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Going into my senior year of high school, I am only taking one class I need to graduate, the rest are all my choice and not necessary to graduate. So, looking and planning ahead, a lot of schools are …

I want to become a lawyer, maybe a criminal lawyer but I am not sure. I want to make sure I Major in something useful for the lsat and law school, something that I won’t regret.

Would it be a good idea …

Hi, I am a current junior looking into internships that make you stand out form others that are near kansas and missouri or even online. Wondeirng if anyone knows of any?

I had a rough start in my freshman year of high school. I kind of built an awkward relationship with my counselor, because I was embarrassed for crying about something to her. Because of that, I stopp …

I’m entering my sophomore year of high school, and I signed up for three APs and I have sports. How do I juggle all of them and do well? I need time management skills, but I tend to procrastinate. Do …

I’ve spent an average of 20-30 hours a week, every week for about the past two years, learning Mandarin Chinese (as someone with no cultural/ethnic connection to the language).

Now coming into my senio …

Hello! I'm 15 years old and a rising sophomore. By the time I graduate (2 years, since I may graduate a year early) I would have fed 5000-10000 people. For clarification, I raised money on an internat …

I am looking for advice on college list.

I am looking to study finance (or business/economics)

I have 3.95 GPA, 1560 SAT (with super scoring), rank Top 5/500

I have 20 AP/IB course, 9 Honors classes.

My …

I'm a junior and I haven't figured out what i want to do in the the future. I am interested in Computer Science, Marketing, Buisness and Nutrition. I have a passion for football, sports, and video gam …

Hello. I have attached below the information I plan on submitting in my Common App activities and additional information sections. I am unsure how impressive the admissions officers at Cornell would c …

Sophomore

Wants to major in chemistry

Wants to go to Ivy League School but doesn’t have that many opportunities

I'm going into my sophomore year of high school, and I'm having trouble finding extracurriculars that are good for my desired major. I'm looking at majoring in Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology and h …

At the internship I am doing, I am doing a project involving bioinformatics. I have the opportunity to turn my project into a publication. I know something like this would look good for medical school …

Im a entering senior and Im still having trouble finding cshools that offer froensic psychology. I can't quite find some, if anyone can give me a good list for me to consider or look over, it would be …

I'm a junior and I haven't figured out what i want to do in the the future. I am interested in Computer Science, Marketing, Buisness and Nutrition. I have a passion for football, sports, and video gam …

Hello, aspiring physician here! i am part of a underrepresented minority in the united states who suffer from inequality in healthcare. what are some ways as a rising senior to help bring awareness a …

Hi, so I’m going into my sophomore year of high school. I originally signed up for 3 APS: AP Microeconomics, AP Modern European History, and AP Chemistry. However, I’m also signed up for English 10 Ho …

Hi, I’m going into my sophomore year of high school. I had a bad start with my relationship with my counselor, because there was something that went in and I basically cried in front of her. I got rea …

I'm a rising senior working on my college applications, and I know that college interviews can be a very influential part of the admissions process. I was wondering how interviewers evaluate candidate …

Here is my college list (I am a rising Texas senior):

Georgia Tech

UT Austin

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Purdue University

Texas A&M

UT Dallas

University of Houston

Here are my current stats:

1460 SAT …