11

Stream-Humanities

Country-India

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3 years ago
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Interviews, do you think it would be a good idea to try even if I have terrible social anxiety?

I have awful social anxiety. Overall I would say I'm an A grade student. I don't have much ECs but I have a decent GPA (3.79UW), hopefully good rec letters, and work as a family responsibility. My cha …

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3 years ago
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How can I explain the reality of my school curriculum (International)

I'm from Brazil, and here we don't have APs, dual enrolment, or IBs (At least not in my area and school), but, what we do have are a professional integrated curriculum and full time (7am-5pm) schools, …

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3 years ago
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Should I mention that I am from a really under-represented part of my country? If yes, how?

I'm from India and from a really under-represented and economically poor region of India. We basically have almost zero facilities or amenities for students(in my state). On top of that, I come from a …

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3 years ago
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What is a good SAT Spanish score for the Ivy League?

I just got my SAT Spanish result and it was a 700. I'm an international student from Brazil and the test day I took the SAT II was the last one ever. Since I'm not required to send my score this year, …

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3 years ago
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What can I do to showcase who I am and what I like without seaming unfocused?

I'm an international senior from Brazil, and a great part of my profile is my love for learning and teaching languages and STEM. To back up that profile I have 6 years of volunteering as a tutor at a …

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3 years ago
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Should I report a 730 on SAT World History as an international student?

I just got my scores for the SAT Subject Tests and I got a 730 on the World History test. I am an international student (Asian) applying for STEM major to T20s. I got 800s on Math II and Physics but I …

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3 years ago
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When should I submit SAT?

If the bottom 25% are at 1330 for that college and I got a 1310 should I submit my score or apply test optional?

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3 years ago
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Essay Outline

What is a good outline for an Ivy League essay? Thank you!

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3 years ago
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Circumstances affecting my grades

I’m currently rising sophomore in high school and I just received my grades. However, during the start of my freshmen year, I had a lot of circumstances which affected my grades. With receiving a C fo …

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3 years ago
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CommonApplication 650-Word Essay Idea - Disabilities

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I am a rising senior living in Thailand. I am trying to start my college essays as soon as possible, but as most of you know, it is kind of hard trying to come up with sufficient and interesting i …

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3 years ago
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Extracurricular help (reposted)

Hello, I am a rising senior and looking to major in something comp sci and bio-related - maybe bioinformatics or something else. While I have ample comp sci ecs (I have been doing FIRST Robotics for 6 …

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As an international Asian applicant, does 20-30% into UCB mean I have virtually no chance of getting in?

I can't believe most of my dream schools change from dream & safety to reaches if I enter my demographics. How often do people get into their reach schools?

I heard that international Asian applicants …

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