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I have created a sort of high school plan for myself as a freshman (young, I know, but I have major stress about college apps). I’m aiming to get into the top 25 schools in the country wh …

I am a current high school junior that hopes to major in Environmental Engineering and Public Policy. I know that admissions officers like to see recommendation letters from two "clusters": humanities …

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I am a rising senior looking to apply to Purdue as one of my schools. I plan on majoring in business and was searching through Purdue's website when I found BOP (here's the link - https://kranne

I want to elaborate more on my extracurriculars because I feel like the word limit doesn't do it justice. Should I add extra information to really display my achievements with more depth or should I k …

I was an aspiring business major, but I realized my ultimate goals are now to get a bachelor's in music of some sort (I play the piano at an advanced level and am well versed in music theory) and an M …

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So I am trying to major in computer science. Before I can start writing supplemental essays for the colleges I am applying to, I want first to tackle the personal statement by Common App to avo …

I am a high school senior who is getting ready to apply for college. I have been getting a lot of mail and emails from colleges and universities. For some of the colleges, I have a select application …

I'm a rising junior who is not a US citizen but hoping to school in the US.

I hope to study environmental engineering engineering and I don't really have extracurricular. Any suggestions on what to do …

NYU is near the top of my list, so it's pretty important for me to know this. Appreciate any help!

I want to apply to Purdue University but they do not have my intended major (Management of Information Systems). Someone recommended majoring in CIT and minoring in MGMT as a good alternative.

If I de …

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Im a rising junior! Last school year I talked to my guidance counselor about the admission process I wanted to get into as many school as possible and my main schools are UNC Chapel Hill and UF …

I share my bedroom with my 11 year old brother. having school on zoom was really hard because we both study in our bedroom and the sounds from our laptop speakers really distract both me and my brothe …

I am currently writing my USC why us essay, and I was wondering if there was anybody who knew anything extremely unique and special that makes USC stand out compared to all the other prestigious schoo …

Hey, I’m in 10th grade and I’m really interested in science research, but I’m not sure where to start. Anyone have any advice or know how l should go about this?

I am currently writing my UPenn why us essay, and I was wondering if there was anybody who knew anything extremely unique and special that makes UPenn stand out compared to all the other prestigious s …

I will be a senior this fall, which means that I will be going to college next fall, I got an email the other day which basically told me that I had to apply to loans RIGHT NOW cause I am late, is it …

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I am a US citizen by birth in the state of Colorado. I'm currently residing in and am a citizen of Ghana with my parents, neither of which are US citizens/permanent residents, and have been for my ent …

Freshman year was interrupted with the pandemic and sophomore year was tough to get back into the swing of things and as a senior now, I am taking the ACT one more time because my scores didn't come o …