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What college should I remove from my list?

Hi!

I'm a rising senior interested in pre-med. I want to major in biology/neuroscience/psych/anthropology. I have 19 colleges on my list rn, so I really need help cutting! Out of these 5 schools on my …

 
Tufts
0%
 
Tulane
40%
 
Yale
30%
 
harvey mudd
30%
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Asking about legacy admission

I want to know about legacy admission

My uncle is working in College of Brown where i hope to go

What does Brown University's admissions officer think about legacy admissions?

I heard that it is quite ad …

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Is it okay to send an Information that may boost your chances even if it wasn't requested?

Is it advicable to send an additional information email to a college, because there is no way to provide them with critical information concerning your transcripts

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4 months ago
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College Essays

Hey everyone, I bet everyone is stressed out with admission being right around the corner (me too dw), but I just had some questions about the essay. Does anyone have any tips? Is it cliche to do a st …

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Is mastery chorus appealing to colleges?

I have recently started high school and I am apart of the chorus program. I posted a video asking advice for starting the school year and I put the classes I am taking (which include chorus) but a lot …

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4 months ago
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Is it okay to do a BS/MD?

I was going through some university websites like St. Louis University and discovered about a program called a BS/MD program. I learnt it was a good way to accelerate one's medical studying journey an …

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4 months ago
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Graduation Cords (??)

Hey everyone! This is my first time posting to the forum, so please bear with me if I'm doing something wrong (lol)! I'm starting my senior year of high school in the fall, and I'm reaching out to inq …

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4 months ago
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How should I write about wanting to continue activities to a collegiate level?

I have extensive plans to start a non-profit dealing with clothing and donations which would be given to homeless shelters- I plan to engage schools from across Pennsylvania and hold frequent events l …

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4 months ago
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Sophomore Year Focuses

What should I be doing sophomore year? (Class of 2028)

 
Starting to look for colleges to apply to
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Focus on SAT
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Focus on Grades
47%
 
Focus on EC's
41%
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Need help concerning an extracurricular!

Hello!

I'm trying to finish filling out my account to start connecting with the universities on my list, but I'm not sure exactly what to put one of my extracurriculars in as. For a few summers into th …

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What makes a good teacher for a Letter of Recommendation

Currently I am a rising senoir that is looking into applying to colleges. My intended major is Evolutionary Biology or something relating to that.

I took AP Biology in junior year and, I was initially …

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How helpful is USAMO for top schools

Does qualifying for USAMO a 1 on the rating of scales of most top schools for extracurriculars. If you don't know how helpful is USAMO for top schools generally?

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4 months ago
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ED or RD??

So I'm a rising high school senior. I've heard from multiple people to apply ED to ivies, but I've also heard lots of people say to apply RD because ED is mainly athletes and prodigies. I'm really hig …

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Apart from grades, extracurriculars, and test scores, what gets students into top universities? Passion projects?

Out of the people who have been accepted into top colleges, what do they have in common, apart from grades and extracurriculars, that got them in?

- I have heard that it could be some sort of leadershi …

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What classes should I take if I wanted to be accepted into a good school for Kinseiology?

I passed both Chemistry and Biology with As and Bs. I have taken Sports Medicine classes offered by my school as part of Career and Technical Education pathways. I am finishing the Sports Medicine pat …

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Grand Canyon University

I am strongly looking at Grand Canyon University. However, I have a question about the dorm rooms. Are you allowed to select what dorm you get? I would really like to get in Canyon Hall because of the …

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5 months ago
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International competitions recommendations

Hey there

I am a high school junior in India. I want to participate in international competitions and some scholarships for building my college profile and covering my college fee as I come from low mi …

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5 months ago
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i need an opnion on how i am doing as a overall highschool student as a junior

These are my stats and my ecs and can any one of yall tell me what i can do to improve and if yall go to utd tell me how i can get aes tier 1 or 2

I am a current junior and in summer, and I did nothing …

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5 months ago
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Influence/deinfluence my school list

Hi everyone! I'm starting to apply to colleges and want to solidify my list before applications open. I definitely don't want to apply to all of these schools on my list so if people could comment sch …

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Will one C+ affect my college results?

Hello, I'm currently a rising junior at one of the most competitive high schools in California. I transferred here mid-year during sophomore year due to their music program, however I received a C+ in …

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