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I recently tried out for soccer and the coach talked to me after tryouts and said I have two options: I can be a captain on jv or a player on varsity. I’m kinda stuck between which one I should choose …

I am asking this to make sure I do not make the wrong mistake. I was going to put a part of my story on there, but I was not sure if stories were allowed. Please let me know if it is alright to do tha …

So I submitted an essay on Thursday evening and it was projected to be done in 5-9 hours. I have since not received it (as of Saturday morning) despite reporting delays twice. Is this common?

I was reviewing the PDF of my common app after I submitted, and for one school it reports my ACT scores when I meant to apply without them, and for another school where I was above the average score a …

I am a current junior and I want to ask , if admission officers will consider the above said information. Most people advice to take private tests but even the nearest test center is approximately 600 …

I applied ED to Bowdoin and was deferred, but it's still my top choice college. I sent a letter of continued interest and I asked my guidance counselor to set up a phone call about why I was deferred …

So I'm writing an essay and one of the sentences ends with "... affect me and my community". I've gotten 2 reviewers saying keep it as is, 1 saying to change it to my community and I, and another sayi …

A family member of mine is friends with a man who is a language department head at Dartmouth (a language which I have never taken because it isn't offered at my school). I met him once over Zoom for l …

Hi! I have an interview with Northwestern in a few days. I've never had a college interview before, so I'm not really sure what to expect. How should I prepare? What questions should I expect, especia …

Hi, I am currently a high school sophomore and I am trying to figure out my extracurriculars for the rest of high school. My dream schools are many in NYC, like NYU, Columbia, and Barnard, and other c …

I'm currently a junior and I'm not sure if I should take the SAT on March 13th or May 8th. I have not yet taken the PSAT because my school canceled the PSAT due to the tropical storm and other impacts …

Hello, I am a sophomore in high school. I am not worried about my GPA, nor my SAT scores, but I am wondering what I can do for my extracurriculars? I am trying to become a Premed. I started a podcast …

I am a junior living in Georgia, however, I plan to go to a UC for college. As I was viewing the requirements I noticed the A-G requirements which notes which courses are required in order for admissi …

I am in 11th grade and I would like to major in film and media/graphic design. I have a lot of ECs that relate to this passion such as participating in summer as well as school year application needed …

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I'm a junior and getting increasingly more anxious about the college application process. I've been looking into majors in communications, psychology, or finance but I really just don't know. I have a …

I am a Junior and I already have required credits to pass (I took a virtual class so I had like 7 classes) and graduate in my Senior year.

I heard about taking the SAT to continue; then heard about the …

None of my schools require nor recommend it...should I still take it?

I found that most of the schools that I really want to attend say I don't meet the academic minimum requirement which makes the chances for admission much less likely. I want to know what makes up the …

Okay, first off, I know I'm not getting into the Ivy League or any extremely competitive schools. I know my low GPA won't save me when it comes to their admissions.

Can great ECs make up for a low (3. …