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For example, if someone took the ACT three times and got a 33, 34, and 34, but the superscore composite is 35, do they report the 35 as the highest composite? The questions that follow ask for the hi …

Essentially, being a part of NHS is an honor when you graduate from my school (more than simply an extracurricular). As I am filling out the "Honors" section of the common app I am questioning whether …

My father passed away while I slept on a cot next to his hospice bed. My mom told me that my Dad would pass away that evening and that he wanted me close to him. I slept the whole night through and on …

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I am about to be a high school senior and want to apply as a biomedical engineering major. The major is fairly new compared to other majors, so there is not a huge list of schools offering it. I …

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Hey. I'm a Black student that went to a really good private high school in SF that graduated this year. I had a terrible experience there, I got literally …

Pretty much exactly what the title says, I am a rising senior who is still clueless about my college essay. I don't know exactly what I am supposed to be showing in my essay. How did I grow as a perso …

I am going into my senior year and am starting my applications. My mom believes that I should apply to a school that I like, and while it is still a reach, it's not a massive reach. I am concerned tha …

ok so as I was struggling for a topic on my essay, I think I finally found one. I was thinking how "aesthetics" has shaped me into the person I am now. Or I can write about my immigrant parents achiev …

My extracurriculars right now

1. Published in a super prestigious journal(concord review)

2. Non profit - 200+ volunteers and more than the equivalent of 5,000 dollars raised(which is a lot since I am f …

My extracurriculars right now

1. Published in a super prestigious journal(concord review)

2. Non profit - 200+ volunteers and more than the equivalent of 5,000 dollars raised(which is a lot since I am f …

Class rank is in top 5%

I am ranked 77 out of 764 students. The college I am hoping to get into auto admits the top 10% but mathematically 77/764 is 10.08%. So i dont know how that factors in and if 76 was the cut off. I kno …

I have a sat 1540, gpa 4.0. I will apply as an intl student, do I qualify for it?

I'm a rising sophomore and I have ten extracurriculars, but they're not as strong as I would like and I wanted to ask if anyone knew how to improve upon them for admissions to a top school.

1. Girl Sc …

Does your university offer scholarship to low income international students and if you guys do how much is needed to be apply to get scholarships and how much in scholarships

Hii guys! In my country we don't have GPAs in high school. I tried the free service of World Education Services to convert my marks to GPA. How reliable is it? According to them i have a 4.0 /4.0 GPA …

I have heard the chances of getting into the honors college are slim. I have a pretty hefty academic profile, when it comes to academics and volunteering- outstanding some might say. I just need an un …

Hi! I am a rising senior and currently have a 1420 superscore on the sat. My goal has always been a 1450 and I will take the August and October SAT's but idk how possible that goal is. So I was wonder …

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I am still grade 10 and I’m the first generation.i need scholarship since I will apply internationally my country doesn’t have AP classes so I have to relay more on my SAT ,GPA and extracurricular …

Hi, I'm going to be applying as an economics major and am looking for some school project ideas.

My friend, a soon to be CS major, recently created a face recognition system for teachers and their att …