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I am an 8th grader about to enter high school. I am currently in GT (Gifted and Talented) and while that means nothing in high school, it opens up opportunities for me t …

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Hi! I am an high school graduate from Nepal. I attended a charter school with National Board. My grades are: 3.85, 3.85, 3.49, 3.49 for four years. I took Chemistry, Physics, and Biology , Maths(B) a …

I participated in this molecular biology olympiad. I didn't won. I just participated should I put it in my college application. There are like a bunch of things I participated but didn't win. Should …

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I'm a first-gen low-income senior applying to many of my college through Questbridge Regular Decision and due to many medical issues, my father has currently been in the hospital for the …

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Hi, my name is Maggy and I am a junior in high school with okay grades (my unweighted is 3.8 and weighted is 4.3). I was wondering if there are any recommendations about any physics or astronomy relat …

I’m currently a sophomore in high school and I’ve always loved anything related to English. Most recently, I’ve become interested in filmmaking, specifically screenwriting. I’d love to study it in col …

If you are deferred, do you submit another resume with activities you've done after the early decision process, or is it best to submit a resume with all the previously mentioned activities, including …

Hi! My counselor hasn’t submitted their letter of recommendation yet for my Columbia app, and it is due in less than 3 days. I have tried contacting them, but it has been quite impossible since we are …

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I am an international student and I am facing an issue. I am studying overseas in a management school but would like to apply to an American university. Because I am not sure I want to …

I’m currently a sophomore in high school and I have very solid academics (4.0 unweighted, 4.9 weighted) and I am currently looking for research opportunities, internships, and other extracurriculars i …

Technically, both my parents are from India. But, my dad is from a specific nomadic community that descends from Georgia, Iran, Pakistan, and India. My mom is from the same community (a different sta …

Hello! I am currently in the college application process, and have a total of 9 activities listed on my common app. In the last two weeks, I was a part of a team that presented a sexual assault report …

As a current HS freshman, I am planning to graduate at the end of my sophomore year. By taking eight online HS classes in the summer, and three extra online HS classes, I would graduate two years earl …

Hi, last summer, I took some college courses at an American university. There were four courses that I took. In two of these classes, I got an A. However, for the rest I got a B and a C. When I apply …

Hi, last summer, I took some college courses at an American university. There were four courses that I took. In two of these classes, I got an A. However, for the rest I got a B and a C. When I apply …

Hi! I'm currently a high school freshman, my dream is to go to UCLA and study film. The program there is extremely competitive (I believe they only admit about 15 new college freshmen each year), howe …

Hello! I am currently doing an ai program over the winter break, and one of the important thing this program says it will give is “Certification for 30 Research Credit Hours”, but honestly, I don’t ex …

I live in UAE, it is a well developed country but my school doesn't provide enough opportunities and clubs. Will the admission officers look the fact that my school was bad and I did whatever i could …