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I'm putting together my CommonApp, and I'm realizing I'm not sure of the order of importance of my activities. Do colleges pay a lot of attention to the order?

I'm also wondering if I should structure …

Early Action applications for many schools are due in eleven days, and I am totally and completely stuck on what to write my personal statement on. I am applying to every school as a psychology major …

I am really struggling with writing my college essay, I feel a though I have nothing interesting to write about, I wrote an essay and it got reviewed 3 times and they all said I didn't show my persona …

I am writing my college essay on a health issue I have and the growth from experiencing it. How do I make sure I convey the struggle to its fullest degree without sounding too much like a sob story? A …

I am currently a junior, I am involved in extracurriculars and take some AP and accelerated classes.

I currently have about a 3.77 unweighted GPA, I should be able to get up to a 3.85ish.

I am involve …

Today Questbridge accepted 5613 Match Finalists out of over 17900 applications or 31.5%. The average unweighted GPA was 3.92 and 87% of them were ranked in the top 10% of their class.

QB is a communit …

I don't literally mean last minute, however, as a Junior, it definitely feels like time is running out. I don't necessarily have time to build leadership roles in new clubs, start new extracurriculars …

I have 2 Instagram accounts based on anime that have garnered over 140k+ followers and an anime YT channel with over 10 million views. I was wondering whether or not I should include these in my activ …

I am currently filling out the CSS profile right now. There is a blank asking "How much did (parent 1) earn from work?"

I wonder if this blank will require the students to put in the after-tax inco …

My highest SAT score is a 1410 (760 Math and 650 ERW).

I'm majoring in Computer Science and Data Science for some.

Here are my college list:

NYU

UIUC

Texas A&M

UMich

Binghamton

North Carolina State

UNC C …

Deadlines for EA are in less than 2 weeks and I started only a few supplemental essays, can I reuse the same essays for other colleges?

Hi, I'm G. I want to be a surgeon, here's everything you need to know about me.

•Academics•

- Female, white

- Junior in Highschool

- 4.0 weighted, 3.5 unweighted GPA. (Working on 3.5, should be up to 3.8 …

I need to make a decision for next semester,

I am planning to take BC calc next semester but the teacher at my school is notorious for making the class very difficult, (vast majority of students get a …

I need to make a decision for next semester,

I am planning to take BC calc next semester but the teacher at my school is notorious for making the class very difficult, (vast majority of students get a …

I am an international student and I am planning to apply ED to Amherst. I had taken the October SAT but was not satisfied with my score so I am going to apply test optional. Now my question is how bad …

I am currently a freshman in high school and I am not taking any AP classes. I am trying to get into an Ivy league school, is taking no AP classes right now a good idea

I am planning on applying to schools like U Michigan, Georgia Tech, Purdue, and UIUC for computer science. Currently, I have a 1490 SAT, M: 790, R: 700. If the schools offer test-optional should I app …

Hi! I’m taking AP Microeconomics this year. My grade is pretty bad considering I’m planning on majoring in business at competitive schools were business is popular, such as NYU or Boston. I only have …

Hi, I have a question about whether or not to send SAT scores.

I got a 1310 and will retake the one in November, should I still send the college my SAT scores if their baseline is 1350 and above?

Thanks

Hello, I'm confused about the purpose of a recommendation letter. And is it really important for colleges?