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Hey everyone!

I'm a rising junior in high school and I've been really thinking about college lately. As of now, these are my strongest extracurriculars:

- CS Club (9-present) [President]

Planning to orga …

The collegevine tiered extracurricular thing said that tier A for art-related activities is getting your artwork sold for $5000+. I've actually done that, and was wondering where I should put it on my …

I asked my guidance counselor how to get waivers for college applications and he wrote me a letter, so how does that work when I apply?

I was just going to get started on my supplemental essays to Amherst and some other schools, but some college YouTuber I was watching just said that Amherst updates and makes supplemental essay topics …

I have been playing the violin since 6th grade and I am about to be a junior:

I do have:

Solo Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor Allemanda

Solo Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor Corrente

Solo Violin Partita No …

I moved here from India 3 years ago and the place I grew up is extremely important to me. I really want to write about that but since I'm Asian American, an immigrant story would be too cliche. I want …

Hi! I'm an international student from Turkey. When I'm filling my CommonApp I saw a section about Coursework. However, I'm not sure if there is an equivalent version. Thus, I wish to know what is cour …

Hey guys!

I'm a Ugandan kid. And I'm kind of figuring everything out on my own. No school counsellors. No experienced friends. Nothing. We don't even have a crummy GPA scale. We do everything in terms …

Hello!

I am currently an incoming sophomore who knows very little about the college application process and what they would like to pursue career wise. I still have two years left, but if I were to ap …

Gpa -3.3

Extracirculars

- In a BSMA academy

- Cpr

- AED

- pathway to medice meeting

- key club

- in various club

how do I show interest in a college ik that is a factor they look at and how do they identify I showed interest in about there school

I live in Las Vegas, but my dream is to go to BU. I don't have the most outstanding stats, and it is a hard reach. It is so expensive as well. Should I just try to go to Reno, so I can get in-state tu …

Hi,

I am pursuing a 3-year Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Computer Science. Am I eligible to transfer to a US university (4-year degree program) in my sophomore year?

Greetings, everyone

I'm a 9th grader studying in CBSE-affiliated school and i later plan on taking IBDP. I'm reaching out to you guys because I need suggestion on whether I should take AP tests or not …

Hi! I am an international student who NEEDS aid. My GPA is 98+ out of 100. I plan to apply as an English major. Please tell me if my ECs are competitive enough.

1. A local small publishing house publis …

I want to apply to Amherst college (My hard reach school) and they only accept TOELF or IELTS scores. Alternatively, I can submit proof that I have attended my last four years of high school in a scho …

I have a 3.9 GPA and have taken some College level classes along with some AP classes but I'm not sure what extracurriculars I should do to get into The University of Washington Computer Science progr …

Hello, so there are multiple colleges I am interested in that are partners with Questbridge. I have a 4.0, 5 APs by the end of senior year, and numerous awards, something that you might see in a typic …

Hello. I know we have a SAT live stream today but unfortunately I won't be able to attend it due to time zone differences.

I have been giving mock tests of SAT and I'm getting 800 in Math consistently …