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"Extracurricular activities you like (both mathematical and non-mathematical; and, okay, you can include activities you don't like if you think that would be interesting)..."

So this is the essay promp …

Hello! I was accepted to apply for the Scholastic Arts & Writing Scholarship to an art or writing program. I am looking for the top 3 prestigious writing programs. Here is the list of eligible progra …

Hi, I recently revised my 4-year plan and I need a suggestion if Honors Bio before AP would be a good idea. I feel concerned that diving straight into AP Bio might be a huge stretch as I have no prev …

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I didn’t realize how this program worked and I don’t know if my post went through, so I may have questioned this twice by mistake.

I’m a sophomore in high school and involved in only one extracurric …

Hello, as it says in the question above, I have no idea how to go about asking for letters of recommendation whether it's for an honors society or for college admissions. When I think about recommend …

Hello, I was just wondering how much being a first gen college student will boost my admission chances. Although CV allowed me to select first-gen, it didn't impact my admission chances when comparing …

Hello! As the title implies, I'm trying to get a solid letter of recommendation from my counselor because basically every college requires one. Problem is, my school has 4000 students and my counselor …

Hi! Basically asking what I said in the headline. I just want to know when you should apply to Ivies - like what percentage or whatever it would be worth it, I really don't want to waste my time and …

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I’m a sophomore in high school and involved in only one extracurricular, which is my school’s French club. I am aware that college require much more than one and most likely of competitive value, …

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I have a child who is a Junior. Trying to see if taking a pre-college summer program would enhance the college application.

The summer program (computational biology) is in line to the major (BioTe …

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What's the GPA to get into NYU for the MA in Mental Health Counseling? What extracurriculars would make me stand out of the crowd? So far, I am an e-board member for the AcTive Minds at Penn …

I’ll be a senior next year and my school only offers either AP Gov or Econ (meaning you can only take one), and they’re both one year classes. It’s mandatory that I take civics and Econ to graduate, a …

Hey! My dream school is Notre Dame and I was just curious how much summer programs/legacy affects their decision. I have 3 people in my intermediate family who went to Notre Dame, and I am applying to …

My daughter will start high school in the fall and we are putting together her academic plan. Her goal is to attend an Ivy League-level school where she will study something in the Humanities - most l …

Hello, I'm a freshman in high school years! So, I have been wondering, does it look better on college apps that I'm homeschooled or not? I also travel the world with my family full-time, which kind of …

Hi, I'm currently doing course selections and I'm considering dropping band/Marching band because of the pressure the band director gives me. For context, I just moved to a new school this year and I' …

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Me again. I know that a lot of top colleges kind of have an "unwritten formula" for letters of rec that's as follows: one from your counselor, one from a STEM teacher, and one from a humanitie …

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Next year I plan on taking AP Bio and after talking to my counselor she said I should recommend myself for it since I haven't taken chemistry. This means that I need to email the head tea …

TLDR; looking for things to shiny-up application so admissions officers will overlook my bad freshman grades. Background, grades, ECs below.

Hello! I'm currently 16 and a high school junior and as I'm …

I have to write an essay if i could…….

I am confused about it.

I will appreciate any ideas with which i can make it unique.

I feel all write if i could go back in time, iff i could change the world, how …