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Greetings everyone,

I wanted to know that want impact an AP course certification has on my application and is it absolutely necessary? The normal school curriculum that I have is equivalent to that of …

Hi everyone!

I know you must have rolled your eyes at the title, but please read this through cuz I really REALLY need help/advice.

So, I'm an international low income student, who has studies the Camb …

Hi everyone, I have decided to try and start a club at my school. For about a year now I have been supplying free period products in my schools bathrooms. This year I decided I wanted to start a club …

what if i were to get my gpa up? would i have a better chance of getting in

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I'm a hearing student in my third year of sign and am interested in getting a certificate, how would that work at RIT. would the certificate go along with the major?

I am a freshman in high school. I'm going to take some courses at my local college during the summer, but I also wanted to know how I could get a Computer Science internship (CS is my major) for futur …

I want to start a fashion club b/c I'm interested in fashion and I want a leadership role for colleges but I have no idea what to do during it.

My school is low-income so I cant do outlandish tasks. Iv …

Hello! I am looking to upgrade my application by starting a blog or startup, maybe even a club at school. Any recommendations are welcome :)

I'm applying EA to my dream school but the problem is I don't have any of my essays fully crafted. I have a writing coach due to a program I'm in but I meet with her every Thursday along with other gi …

My current SAT score is 1490 with a 770 in English and a 720 in Math. I don't really plan on applying for any STEM majors. As I was looking at SAT score statistics for the schools I'm applying to, I n …

What do you all do for fun out there? Mountain Biking and snow near you for boarding? Lakes for fishing or water skiing?

Applying This Year

Hello everyone! I have a question relating to the coursework tab on your profile. As you can guess from the title, I will be transferring. But for the GPA section, I'm not sure if I should put in my h …

Should I submit my early application as an international student with an IELTS score of 6.5 and a GPA of 4, even though

My school counselor says if I send a resume with duplicate information ( which I had already added in the common app section ) , it will hurt my chances.

I should not repeat any information in the res …

I am a Indian student and I want to apply to ivies,northwestern in like march cuz that's when my exam ends. I wanna apply with my 12th grade marks.I don't want to take a gap year. So I wanted to ask W …

I feel like I can write the most/best content about my sport (swimming) for Yale's community essay, but I'm worried this topic is too basic/overdone for a top school like Yale. Any thoughts?

I am a junior in a technical high school in New Jersey and I am currently taking some college courses. My school does not offer any AP courses but it does offer honors classes, some of which also coun …

Is 4.29 a good gpa? Thanks.