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I want to write an essay for the Common App, and I want to write it on what I'm really interested in (writing, traveling) and I want to know which prompt I should answer. Should it be:

6) Describe a to …

I am trying to find an average number of classes to take and need help. Any suggestions from you guys?

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I am Boy Scout and was wondering how colleges look into it.

I am also almost an Eagle Scout and the Senior Patrol Leader of my Troop (the highest elected position).

How would I mention that I am …

In your opinion, what do you believe to be the best way to end a personal essay? Is it one that impacts the reader and leaves them sitting back in their chair and thinking, "wow", or is it one that en …

Hi there - Does anyone have any real life experience with how accurate the chancing calculator is at CollegeVine compared to PrepScholar or College Confidential? What about the Niche scattergrams? T …

I am an International student. I am currently a junior. My school teachers have never written letters of recommendation before. On top of that, my current and old teachers do not know me well. My scho …

Hi, I'm an international student (currently a senior) and I'm looking for information regarding submitting score transcript.

This year alone I have 15 subjects (all compulsory) mainly focusing on the s …

For UBC, the prompt is "Tell us more about ONE or TWO activities listed above that are most important to you. Please explain the role you played and what you learned in the process. You will be asked …

I'm applying to the University of California system. In it, we have to write four "PIQs," which stand for personal insight questions. In my last PIQ (Option #7), I'm thinking about alluding to the pas …

I'm interested in understanding how the housing market, investments, and overall how money works. I want to be a real estate investor and be wealthy. What should I major in?

I have been saving to buy a …

I'm currently in 10th and studying an Indian syllabus(ICSE).I'm planning to apply to top/prestigious universities abroad.I'm a top student in my current syllabus (but my school is mainly focussed on a …

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I, a sophomore, am in a high school where there is only an IB curriculum. There are no AP options (or of that, I know about). I am not sure which path to take, the IB diploma or IB Carrer Path.

W …

I'm currently a junior right now and I am in the IB Program at my high school. I got 1520 on my SAT and I have a 4.0 GPA. I want to apply to Emory University.

I'm a senior attending an early college program in the Bay Area, CA. I take two 90 minute high school (honors) classes in the morning, and colleges classes in the afternoon. I am a complete duel enrol …

Basically, I have planned out my next 4 years of high school. As a freshman, I know this is typical, however, I really want to get started on my future career (I want to become a neurosurgeon). My nex …

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I am currently a junior in high school and am going to finish my first semester in a month. I used to have all A’s and some B’s, but now i have almost all B’s, one C, and a coupl …

So I tried multiple times to change my profile picture to a picture of me, but it keeps showing a picture from the gmail account linked to here. It's really annoying.

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I am currently a sophomore at a vocational school for Sustainability. Part of my course load for this includes AP Environmental Science this year and AP Bio next. I also took AP Psych on m …

My freshman year was spent while in lockdown. I was averaging around C for my grades. I am now sophomore and am getting straight A's with my lowest grade being a 97%. I know that those grades will aff …

I am a sophomore. Should I start looking or wait?