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I have 3 years before leaving for college but i was wondering what should be a consistent GPA that I have for all 4 years

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I've been exploring NYU Shanghai's opportunities and I can't really find information I need.

So. I know that it DOES give some financial aid to international students, but it doesn't say anything a …

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How can I pay the application fee for the University of Wisconsin-Madison through my UW portal as a student? The portal is not allowing any option to make a payment. Is there any method to make the …

In my first two years of high school, I took many art classes. And when I did running start for my last two years of high school, I took many art classes at the college level. Will colleges assume tha …

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I just realized I made a typo on my essay and wrote: "district" instead of "Defense" for an organization I was talking about. Will this harm my chances? I didn't notice it. After I named the org …

If I have completed my Bachelors in the US, do I have a greater chance than a student who did the same in another country, to be accepted to med school, or should I say, do I have 'any' chance of gett …

Okay so for one of my activities I have Self Taught Language Learning. In this I include that I'm learning 3 languages. the description I have is:

Study Korean, Mandarin, Spanish independently with res …

Hello, I currently don't know how I would quantify my sports or if I should include them at all. I was supposed to start my first year of tennis sophomore year, but Covid cancelled the season. Junior …

Hey guys! Can someone tell me who the teachers have to address while writing the recommendation letter? Do they have to submit the letters to different schools with different addresses, or just send i …

I am interested in something along Law / Political Science / International Relations.

How can I make MUN stand out in my college applications? Other than participating in many conferences and receivin …

I've been researching and applying to a few colleges of my choice and it's pretty visible through the research that Honor and AP classes (coursework) is a huge factor when it comes to admission. I'm g …

I'm a junior currently and I'm involved in many clubs and extracurriculars. I have lots of leadership roles as well and overall, I'm super involved in my school. I did wrestling my freshman year but o …

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I was just wondering about the deadline for reporting my TOEFL score to universities. For example, if I submit my application by December 1st for a school that has a regular admission deadline onl …

Okay so my school doesn't offer AP classes, rip. BUT, I plan on buying a book and using online resources to study so I can take the exam at a nearby school.

Now for dual enrollment, I'm already taking …

Some universities I'll apply to ask for a writing supplement. Am I supposed to send it with the whole application, or I'm allowed to send it later? And does it influence the application decision?

I'm currently a junior and I am taking a semester honors course that I want to drop. However, it is past the deadline to drop it so a WP will show up on my transcript in place of the grade (it indicat …

Hi, so I currently am having trouble deciding which activity I should put for #10 on my Common App activities section.

I'm the co-vice president of social media in my school's Red Key Club- where I eng …

I'm volunteering at my local library and helping shelve books, clean, sort paper work and I don't know to put for the position description. Should I put Library Assistant or something like that? Help …

Hello, I currently am experimenting with Photoshop and 3D modeling on Blender. When I include this on Common App, how would I explain it? And how would I share my portfolio of all of the art I've made …

Hello, I currently run a pretty unsuccessful Youtube channel (33 subs) averaging around 130 views each video, and they are made to entertain rather than say anything meaningful. I do work hard on each …