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Basically, do I ask for money or not.

My family can pay, but not easily - I want to still take as much aid as I can get (though based on various calculators our EFC is above the sticker prices). Howeve …

I am going to be a senior this year and I know I could have definitely done more in the first 2 years of high school, like taking honers classes up until this Coming year where I will be taking two A …

What are some of the main components of a spike. Like if you had to give a checklist or some few key elements a spike should have what would they be

If I were applying to a college undecided does it matter if I have a spike in a particular area or is it ok if I were too just apply without a pike but show accomplishmen. Also what do admissions offi …

What’s a good unweighted and weighted GPA I should aim for right now I. Have a 4.5 weighted and a 3.8 unweighted. If I wanted to attend a top school like Purdue with 20-40 percent acceptance rate what …

Hey everyone! Im currently a junior and ive taken Ap Human Geography, Ap Government and Politics, AP seminar, and AP stats. Im for sure taking AP research next year and im interested in taking AP art …

I have been trying to calculate my ECs/Activities hours as accurately as possible because I am afraid that I may make a mistake and put something that is going to look suspicious. Do these look good?

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Hi there! I'm a rising senior interested in applying to a variety of schools - primarily, my schools of interest tend to be either safeties or reaches for me. I'm not sure if I really want to go to so …

I’m a rising junior in highschool and I decided to take French 4 Honors instead of a math class. I really wanted to take AP statistics, but I am already taking 4 APs. I’m taking AP stat my senior year …

I'm a senior this year and I was wondering if it was better to apply to colleges using Common App or straight through the college's admissions website. I've heard different opinions on both. Do I have …

I am currently revising mine and I'm looking for directions on how I can improve my story.

I'm responding to prompt #2:

The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later succe …

This past summer I did a cool research project with some other students and a professor at SDSU and I was hoping to submit that research to MIT through their Research Portfolios. I would like to do ea …

I hope this helps some of you make informed decisions on which UC to apply if you are applying to UC schools.

Overall, about 43.8% of admits come from some marginalized group. 37.3% LatinA, 5.8% Black …

How to look for trustworthy activities out of school that can help with me getting into my dream college?

What are some valuable summer program from some of the top schools and when do they start accep …

I need two letters of recc to transfer universities but i don’t talk to any teachers/staff unless i have a question and i don’t know any adults that could give me one outside of college.

I was wondering which colleges in Minnesota or any other state would give the most Merit scholarships for people applying to it and I don't mean need based scholarships. I have a 33 act and a 3.8 GPA …

Hello I was wondering if anyone had any advice for increasing my chances of being accepted into American University? I currently have a ~3.5 GPA and I attended the National Student Leadership Conferen …

So I know it’s important that you get rec letters based on your major like if your business you want business rec letters but if your undecided does it matter who you get a ref letter from in terms of …

Hi. Should I mention that I have ADHD on my college apps, even though it hasn’t affected my life too much(in my opinion), I only do non-medical treatment(like meditation), and I still have a 4.0? I al …

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