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My common app essay is about an extracurricular. How do I mention this extracurricular on my application since I go in depth with it in my essay?

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I'm trying to look for internships near me, but I'm not sure what would be helpful to me. I want to go into the medical field, but most of the open internships need students who are in the undergrad " …

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As an incoming Sophomore in high school, I am definitely curious about extracurricular opportunities available to me throughout the United States. Given that I am curious on this topic, I'm sure …

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Hello, I'm currently a junior who will be a senior next year. I have high aspirations of attending an ivy league school but my grades in my freshman year weren't the best. I had 6 B's because of a fam …

I'm going into sophomore year in the fall and I live in the bay area. Does anyone know any summer programs by the bay and that are still accepting applicants that you can recommend?

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I recently participated in the HOSA 2021 International Leadership conference where I competed in Medical Terminology. I placed in the top 10 at this in Medical Term from all the competitors th …

What do you think is the best way to go from a 1460 (700 Math, 760 R&W) to at least a 1550? This was a Khan Academy practice test, not the real SAT. How different is the real test going to be?

I'm pretty last minute with my entire application process and I just wanted to know the key things to make my application stand out immensely.

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Hi! I know that Boston College has a reputation for being a preppy white school, but as an Indian, I would like to know how diverse it really is. Are people not welcoming of other races? Are there com …

Hi! So these past few years have obviously made the college admissions process even more unpredictable than it usually is, and I know that there is no cut-and-dry answer, but any advice or personal st …

Hi! I'm wondering what the open curriculum means exactly...I know it means there's no core curriculum. So students can take whatever they want before declaring majors?

What about different schools/coll …

I want to ask if you have any tips to make my admission stand out and increase my chances of getting into Cornell hotel school.

I am a IB Diploma Candidate at Magnolia West High School, let's say I don't achieve the IB diploma. How will that affect my acceptance rates ?

I'm an overseas student. I tried to do extracurriculars, but the school system at least in my country cannot afford students to do fancy-schmancy extracurriculars; it wasn't designed for that. In my c …

I don't want to worry about anything that's not related to high school senior schoolwork. I feel it's better to be fully focused at school to do my best. I recently was notified by Common App Solution …

My college vine is always telling me that I have room to improve in the extracurriculars section. Does anyone have suggestions?

I just finished my junior year and was wondering what to do this summer that would really make me stand out during the admissions process. I currently have a paid internship at an architecture firm in …