Admissions Advice

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Yes, I know the responses here will be biased as all hell, but that's just the way it is.

I'm a sophomore that's going into Junior year this fall, and I'm trying to be proactive when it comes to colleg …

So, my jr year has ended and my 2nd semester I ended up with a 3.7 gpa and weighted 4.57 gpa in advanced IB classes. Looking at my cumulative gpa is a 3.5 and 3.9 weighted. Will my Jr year gpa make mo …

Hello all,

Since I was young, I’ve always had a passion in reading and exploring different types of literature. This has lead to a profound interest in writing and research, something of which I’m dete …

I've just finished my junior year and will be a senior starting August, but I still don't really have any idea of what college I want to go to. All I know is that I want to get into a good school majo …

I've been organizing international Model United Nations conferences, with over 600 participants from around the world.

I'm reaching out to you because I'm considering including this experience in my p …

I started looking at colleges and I realized that compared to other applicants I have very few extracurriculars. During covid I lived with strict relatives (who didn't want me to join clubs at all) so …

Hi! I'm currently a sophomore in high school and will be a junior this fall. This will be my second summer working as a lifeguard at the local public pool.

I know some of my peers have participated in …

My school is very small, around 300 students, with only two guidance counselors, 9 AP classes, and our test scores are very low. It is a low-income area with historically low academics in northern Mai …

Hello!

I recently retook the SAT and am awaiting my score. Until then, I am considering applying test-optional to several top schools (think Ivies) but using my April SAT score to schools that are not …

i have a few ideas going into this summer as a rising senior and I am thinking of writing my essay on the following ideas, let me know if you have any more ideas and which one you like:

1) base it arou …

Just made another more general post about my GPA- but I've got a more specific question regarding my essay. As I was writing, the idea popped into my head that I could base my essay around the followi …

Hey, all. I've screwed up. I'm staring at a 2.85 GPA (unweighted, 4.27 weighted) as of the 3rd marking period- still waiting on grades from the 4th quarter and end-of-course grades but I'm not going t …

I am an incoming high school senior with an extremely low gpa(around 2.6). I was working a sales job full time and only attending school for tests. My question is it too late? I am in California and I …

Hi! I'm a rising senior who's planning on doing a passion project intended to teach kids about the business world since I'm involved in FBLA and business is something I'm interested in and plan on maj …

Hello everybody. I am planning to go to college soon but I am not sure about my choice. Do you need to take a year off to be precise? Is it better not to waste my time?

I'm at the end of my sophomore year of high school and have already registered for most of my junior year classes, but I'm wondering if I should ask my counselor about potentially changing my schedule …

I'm sure this is what literally every junior ever is wondering but I'm still going to ask. Im going into my senior year of HS and want to know if there is anything I can do to make me a better applica …

Does going test-optional impact my chances of getting into my major? I'm a little worried because my score is really low for my ACT but I really want to go to Applied Math at UW Seattle. My brother sa …

i have heard a lot of people advising rising seniors to get research internships or jobs, by cold emailing professors. i am interested in the humanities and psych, so i am not really sure how to appro …

I am trying to submit my art to a few national art competitions in hopes I can put them on my college resume. If you know of any open ones please let me know.