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I played basketball on both a varsity and club level, do I put them as separate activities on the Common App, or do I try to combine the two?

So I submitted two essays on here and time is running out, what happens if no one reviews them within 12 hours?

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I am planning to apply for ED2 at Wellesley college. After applied ED2, If I decide I no longer interested in ED2 for Wellesley, can I convert ED2 to regular? Does it have any impact on admission d …

The research topic has to do with medicine but I haven’t done research on it. I am interested in the topic though since I am planning to enter the pharmaceutical field.

So I took ap seminar my sophomore year and received a 3. I took AP Research (the next course in the capstone program) the following year and was able to get a 5. So I'm wondering if I should submit th …

With so many schools being test optional, how will schools know which students are “passed their academic threshold? How has the admissions processed changed this year compared to in the past?

I attended two different high schools and was wondering what kind of impact that may have.

After submitting my common application, could I change my essay so it would fit the other school I’m applying for?

Say I apply to college x and I submitted my application already , could I change my ap …

So I am applying to Brown and Cornell and my counselors have not sent my LORs to those 2 colleges. I am wondering if there is a grace period in which required materials can be sent or if I am doomed b …

I recently had my English teacher review my Common App essay. I structured it using the ABDCE format for personal narratives, but she told me to set it up as more of a persuasive essay, advising me to …

Not only has this pandemic at the end of my Junior year affected my school-environment (as it has everybody else), but I also went through my first heartbreak that was a difficult feeling to adjust to …

have gotten mixed advise on this and I am hoping to get a clearer answer. Some say it is good and will show admissions officers that you took time to research the college and others advise against it …

I know admissions officers will look for more than just grades and test scores (especially this year with many schools going test-optional). Besides this, what is a common misconception students tend …

The deadline to apply to one of my school's is January 1, and my teacher has not submitted my letter of rec through naviance. I know for a fact that he will for sure upload. Can I submit my common app …

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I'm a freshman and I'm considering volunteering in a tutoring program for a nonprofit, right now, it only takes 1 hour out of my schedule and I was thinking of signing up. It also gives you an option …

During 8th grade, I had a chance to take a summer class and I chose a language. I failed horribly because I wasn't really into it. My counselor told me that it would be on my transcript but won't acce …

What are some good extracurriculars for economics other than model un, debate team, fbla etc.

also how do i conduct my own economic and financial research

I am wondering what would be better for me, I have legacy for Harvard so I am thinking about applying there I was wondering if it would be better for me to take the IB diploma but that would be I woul …

My subject test scores were 570 in bio, 550 in math 2, 550 in chem. I put Stanford as one of the schools to send the scores to for free when I signed up for the test. But as you can see the scores are …