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it's summer and while I am occupied doing summer school to get early credit for senior year next year, I feel as if i need to do more in terms of extracurriculars. I am a little confused on what schol …

For the Common APP are the 22/23 Essay Prompts available yet?

If a prompt a university requires you to answer has multiple parts to it, what order should you answer the parts in? Should I go with what order they gave me, or what makes sense to me? For example, t …

I'm planning to apply for a pre-college summer program for the summer of 2023 (probably Brown, Stanford, MIT, and/or Harvard). The last time I checked (less than a week ago), all the websites still li …

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I have been taking a mix of regular and honors level classes throughout my Freshman through Junior years in high school. I have started taking AP and dual enrollment classes in Senior year, includ …

I will be applying to colleges/universities that require a lab science/physics class. I was wondering if AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, and/or AP Physics C: Mechanics would fit that category? My school a …

I am a 10th grader and I am targeting the major of premed, predental, or biochem. I don’t have money to join the summer camp which is held by prestigious university or doing an experiment with the pro …

Hi all. I am a rising sophomore. This summer, I'll begin self-studying for AP Macroeconomics. However, I have heard that the AP course is more important than the exam itself. So, I decided to enroll i …

I am considering self-studying a few APs because either my school doesn't offer them or I can't fit them into my schedule. Is a good grade on the exam less than equivalent than a good grade in the cla …

Hi, I am a rising senior and live in texas.

I was wondering if it is possible to do virtual research with an ivy league professor?

If it is possible can please give me tips?

If you had a virtual researc …

Someone asked me to review a book they plan to publish soon, and this summer I've been working on editing it and giving feedback to this person. (I'm not too involved to be considered a co-author.) I …

I've contacted customer service but all they told me was to refresh the page. Its been weeks since the update and I still don't have this feature. Does anyone know why this is happening?

Hello. I'm a 10th grader and recently I've been thinking a lot about what kinds of things I could do to boost my extracurricular list, but I'm not completely sure of what would be beneficial and avail …

I am considering taking a NEWL exam in Portuguese (since I have spoken it to some degree my whole life) in my junior or senior year of high school. NEWL, or National Examinations in World Languages, w …

Hello! I will be a senior this upcoming school year and I’m not to sure what extracurriculares I should participate in. I didn’t have much opportunities to join extracurriculares due to COVID and I fe …

I am in grade 12 currently and I am confused about whether I should take SAT now or shall I take it after the decisions are out!

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I am a rising high school sophomore and was wondering if there are any good online volunteering opportunities available. I have an internship lined up for this summer, but I'd also like to o …

Hey, I'm a rising sophomore. All of my other finals were 95s and above, but my Honors Biology final was pretty bad. It's completely my fault since I didn't study nearly enough for it. I thought I coul …

Hello! I just had a question about some colleges and universities' optional arts supplements (specifically Princeton, Stanford, etc.). On the application page, you have the choice to submit a suppleme …

I just finished my junior year, and next year will be my senior year in school. However I have 0 recommendation letters, and I don't know anyone now that can write me one. I have no idea on what to do …