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I have been thinking about this all year.

Due to family circumstances, I have the option to do my sophomore year (and the rest of my high school career) in the same small-town school I’ve attended my …

My school started scheduling for next year and I’ve put together a list of the classes I want to take. I’ve gotten enough teacher references to take them and the school approves, but I’m wondering if …

Hey everyone, I wanted to talk to an Ivy alumni (preferably Harvard or Yale) and I wanted to ask about some stuff from admissions to switching majors if admitted, it would be a very big help!

I'm from Bangladesh where we follows the national curriculum called NCTB. NCTB equivalents of the curriculums listed will barely be accurate as the NCTB curriculum is just... weird. Now, how do I use …

I'm from Bangladesh where we follows the national curriculum called NCTB. NCTB equivalents of the curriculums listed will barely be accurate as the NCTB curriculum is just... weird. Now, how do I use …

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this is kinda a stupid question but if anyone has any recommendations on free career/major quizzes or has a story about picking their major/career or smtg that would be insanely helpful. i’m kinda …

By the start of the IB-DP I was planning to become a computational economist/econometrist. Although, recently my interests have shifted from economics to science, particularly - neuroscience. My curre …

Hello! I am currently the student advisor in one club, go to three other clubs, have over 100 volunteer hours, speak as a panelist at conventions once a year, and work. I want to get into nursing scho …

My high school offers multiple AP courses for sophomores. I’m a freshman at the moment and finalizing my course choices- I was thinking of taking AP Seminar as well as AP Biology, but if I take AP Bio …

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Are there any awards that International students can apply to? The only weak point of my application is that I do not have any international-level awards. I have 3 awards that I got in my school fo …

I have run 100 miles every week for almost a year now and was wondering if this would make for a good college essay.

I used to get injured a lot because I was malnourished but once I got that sorted I …

Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

"Still waiting for a big smile out of you, you're up 2-0… what's …

So I’m wondering do I have to follow the prompt they have for College essays? I wrote one that I like but I don’t know if it fits some that I see,

Best paid course for AP World History exam prep?

Hey!! DECA, FBLA and JA are all unavailable in India. I have been trying to get my own started but I'd also love to be able to join something that already exists! Is there any sort of club/competition …

hi! So I have made the decision of doing marketing as my major in a sophmore right now, and I was wondering what are some things I can do as extracurriculars that are good for me to do! And especially …

I’m in 11th grade. I’m seeking to enter a university to major in food science and hoping that whatever school gives a scholarship for that course or a food company offers a scholarship.

I got suspended in freshman yr for 1 day for fighint, this was my only disciplinary action and all of my other grades and extracirriculars are solid. How will this affect me and has anyone gotten into …

I got suspended in freshman yr for 1 day for fighint, this was my only disciplinary action and all of my other grades and extracirriculars are solid. How will this affect me and has anyone gotten into …

I’m currently a freshman in high school and am connected with UAF and Embry-Riddle. I want to get to know more about both of those schools, but I’m not sure how I should go about starting the conversa …