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I am in 9th grade right now and I want to attempt Pre SATs so I can get some practice. I've heard that the 11th and 12th standard in the US is tough so I'm doubting if it is right for me

Hey! I'm thinking about reaching out to the NCAA recruiters for a sport that's not very common. Because I'm decently ranked (top 20~25 in the US in my age category), I think I'll have a chance, but I' …

I'm a high school senior applying to colleges in the fall of 2022

I also have other topics like what it takes to be human, one of my skiing trips where I learned about other girls who I had no idea wer …

I play four sports: xc, soccer, tennis, and track, and I’m a captain in xc and soccer. I’ve also been in SGA for three years and I’m the student body President this year. As a result, I’ve been in cha …

For Prompt #1 on Common App, I want to write about my passion for writing as well as how it relates to another specific interest I have. Would it be a good idea to hyperfocus on only my talent for wri …

Would writing on social anxiety be a good college essay? Or does it need to be deeper? I'm just looking for essay ideas.

I am a rising senior writing my college essays. One of my essay topics for the UC application is "What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?" I am writing about how I vol …

I am trying to find a club at UT Austin that allows me to tutor other students who struggling in classes I am strong in. Does anyone know any clubs related to this at UT Austin?

I've heard that your admissions essay is where your admissions officer is supposed to see your personality, not what's on your actual application. With that being said, does that mean I shouldn't brag …

I just found out that the letter of recommendation is really just the teacher evaluation form and the actual letter is just extra or you can say optional. Is this actually true?

I've already asked my A …

So I got an email today notifying me I was nominated for the Congress of Future Medical Leaders. My brother did it, so I am not questioning the program's legitimacy, but rather the value of attending …

hi, i’m a rising junior and am looking to apply ed1 to cornell in my senior year. i am interested in the human biology, health, and society major (hbhs) at cornell, and am just curious about what type …

11th grade Brownsburg High School, Indiana

Would that count towards the two years of foreign language requirements for some schools like UC schools and other schools that require 2 years of foreign language. Also which schools out of the Ivy L …

I’ve seen on here, Reddit, and other platforms that there are higher acceptance rates for transfers into a college rather than getting in as a 1st year applicant.

Would it make sense to go to a state s …

I am not sure if there is a limit to how many ECs you can include in the application, but I have been told that around 10 is the number I should be aiming for, which means I will have to cut out a lot …

Like how should my college essay be structured? How should my essay look like?

I have received my visa and wish to know the answer for the above question

I am a rising sophomore who is going to take the APUSH exam and class next year.

The colleges I really want to apply for is, Ivy Leagues, UCs (mostly Berkeley and LA), Caltech, and Stanford. Which ones …

I'm interested in going into Computer Science, but I've heard that, especially for the UC schools, declaring this as your major makes it significantly more difficult to get in because the computer sci …