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I am having writer's block in trying to come up with an essay topic and need some brainstorming tips. What are some ways to come up with a good essay topic?

I really want to get into a top school, especially Yale. However, I am afraid that my ECs and test scores may lack the competitive edge that most accepted students would have. If I were to have some k …

What extracurricular activities should I do that stand out the most for a computer science career?

Hi so I'm applying to pretty prestigious schools and i would like to expand my extracurriculars in therms of things i can do not really school clubs. My main passion has to do with supporting womens' …

Just finished freshman year. I've taken the National French Exam last year and this year (Silver Medals/Awards whatever on both) and this year I plan to study for the test and hopefully get gold. Ho …

such as the regents and chancellor scholarship?

I plan to apply to Boston university and NYU. By how many percent(approximately) can my CommonApp essay and recommendation letters affect my chances of getting in?

I’m a Year 11(sophomore year) student in Nigeria, with mostly A1’s(about 85-100%) but my grades recently slipped and I got a few B2’s(about 70-80%) this term. At first I wasn’t really worried because …

I just checked my transcript and saw that I have 3 C's on my transcript. I'm an A- student but struggled within the past two years due to depression. I got one C my freshman year and 2 sophomore year. …

So I live in Peru and I'm trying to major in Biology in the US. I have really good grades and I think I might get a pretty good SAT score. The problem is that I don't really have any extracurriculars …

Any advice on starting passion projects and getting inspiration for projects, specifically STEM projects? I want to major in computer science and I want to start a project regarding science and techno …

I have decided to write my Common App essay about music, and how it has connected me to my family and helped me get through hard times in my life. Is this a good topic? I have heard that a lot of peop …

Hi! I'm a high school student and my dream is to go to one of the most selective universities in the world: Stanford!

I'm wondering what competitions I should enter that can maybe make my profile look …

Do colleges take your weighted 9-11, unweighted 9-11, weighted 10-11, or unweighted 10-11 GPA? Nobody has really been able to give me a straight answer. I assume it varies by school but what is the mo …

This is for girl scouts

I just checked my transcript and saw that I have 3 C's on my transcript. I'm an A- student but struggled due to depression. I got one C my freshman year and 2 sophomore year. Will it affect my chances …

With the COVID-19 pandemic, some schools went test optional. Is it better to submit test scores? If not, will it hurt your chances?

We have total of 6 subjects including one Optional Subject. The 5 compulsory subjects are : Math, English, Physics, Chemistry, ICT. Optional Subjects are Biology and Statistics. One can select any fr …

I am a high school sophomore and need to start applying to scholarships. Does anyone know any good websites to check out, or any information at all? Thank you, this would be a huge help.

I go to a school of about 450-500 students in a rural town in Iowa (4,000 ish people). The AP classes that my school offers are AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP Stats, AP Calc, AP Psych, AP Art Hist …