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Hello!

Rising senior here.

Thinking about college apps, I have recently been questioning my options when it comes to majors. To be honest, I want to major in film, but I know how "useless" people say i …

Senior applying to international schools

I am a high school junior and I am planning to start a virtual non-profit organization.

I want to know what can I do to start.

What I need to do and how I will reach people. My main goal will be to help …

How much does a Senator help you get in? Would it help to work for one for summer to get them to write a letter of recommendation? Would a celebrity help you get into the school. How much would they h …

High school junior.

I am interested in science and math, and I want to major in civil engineering. I am a rising sophomore.

Extra-curricular so far:

Varsity Soccer

Varisty Track & Field

Varsity Cross Country

So several of the schools I'm applying to have their required/recommended teacher & counselor recommendation letters, but many also have an optional non-academic rec letter. I've heard that using thes …

I am a rising high school senior and I was wondering, since so many colleges are going test-optional, if having a higher SAT/ACT score would give me any significant edge in the admissions process over …

I've been thinking of ways to get my extracurriculars list improved in order to reflect the current major I'm thinking of applying for (which is Astronomy/Astrophysics), and the main idea I have as of …

I am an indian and I don't know much about american semester in college. I want to know that when does spring session and fall session will start for college.

I will be applying to college during the e …

The national curriculum education in my country does not provide any AP/IB/Honors classes. Since I have taken none of these, my chancing profile in Collegevine shows that I'm not academically well-qu …

I am a sophomore wanting to get into Princeton. I want to start my own business in cosmetics and I am unsure what to do to get into an Ivy League. Any advice on what clubs or internships to take?

Hey, I'm a rising sophomore who has a passion for photography. I take pride in my work, and I want to get it out into the world. Is there anything I can do turn my passion into something I can put on …

So this is a very wierd question:

Does anyone know of a “database” that has the geographical representation of students admitted at schools NOT by region. Similar to the map for Princeton. I really on …

Is writing about overcoming traditional beauty standards a cliche topic for an essay?

Hey, I started a free online tutoring business over the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I wanted to help students out and do my part to be an active change in my community.

Though it has been abou …

Hi!

I'm planning on starting a club as a leadership opportunity, but I have no idea of what to start.

I want to focus mainly at juniors and seniors.

If you guys have some tips, I would love to hear them!

I'm considering starting a club next year but I don't have any prior leadership experience. I was just wondering if you have any advice for me. Also: If you've ever joined a school club what made you …

So I am rising junior and am in a dilemma I am interested in a few very selected schools notably Rice and acoording to CV my ECs need to improve but for Mich my ECs are excellent. I am a bit baffled a …

My school dicked me over. With the start of this pandemic, we got canceled almost immediately, and students were given the Non-Traditional Instruction day packets (we get a huge packet full of work fo …