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My Common App essay is 261 words, which might appear to be the bare minimum, but it's very concise and wrapped up nicely. I don't think there's anything significant to add, but will this hurt my chanc …

I'm not very involved in school activities and I want to get more out there. I plan on going into mechanical or aerospace engineering. My school is having a club rush soon and I was thinking of starti …

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In some of my high school classes, I have a grade around a 93-95%. Even though this is shown as an A in my school (we don't do A- or A+), if I apply to a college that considers these A-'s for th …

I am a rising senior and I have two spaces left on my schedule for next year, so I can’t take every class I want to. Which combination of classes would look best for someone who wants to apply to elit …

Hello! I’m a junior who was set on being a veterinarian for about 10 years. Recent circumstances changed my goal to a RNA(more likely) or an anesthesiologist, since I took chemistry and had been enamo …

Is there any other financial report except CSS allowed in Hobart and William Smith Colleges? Like Upenn has their own financial report form equivalent to ISFAA, does HWS has something like this?

I am a senior, and I've worked a part-time job after school and on weekends since sophomore year. I have a 3.75 GPA, and other extracurriculars as well, and I'm also an avid painter. Would having a pa …

I'm currently a freshman is high school, and I haven't started doing any community service. I want to give back to my community but also incorporate my passions into it so that I enjoy participating i …

My school counselor is supposed to send my transcripts to schools and write a recommendation but she has not done so. I invited her on Common App in August so she would have some time to get things do …

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I have been going to the same school since first grade, so for the SRAR, when asked for all the courses and grades, are the grades from 1st to 13th grade required, or just 10th through 13th?

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Hi I’m a senior in high school and as the first semester is coming to an end I’ve found that I’m ending with 2 A-‘s. The two classes are AP Econ and AP Lit. The main reason for these grades are not be …

I'm a senior in high school with a pretty strong GPA, really Strong Extracurriculars, and what I think to be an overall good application, but I'm about to fail AP Calculus AB on my retake as a senior. …

I am the first sibling of three to begin the college admissions process, and I recently took the December 4th SAT for my first attempt. I exceeded my expectations, and after taking the test I saw that …

I want to conduct some political research hopefully in the field of healthcare policy since it combines my interests in healthcare/medicine and public policy. However, I want to make sure that there a …

Saying that I had a head-start to high school is rather fallacious, in my opinion.

I was placed into child protective state custody near the end of the summer of 8th grade year, and just in time for th …

My goal career is a Biostatistician. I live in The Caribbean but I want to go to University in the US. Due to Covid my school hasn’t opened up clubs. I’m in 9th grade(14yrs old).

Any online clubs or S …

Hi, my name is Evangel Anga and I am a rising junior seeking to study in the US; preferably stanford University. I I recently started studying/schooling using the ACE curriculum and I wanted to find o …

As we all know that the acceptance rate shown by the school is bit different from what it actually is , like for example :- the recruit athletes have the acceptance rate lot more higher than the stand …

Hello! I am a current junior (in FL) in a new high school that was just established for the 2021-2022 school year. I am interested in applying to universities like University of Florida, Florida State …