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I am applying to top 50-75 schools. I am really bad at writing, especially college essays. I don't even know what to write about. It just seems like my life is boring and nothing interesting is there …

I've heard a lot of people talk about essay topics that are overused or are not unique. I admit that I am a little worried because it makes me feel as though I have no experiences to talk about that a …

Does anyone have advice to get in some community service or other things to make admissions stand out? I am a junior with an unweighted GPA of 3.986, but I want to spice up my admissions a little more …

I’m currently a junior in high school with a 3.8 GPA. Since I didn’t do as well as I’d like to in my sophomore year or freshmen year, and I’ve been getting all As in my junior year, is it possible to …

I've always wanted to do something within the medical field and the science world but I am a very social person and could never possibly imagine working in a lab. I discovered I want to be a pharmacis …

I have a 4.0 GPA.

I'm a junior in high school and was wondering if there are any careers similar to OBGYN that would not have me in school for so long. I'm concerned for the amount of years that I'd have to be in schoo …

I am a sophmore at Evans High School and currently looking and trying to receive scholarships.

For next year, I was given the opportunity to be the swim team manager who attends meets and helps with a lot of the small tasks for the team. Is this something that is just as good as doing that spor …

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How can I increase my chances of getting into a university after I have submitted my application.

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So I applied to Wharton's LBW summer program and decision results come out in seven days. Does anyone else who applied or previously applied know where and how I will access my decision?

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My chancing results look like this. I find that many schools are not intuitively where they should be. Maybe someone has had similar results and can explain what the changes are to the revised algorit …

I'm super stoked to try and get into schools such as Brown and Harvard, and I want to make sure I have everything I need to do so. However, I don't want to ruin my chances by giving admissions' office …

Sports is everything to me. And it would mean alot to me and my family if I could detain a scholarship to play College football. Anyone have tips to help me improve from A's and B's to straight A's ? …

I'm super stoked to try and get into schools such as Brown and Harvard, and I want to make sure I have everything I need to do so. However, I don't want to ruin my chances by giving admissions' office …

I am a 9th grader and I am interested in working in the medical field (mainly cancer research or vaccine research). I was thinking of majoring in biochemistry or neuroscience for pre-med. I was wonder …

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Anybody who is interested in establishing a startup at highschool, please DM me ?

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