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Hello! I am planning on publishing a book later this Fall and I was wondering whether I add it to the honors section or the extracurriculars section. Thank you!

During my freshman year, I was online for a quarter due to covid, and also moved to a new school without knowing anybody. I was extremely depressed for the first time ever so I didnt know how to cope. …

I have a unweighted 3.99

I graduated high school in 2023 at the age 16. Because I graduated so young, I'm applying to college fall 2023 and taking a gap year during the 23-24 school year. During my gap year, I'm going to be a …

High I have a 1.9 gpa not because I’m dumb but things happen I will take accountability but for my grades looking like that, I really believe if I can get into Morgan they wouldn’t be be disappointed …

I want to do a biomed engineering major. But my personal statement, I wrote on my personal journey of rediscovering my cultural identity through music and founded a non-profit to help others do the sa …

I am an Indian living in the Philippines. I have a GPA of 4.0 and SAT score of 1580. I took 10 AP exams (Calculus BC, Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics 1, Physics 2, …

This affirmative ruling is just discouraging. I spent 3 months to gather and write up my personal statement - which had three excellent rating from super reviewers on the peer review section. It was a …

I plan on applying to some schools through questbridge but I'm confused on what I should do. So I understand that if I don't match the first time (which is ED) I can apply again through questbdrige R …

I am taking AP Calculus, AP English Lang, AP Spanish Lang, and AP World. Which class would be better with the workload?? If I take APES junior year and AP Physics C senior year does it still look good …

Is it bad that my class rank is 36/101 but most people above me have all the honors classes? I was never able to get in because of people who were higher and low self esteem. each honors class has abo …

Hey! Since I've already fulfilled my school's science credit graduation requirement, they say I don't have to take physics next year. I'm tempted, but I'm worried not taking it will hurt my admission …

This year my senior year in high school I will not have the average 8 classes instead I will have 5 .So this year I plan on going on a lot of tours to see the college of my dreams

Hi, I am about to become an incoming sophomore in high school and was wondering on any suggestions on how I could study/prepare for the SAT so that I can get a higher score on the SAT. Thanks

I am applying to schools this fall and am considering taking the September ACT. many of my schools are test-blind or test-optional, but I got a 31 previously. should I retake it? some of my schools ar …

Hi! For reference I’m a high school student. (Rising Sophomore)

My question is, when should you cold email a college professor, and how long of an internship should you ask for?

For example, let’s say y …

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I am a rising senior from Germany who is looking to apply to US instituitions. Most colleges require an official translation of your high school transcripts. Does anyone have recommendations for tr …

All of Texas's universities prompt is "Tell us your story. What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today?"

I literal …

I am a 17-year-old senior in high school. I am homeschooled.

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