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Can we get into college with D?

I got mostly D and E in my exams can I enter college?

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Should I mention gaming in the additional section of the Common App?

I used to play a game that is wildly popular (1+ billion installs and 100+ million active users till now). I ended up spending at least 1500 hours in it.

To give you some context, It's a game similar …

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uc santa Cruz

CollegeVine says that UC Santa Cruz is a safety school for me, but I only have a 4.0, with 5 AP's, 3 honors classes and very few extra curricular activities. Is this accurate?

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My mother and i are moving to california

Hi all,

My mother is moving to California. How long do we need to be living in CA until I can qualify for in state tuition?

thank you

Hailey

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What can I do this summer to improve my chances at admissions come Fall?

I feel like I'm doing "everything right" when it comes to preparing for college, for what that's worth. Yet I still feel stressed out, additionally because I feel that my honors/awards and my academic …

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Is University of Cincinnati prestigious?

I am an international student applying to the University of Cincinnati this fall for a CS major. Can anyone from the US tell me how prestigious is it considered by tech companies? Suggestions of other …

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Spike for Psychology

I’m a rising sophomore trying to figure out my extracurriculars. I’m aiming to major in psychology. How would I develop a spike while also experimenting with my own personal interests outside of it? A …

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How to format Extracurriculars on common app

Hi all, I’m looking for some advice in how to format one of my extracurriculars in the common app. I’m really involved with amnesty international, a human rights group, but my involvement has grown ov …

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Extracurricular Timeline

I'll be a senior in September and I've done a community service project that raised money and donated over 800 donations, done a competition but didn't win, did a club a year bac,performed in a poetry …

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Supplemental Letters of Recommendation from Congressman

Hello,

I have been closely interning for my local congressman for 2 years now. Due to covid and online learning, my junior and senior year teachers haven't gotten much time to get to know me. I underst …

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ADHD and Ivy League admissions

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When I was in Freshman and Sophomore year, my grades slipped because of my undiagnosed severe ADHD. This was solved in Junior year with medication and therapy. I am now going to end senior year …

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Questions about some activities which I doubt will be significant enough as extracurricular activities.

Extracurricular activities as name suggests is any activity I do besides my main course / classroom work . I learned some programming languages online , I spent alot of time on it like 10-15hrs every …

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How good is Trinity College, Hartford?

I am an international student and I was hoping to apply to Trinity College this fall for a CS major. But I just discovered that this college is not anywhere in the QS World University Ranking or Times …

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What should I do during high school to get into an Ivy League college?

Hii! I'm a 10th grade student in Brazil (the school year here starts in january/february and ends in november/december, so I'll graduate at the end of 2023), and I'm preparing to apply to top intern …

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Should I retake the ACT?

I live in a state with very strict COVID guidelines and just got to take the ACT. Rising senior. I scored a 33 with 36R, 35 S, 32W, and 29M. I worry my math score is too low, I've had a fragmented mat …

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Random Questions

I stumbled upon a few questions that I'm posting all here as A I don't want to spam and B each question should have a fairly short answer.

How valued is name recognition of a school for employment pros …

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My school only offers 13 Ap classes what should i do

My school only offers 13 Ap classes i want to do comp sci economics stats but they dont offer it should i self study and take the test and do i get credits for that

also i plan to take AP eng, psy, bio …

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Is starting a business good but what if it unsuccessful it it bad on my application

I want to start a business but nervous of being unsuccessful if am hope I’m not would it be pointless to do and not improve me app

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