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Hi, I am a 9th-grade homeschooled student from the Philippines. Here, my homeschool program only offers AP classes (5 classes) for tenth grade and above. Is there any way for me to do AP programs in 9 …

At the start of my Sophomore year (current year), I became the founder and captain of the chess club in my school. Although I know that in itself isn't much of an achievement (I want to get into an Iv …

I applied for a scholarship for international students and the documents I need to attach are my essay, my records and “any additional information that could help describe my story”. I’m really lookin …

Hi, I'm an international student from Viet Nam. Recently, I emailed Fairfield University Financial Aid Office to ask for a CSS Profile fee waiver and sadly they didn't offer that. They advised me to c …

I am trying to pad up my extracurricular resume without making it seem to scattered. what are some non-club activities I could start that look really appealing to colleges?

Heyy there! I'm an indian (international) student that applied early action to Princeton University. I've received an email from them saying they got my application but didn't recieve my official tran …

I handle my Instagram account and share UI/UX design content weekly. And I should list it on my common app.

So when I list this activity, do I need to include my account username or name in the descrip …

I'm currently working towards a SolidWorks Expert certification (top-level CAD certification held by ≈3000 people worldwide) that I should have completed by the end of the semester. However, I'm worri …

Not sure

Hello again, I have made some mistakes on my application. I have included the wrong entry year and my experience is all over the place as seen by my resume. I have a lot of experience and I tend to be …

The prompt is the following:

"Worcester Polytechnic Institute seeks students who are the right fit for its academic and campus community. In what ways are you the right fit for the distinctive educatio …

I am an international senior in an Egyptian American high school, and I'm aiming for studying at a prestigious college at the US. My school does not offer AP or Honor classes, nor does it have an IB p …

I had my Stanford Admissions Interview today, but my power went out during the meeting (it was online), so we only talked for about 25 minutes. My interviewer said it was okay to just end the meeting …

I am a senior in high school doing college apps. I plan to major in Computer Science.

I developed a free app called Fast and Fit for runners and released to the App Store. It has a 100 downloads in th …

On the advice for writing essays on the college-specific admissions, it says "Recent experiences are preferred as they better represent who you are today." I really want to do a collection of stories …

When i go into Niche or other chancing tools it is like 20-30% and with CV it is 75%? We are deciding to go visit based on this data. Do you think CV is very accurate? She has a 3.5 unweighted, 3.77 …

As an international student requesting fee waivers from the common app, do I have to put my counselor college by college?, Or is there a way to put it general so they can receive all e-mails at once. …

I encountered a very embarrassing problem.

I was once admitted to a public high school, but the very serious depression made me unable to work (in fact, it led to very serious sleepiness), so I left th …

I started a reselling business during quarantine(so mid freshmen year) and I've made decent earnings by selling through Instagram. I was wondering if I could include it under "Other Club/Activity".

Junior year GPA dropped. I took the SAT twice and scored within the 75th percentile. Will this affect my acceptance and possible scholarship opportunities? Should I consider early action deadlines as …