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If I am applying to universities for an engineering major, should I include medical-related ecs in my applications? (shadowing a doctor, president of a biology club, volunteering in a hospital).

Do colleges care only about the activities you did in high school? I volunteering extensively in and competed in athletics, achieving national rankings, but most of this happened prior to 9th grade. I …

I would like it to be easy so maybe a scholarship would help me.

I have a 36 ACT and 1540 SAT. I'm looking at a lot of top schools (Ivies, other T20s, etc.) and I definitely want to submit my ACT score, but I'm not sure if a 1540 SAT makes my ACT score look more or …

college apps opened today, and im struggling to find ways to make myself stand out as an applicant. i have a 3.7/4.0 gpa, 31 act, go to a highly ranked school in my state, and i think i have a pretty …

I scored a 1410 on my first SAT and a 1490 on my second. I am wondering whether it would be beneficial to report both scores for the purpose of showing growth, or if that would do more harm than good.

My extracurriculars right now

Published in a super prestigious journal(concord review)

Non profit - 200+ volunteers and more than the equivalent of 5,000 dollars raised(which is a lot since I am from a …

For example, if someone took the ACT three times and got a 33, 34, and 34, but the superscore composite is 35, do they report the 35 as the highest composite? The questions that follow ask for the hi …

Essentially, being a part of NHS is an honor when you graduate from my school (more than simply an extracurricular). As I am filling out the "Honors" section of the common app I am questioning whether …

My father passed away while I slept on a cot next to his hospice bed. My mom told me that my Dad would pass away that evening and that he wanted me close to him. I slept the whole night through and on …

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I am about to be a high school senior and want to apply as a biomedical engineering major. The major is fairly new compared to other majors, so there is not a huge list of schools offering it. I …

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Hey. I'm a Black student that went to a really good private high school in SF that graduated this year. I had a terrible experience there, I got literally …

Pretty much exactly what the title says, I am a rising senior who is still clueless about my college essay. I don't know exactly what I am supposed to be showing in my essay. How did I grow as a perso …

I am going into my senior year and am starting my applications. My mom believes that I should apply to a school that I like, and while it is still a reach, it's not a massive reach. I am concerned tha …

ok so as I was struggling for a topic on my essay, I think I finally found one. I was thinking how "aesthetics" has shaped me into the person I am now. Or I can write about my immigrant parents achiev …

My extracurriculars right now

1. Published in a super prestigious journal(concord review)

2. Non profit - 200+ volunteers and more than the equivalent of 5,000 dollars raised(which is a lot since I am f …

My extracurriculars right now

1. Published in a super prestigious journal(concord review)

2. Non profit - 200+ volunteers and more than the equivalent of 5,000 dollars raised(which is a lot since I am f …

Class rank is in top 5%

I am ranked 77 out of 764 students. The college I am hoping to get into auto admits the top 10% but mathematically 77/764 is 10.08%. So i dont know how that factors in and if 76 was the cut off. I kno …

I have a sat 1540, gpa 4.0. I will apply as an intl student, do I qualify for it?