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I want to go into biophysics/molecular biology but my school offers practically no science extraccuriculars at the high school level, and my family doesn't have the time or money to handle transportat …

I've heard that the dorms for honors college are generally newer and have features like single rooms (so no roomates) and/or private bathrooms.

Is that true?

I'm not worried about the being "isolated" p …

Where can I find a definition of "reach" vs "target" vs "hard target" vs "safety"?

Is it based on just % chance of getting in ? If so, where are they listed out? Or is based on other criteria as well …

I’m in my sophomore year in high school and my school offers dual enrollment at a local public college, as well as AP and AICE classes as well. I’m taking de and aice classes currently and plan on tak …

My ec so far

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Fleshed-out start-up; completed 100+ orders in custom-made figurines and keychains; earned $2000; paid 50% of my school tuition.

Why? Project, Lead designer

Led a team …

My freshman year I struggled really bad with depression, Causing my GPA to end in a 2.4. This year I have improved a lot, Ending the first quarter with a 3.6 GPA. I am graduating high school a year e …

College Counseling Organization

Hello everyone! I am Anastasia Mrelashvili, a junior from Tbilisi, Georgia. I have just come up with a new extracurricular idea. My idea is to create an international co …

I go to a really small school with little opportunities for extracurriculars, research, internships, etc. I have looked on places like Linkedin, done cold emails, and applied to many different things, …

hey my whole account is gone, all of my connections, my list, all of my extracurriculars, any way to get this back? All of it is just gone please help me

my counselor got an email from a college I EDed to, to give my most recent grades but i haven’t gotten in, decisions come out next week. help what does this mean.

So I uploaded an essay for peer review 2 weeks ago. It said it was going to get back to me in 12 hours. It has been two weeks. I uploaded another essay a week ago and I still have not gotten it back. …

Hello, I'm a junior in high school, and I posted this as I'm concerned with my grade. I had all A's throughout my freshmen and sophomore years, and I currently have all A's for my first semester of ju …

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I am graduating high school after finishing 11th grade, which means I am graduating 1 year early. Does this put me at a disadvantage when applying to colleges because I have heard that many colleges d …

A lot of information in my resume would just be repeated info from my activities section, along with a couple more activities I couldn't fit in there or in my additional info section. I'm not sure if …

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I’m a Junior and I’m struggling with my GPA this year. To give some context, I’m taking 7 courses this year, with 5 being academic, one being an elective and one being an in school leadership po …

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I am a sophomore in High School. I currently have a 4.0 unweighted gpa and am taking 1 AP class and 1 dual credit course. My luck with forecasting classes has been pretty horrible because I forecas …

Feeling ashamed of low grades, a bad behavior record, or procrastination habits? Guilty of not doing your very best from the start? Don't beat yourself up. I see you, and made this post just to remind …

Rolling admissions seem like a pretty relaxed way when it comes to apply for college. I'm a bit confused though:

1. Can I apply after May 1st? Can I apply in August? (Fall 2024 term)

2. If I got accepte …

I’m currently a freshman in highschool. My hope is to learn at UCSD to become a pharmacist, however I have no idea what to do to achieve this. I am taking the hardest classes possible with all A’s, …