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I’m currently a sophomore in high school. My dream school is Harvard. What are some things I can do academically (courses, exams) and in terms of extracurriculars?

I would like to know what topics I have to include in the NC A&T ENTANCE essay, for example (if you don't understand) UNC you have to include a description of a fictional character, a historical figu …

Is it? I know it's writing, but, what tier of extracurriculars would that be?

1.Are medical technologist and food technologist high paying job?

2. What majors you need to study for each of them?

What extracurriculars, courses, test scores, etc. look good on a college application for Georgetown? It is my top school and I would love to start preparing now before I enter my sophomore year.

I am in 11th grade considerding to apply to this college.

For personal reasons, I've opted to take a gap year instead of starting college this year. But I've already accepted admission to an Ivy League University. So here's the question: if I decide to apply …

I'm trying to get into a good university for writing, just trying to make sure I stand out to other students

I’m a junior in HS and I’m looking into an expensive college. I have a decent GPA, but many CCP classes and AP classes. I’ve had a rough life i would say, so i feel like that would help to get a schol …

I'm currently a high school sophomore (rising junior), and I'm interested in pursuing the legal field in college. I plan to start a mock trial team at my school in my junior year, but I'm not sure as …

I have some hobbies here and there but not really extracurriculars. I know that I'm dedicated to some hobbies and I've been doing some for a long time and have put a lot of time into them but I'm not …

This is a question about the collegevine chancing simulator: I wanted to see what my chances of getting into certain schools would be if I took two more college classes– so I simulated two more, and a …

Because MIT is a STEM heavy school, I know the number of humanities majors is incredibly low. However, I heard that you get more personal attention by the professors because of the reduced class size. …

Hello, my name is Carlos. I am currently having doubts on this as I am from Puerto Rico and I graduate next year. The issue is that my dad wants me to study in Puerto Rico, since it's cheaper. Though …

I have been applying for scholarships lately through Bold.org. I have applied to over 40 scholarships and am scared that I won't receive awards for any of them. Are there any tricks?

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap-score-cancellation-form.pdf

On the bottom left corner of this form is asking for exam codes but I don't know where to get them and also I'm kinda hesitant …

Should I learn how to make mood boards if I'm not a professional designer?

When I took the ACT I was not mentally prepared and got a lower score than I would have liked(24 composite). My math and English scores are what really brought it down. I can retake the ACT this summe …

What jobs requires a lot of/ moderate level of travelling? And also payes well.

I like to travel. But I've never been to any County. I'm preparing to get into uni this year( undergrad) . i want to know …

1.Which major requires travelling to different places?

2.which are some jobs that requires travelling?