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I'm trying to find places I can volunteer in my community but I'm having a hard time. I've emailed the nursing home in my town about it and I'm waiting on a response from them. Now I'm trying to brain …

On UCAS it asks if English is my first language, it's not, but i've lived in the US for over 10 years, and am graduating high school soon without having ESOL (All my classes are in english, I am fluen …

On the UC application, they mention the use of middle school language courses. Do these middle school language courses need to be put on my transcript in order for them to be confirmed? Because I was …

Hello, how do you submit your sat score report on common app? Or do you just go on the collegeboard website and send it from there with a fee? Please answer quick, this is urgentttttttttt

Can they send it after the EA/ED deadline ?

So I'm a freshman right now at my local high school, I really like law and philosophy so I've been focusing on keeping my grades up while juggling extracurriculars for my sophomore year when I'll hope …

When is the early decision deadline

They are not fluent in English.

Hello, I’m completing my supplemental essay. While writing it, I ommited some parts that may help understand the supplemental essay about what I mentioned in personal statement and additional informat …

I don't think you should apply ED/EA/SCREA if:

1. You don't have the best essays or you know your writing skills are not the best.

2. You are not happy with your test scores and have signed up to retak …

So my school is located in Korea and it is not very well known. It's rather a very small school so even many of the people around my region don't know about my school.

I don't know if any more will be …

Hello, I am thinking of applying REA for Stanford. I did "okay" on my SAT and have a score of 1490. My GPA without consideration of my freshman year is not bad and was wondering if submitting SAT woul …

One of my colleges on common app has a second listing for a document of activities, but I already did the default common app activities list, should I do them again or leave it blank?

Hello, I have heard that in your common app essay you should use MLA formatting, but indents are included in that. Should I force the text box provided by Common App to have indents (and use fake inde …

I want to apply to John's Hopkins, U Chicago, and Tulane - however, JHU and U Chicago are both under a 20% acceptance chance and Tulane is a 49% acceptance chance for me. I read on another post that E …

anyone down to help me with choosing the right activities and writing its description right?

I can send a doc with the activities in them.

I was the representative of my whole batch during A levels. Should I add that in my honours?

Is Stanford early decision restrictive?

Hello, I am currently in grade 12 and I have not appeared for my final exams yet. My counsellor has issued my predicted score report but she is asking me where to upload it. I don't have idea at all a …

Hello, I'm applying as a film production major for my first choice and Creative Producing as my second choice. The Common App asks the same question, "Please tell us about your interest in the major y …