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What can I invest my intermediate guitar skills in?

I am by no means an advanced player, but over the course of quarantine I’ve picked up guitar and have become somewhat if an intermediate player. Whil …

I’ve tried to research this, but is Loyola Marymount University in California super religious? I’m getting mixed information and if someone could help me out that would be great!

A great letter of recommendation needs to be based on a cheat sheet like a brag sheet, resume, between other things but, here is the concern I have:

- My teacher did the recommendation letter in less t …

I can't find the previous college videos with interviews with college students about their college. Is there a link I can use, or find it on YouTube?

I am home schooled and do not have teachers who can write me a recommendation letter. I have a tutor who can but most schools require two rec letters. Who else an write my letter? Can I ask my former …

What is the hardest major to get into? (Which major has the least acceptance rate?)

My school's offering an engineering class next year (my senior year). I want to major in engineering, would taking this class help my chances? I'm already taking AP Bio, Comp Sci and Phys for my scien …

Does that weigh against me when it comes to applying to the ivy schools?

I recently got accepted to Memorial Sloan Kettering Center: Human Oncology Pathogenesis Program (MSKHOPP) and Rockefeller University Summer Neuroscience Program (RSNP). Which would you choose? MSHOPP …

I want to major in finance

When should I start applying to scholarships if I am a sophomore right now? Also, how do I even get any scholarships with so many people applying to them? It feels a bit overwhelming.

hi I took the sat today...and in the four blocks of the student produced answers, if the answer is 5, can i fill 5 in the second or third block???

cuz i did....I'm so freakin scared rn...

I'm currently a high-school sophomore and I look forward to getting a biomedical degree from CU Boulder. However, I heard that their college of engineering is much harder to get into than many of thei …

Do you talk about your internship(s) in the extracurricular portion of the application? Or somewhere else?

Like what category and tier would that be?

I know this question is asked very often, but I’ve never gotten a good answer and was just curious to hear your thoughts.

I am working on independent research on more than one topic and I’m looking to get my research published. Does anyone have any recommendations or suggestions to help me begin this process?

Hey everyone, I'm going to be a senior next year and I really want to major in computer science. However, as you may know, it is one of the hardest majors to get into, and I'm afraid if I put it down …

Ok so I wanted to know more about the college application process (also I will be a freshman in high school this fall) so I went around trying to find a good podcast because I really love listening to …

How much would having no extracurriculars (through highschool I was too busy babysitting and taking care of my little sister while my parents both worked) and having taken no AP classes. Even with an …