Admissions Advice

I am a junior in high school who is looking to become a more "well rounded" applicant... I have been involved in some minor things but what can I do before the application process begins later this ye …

As a magnet 9th grader, that has come from a non-magnet middle school, I am often overwhelmed with tests and such that I am still learning to manage. Due to my knowledge that colleges like to see lead …

I'm a sophomore this year and want to start a club to practice and develop my leadership. I also hope to use this, and other extracurriculars, in my college applications. I hope to major in Computer S …

I am a junior without any good standing with my high school drama club, so I have nothing to report from them. But I have done around twenty “community theater” productions since I was in kindergarten …

I am a freshman whose considering transferring by sophomore year, I’d like to stay in track all 4 years and hopefully win more medals

I played track and field as well as cross country in freshman and sophomore year and want to count those on my resume

Want to major in MSE but also have strong interests in politics and music... should i also list these interests, or is there something having to do with having a "spike" that could lower my chances of …

I am a 10th grader in International school in Korea. I don't have any extracurricular activities yet. If there are Koreans reading this (or Americans), can you recommend me some activities that I can …

I am a current sophomore with no plans for the summer. I looking for affordable and productive things to do, but I'm not sure how to start looking. I'm not too interested in STEM heavy subjects, I'm m …

I'm a sophomore and I'm worried my extracurriculars are too weak. Not sure what I want to do in college, probably something humanities/social science/political science related. I obviously have no ide …

I do like 1-hour of social service a week in school for like 30 weeks. Do you recommend that I put this on my app? (I'm aiming for T100)

Is putting I wrote a short story (which I just wrote for fun) worth the space on app just to add more ECs to my list

Am a junior in high school and had decent SAT test score along with some AP and Honors credits. I did couple of volunteer works and working in clubs at my school . But I don't have any awards/medal …

I started struggling with anxiety and depression starting in middle school, and I've only recently started to recover (albeit slower than I'd like). I know better than to blame myself for situations b …

I am a student in my sophomore year from India. I have participated in 6 things that I love on the international level. People generally say that 2-3 is enough but I feel I have too much but cannot, n …

Hello, I am a sophomore in High school and I'm struggling to get more involved. My GPA as of now is fine, but I'm worried that it won't be enough for selective colleges, and I have no idea what to do. …

I applied to both Barnard College and Northeastern University. If you've been accepted to either of these schools, what do you think you did to make it in? Did you have a good essay? A ton of extracur …

I am a high school sophomore and I want to study Public Policy at UPenn. I love advocacy work and I am the founder of a human rights advocacy club at my high school and I am involved in a lot if other …

I am a sophomore and I have a very hectic schedule. I have perfect grades and that being said I don't typically have the extra time for many extracurriculars. I run a small business and I am in an Int …

This is something that I believe to be at least somewhat impressive, but I don't know if I would include it because it did not happen in my high school career. This is just for future reference: I'm o …