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I am interested in going into the business field and am a rising senior. I want to grow in my extracurriculars and my friends recommended I start a business. I really really want to create my own b …

Hello! So I am an upcoming senior, and since freshmen year I have been trying to think of projects for me to do and show colleges, especially Harvard, what I am very passionate about.

I am in the Robot …

I am currently serving in the Marine Corps and soon I will be getting out and I am looking at colleges. I love this website to look at my chances and build my profile but I can't seem to find any opti …

For the past few months, I've been posting on an instagram account called slavicarchives as a form of my own exploration of slavic culture. I only have about 160 followers, but would this be considere …

I realized that one of the universities that I am planning on applying to, (which happens to be a highly selective college) has an ideal 4-year high school course pathway. That includes taking 4 years …

I'm a junior and wondering which teachers I should ask for rec letters? Should I ask the teachers closely related to what I want major in for college? Should I also ask my counselor for one too? Also, …

My school requires AP Calc AB as a prerequisite for AP Calc BC. However, I won't be able to take Calc BC without skipping any levels (since I'll be on track to take Calc AB senior year). I have thre …

Hi, I'm a junior in high school and I have a 4.16 W/ 3.95 UW GPA and a 34 composite on the ACT. As a result, I'm applying to a lot of top tier schools that have low acceptance rates. I currently have …

For my high school, I've made the Principles list for both of my 10th-grade semesters

I've made Dean's list for the semester in my 10th-grade year and made the President's List for the second semester …

I need to get my ACT math score up, what are the best ways/approaches since my main focus is the math section?

Hi! I'm working on starting my college application essays and I'm trying to develop a strong and coherent narrative throughout my application, but I'm having a hard time doing so with my essays. Throu …

I'm in 11th grade, and I already know what colleges I want to apply to; my chances are in the 90s and '80s. Would it completely ruin my chances if I had a horrible college essay? What if the rest of m …

Hello, there. Incoming sophomore here. My summer is already planned out, but I'm working to get a job once I'm 16 and have my license. But in the meantime, I've been looking for virtual jobs for high …

Do i have a chance in getting into a college? I'm asian/female by the way and i know that plays into my acceptance and i also know it's harder for foreigners to get into college here, anyways I'm goi …

Hello, I will be a sophomore when school starts in august again. As I'm filling out my profile, I see that there is no option for AICE classes. So I am wondering if AICE classes can also count as AP c …

hi! so i am a rising senior and i'm a bit worried about my college app because of the lack of ecs'

so far i have done:

- working junior year (part time)

- tutoring w/ writing

- national art society (jun …

I am Dibakar and I am from India.I live in Tripura state of India which is far away from mainland India.I have been a National level scholar in Physics Olympiad organised by SOF .Moreover,I have done …

Hi, I'm a rising Junior and I have almost no extracurriculars except for taking an online course for pe credit and a student-led organization at my school- would it likely be affecting my college admi …

Hello. I am currently a student in their sophmore year residing in Australia. I go to a grammar school here, which is a school which you need to pass an exam to go into. I have tried the SAT on khan a …

I'm a rising senior and is worried by the fact, most of these activities are done either this summer or in the fall. Half of these extracurriculars are projected for when I submit applications by Dec- …