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I’m In 11th at Wayne Memorial High School and I am curious on how I can have someone recommend me to the university I want to go too

I'm writing my "Why NYU" essay and when reading the list of programs and whatnot I came across the Real Food Challenge campaign led by NYU Earth Matters, but all the info I can find on it is from 2017 …

If I'm a regular 4.0 GPA student, and our GPA only counts our final (end of the 2 semesters) grade, will one B (88) on a mid-year report hurt my chances of admissions to selective colleges (Yale, Brow …

So my question is that in "why major" essays, is it good/bad to mention how your parents' jobs influenced you? Personally, I wanted to pursue a biochemistry major because my dad has a Ph.D. in the sam …

But you really enjoy art and have been taking art courses at your school since freshman year. (I’m a junior and I’m planning on continuing art next year under ap art) I’m currently taking college scul …

Hi! I am currently a freshman in High School and I am interested in pursuing the pre-med track in college. I want to make getting into pre-med as easy as possible so I figured it is good to start earl …

I am an international student, a high school senior, from a state board ( a board set up to regulate education in a state ). My next exams are due in Feb; it is a pre-board examination ( exams held …

There are a couple of schools that my guidance counselor sent my transcripts and recommendations to, but I’ve changed my mind about applying there. Some of them are Ivy leagues and I’m applying to oth …

Everyone asks about what type of student do colleges want especially the top ones in the US, but what are the student really is so I can know who I'm competing with? It's will be perfect if you talk a …

I started getting into politics when I was a freshman in high school, but didn't really think about it much till I because a sophomore. In the summer leading up to my junior year, I became the Executi …

first, I am a full-stack developer freelancer, I'm a Syrian Refugee student in Turkey, I'm in 11th class with a 2.2 GPA, I started SAT a week ago. my dream school is CS at MIT.

I know you are laughing …

Hello, I was wanting to look at pre college programs or some sort of summer program at a local college. Do you know if most colleges offer these sorts of programs to students who have just graduated? …

The processing system is very slow at my university here in Nigeria so what should I do about my transfer applications

Hey everyone,

Another year of early admissions results recently came out!

To help the community and our peers applying in the regular round, post your early results below. Here's a format you can use:

A …

Hello,

I have given running commentary during a sports meet in our school. Will it be a good extra circular?

I am (in) Ghana(ian) and want to go to Berea College or any college that offers full scholarships like Havard, MIT, etc. I am in grade 11 and I have a 3.4 GPA. I have been awarded best student of the …

I'm currently writing an essay about what brings me joy for Brown University. I already wrote one about Latin Certamen, and how it's a game that I really love and how much it truly brings me joy. Howe …

Hi I'm currently a junior in high school and I took my first standardized test (the ACT) and got a composite score of 30. I understand this is low for most top universities. I was wondering how the su …

The last 4 years have kind of been a roller coaster.

In my freshman year, I had a 2.5 unweighted GPA (3.14 weighted) and really struggled. I wasn't mature but I knew I had the capacity to do well in th …

Is there any negative effect from sending MIT a letter of continued interest?