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I recently submitted an essay for a college summer reading essay competition. Typically after I finish writing an essay, I run it through Grammarly. I did the same with this essay, however, after I su …

So, I am in the U.S. and when I plan to apply for college am I considered first-gen if my parents studied in college but in India? This is mainly for the UC schools that I am asking for. When I search …

I am unsure of which clubs to join and don't have any ideas on what extracurriculars relate to my major and interests. Could someone give me any ideas on things I could do? My major is probably going …

My school I attended 9-11 didn’t offer any honors classes but was top 10 in the state of Tennessee. On Collegevine, should I consider my classes I took “honors” because they are described as rigorous …

In my recent research about ranking American Boarding Schools, I came upon a International Boarding Consortium of 18 UWC Schools that offer the IB Diploma. The are called the United World College Scho …

I am a rising junior and as someone who has a big interest in writing, books, comics, drawing, etc., what would be the best extracurriculars for me to join and invest in? I'm starting a comic book clu …

I'm currently a rising sophomore, but I decided to get an early start at looking for colleges. Most of the schools that I've liked are in the reach category for me. What should I do to help increase m …

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So I recently took the ACT on June 11th and just got my writing score back. I have a couple of questions about it as it certainly isn’t a very talked-about aspect of the standardized test world.

I …

Hello i plan to major in finance and mathematics or finance and comp sci. My dream school is Wharton and i plan to ED but looking at my profile i am starting to question it. Do you think i should be a …

Hi, everybody. I'm a Turkish international rising senior. While I was studying SAT, I got 1550+ from all of practice tests. But for test day. I had to go 350+ mil because there is no place at my home …

I'm in 11th grade, just promoted. So roughly, I have 3 years to build my college profile (grade 11, 12 and 13 which are A levels). I'm much interested in community service so I'm hoping to do voluntee …

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I'm a rising Junior and I've heard people talking about campus visits. However, I've only heard about it and have no idea what it is. Does it boost your chance of being accepted there? Why do peop …

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I received a letter from an organization called NSHSS a month ago. I've heard about NHS, but not NSHSS so I was wondering if this is a scam or not. It requires me to pay $75 to get scholarships an …

Hi, I’m a rising sophomore, and I need some advice on what I should do in my remaining high school years to improve my resume.

Here’s what I’ve got from freshman year:

- weighted GPA is a 4.16, unweigh …

I am currently drafting my Common App essay and I picked the prompt about gratitude. Is it too unoriginal to write about how a family member's illness affected me and my goals? I also want to connect …

So are AP test prep books all-in-one (notwithstanding practice college board questions), which afterwards you spend a couple of months on them and you get a good grade? Or are they just supplemental t …

I can't believe that Indian who copied my Harvard Unusual Circumstances essay is still reviewing that essay. Last night, I found it... AGAIN... This is twice. Now it's even worsened. Heh, other than t …

I'm rising junior and I want to start getting involved a lot more in the extracurricular game. For the past 2 years of high school I wasn't that involved (freshman year was COVID/virtual, and sophomor …

I come from a lower-middle-class household so I wasn't involved in any extracurriculars for most of my life. I was busy at home taking care of my grandparents and little brother while my parents were …

I am currently a sophomore and I plan on going to West Point. My SAT is a 1480, which I will make higher (probably 1580), so that's fine. However, my GPA is extremely low as a result of my school's gr …