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So personally I have never wanted to know my rank. However, I do get all A's and have decent ACT scores (not the best). I really want to go to UT so should I find out my rank soon or just let a few pe …

My vocabulary isn't too shabby but it could be improved for sure. Are there any good book recommendations that can broaden vocabulary? When I'm writing essays/college apps/doing the SAT, the vocab bo …

So personally I have never wanted to know my rank. However, I do get all A's and have decent ACT scores (not the best). I really want to go to UT so should I find out my rank soon or just let a few pe …

I'm applying to Berklee, NYU, University of Miami, USC, Drexel, Belmont and MTSU for music production and engineering (each college has a different name for the course) and I wanted some insight on wh …

Hi! I just wanted to create a hub where people could post ideas for ECs, Internships available and where to find online classes (especially free ones!) because I could use inspiration for all of these …

I really want to do research in the biomedical sciences. I have emailed two professors so far and have received no responses, but I am not going to give up. I just feel like I lack any qualifications …

I got 3 days OSS my sophomore year for vaping and ISS 3 days also. I've never been in trouble again, so will this affect me as a senior applying to colleges? Will I be able to even get into college?

Hello. I am in a predicament over what classes I should take next year. Everyone has told me to take AP classes every time I am given the opportunity to because colleges like ap classes. However, I wa …

Hi, I recently created an edtech-related website that solves an issue unique to my school district. The teachers at my school really like the idea and are okay with implementing it as a tool that stud …

Hi, I'm a sophomore who switched schools after freshman year and now I'm kinda getting worried. Freshman year was really hard on my because of the pandemic, and I got all B's (All regular classes bc m …

Hi! I can't seem to find anywhere a "list" of generally important dates regarding college admissions and common application. I know early action deadlines are roughly November 1st, but I'm looking for …

I'm from the Caribbean and I want to attend university in the U.S but have no clue what to do. I'm 2years from graduating , so I still have Time but when the time does come , when will be the best tim …

I am a desperate freshman in high school who lives only 15 minutes away from my dream school. Unfourtanetly, Stanford university is highly competitive and challenging to get into. However, I NEED to g …

My dream school is USC but I hear it's very hard to get into. My career goal is Game Design, but if I don't get into USC what other schools have great programs in this field?

Am I allowed to write a CommonApp essay that highlights an incident dated back to when I was in grade 5/6?

If I few months, I will complete RCM level 10. Should I continue and do ARCT? Piano is basically my only extracurricular. I enjoy playing the piano sometimes, but I don't enjoy investing hours a day. …

I have a feeling that most college advisors would suggest I pile up academically rigorous courses for my senior year of high school, but I’ve filled nearly all the requirements to graduate and basic h …

Hey everyone! I am trying to decide between Duke, Dartmouth, and UPenn for early decision (I would totally be ready to commit to any of them in a heartbeat and am trying to figure out which would be e …

I really, really don't know what I'm interested in. Please help.

- ok at sports, but I don't think I'm good enough to make it a strong extracurricular

-lots of music experience (piano and music theory), …

Hi! Once again I'm here. A few days ago I asked if it was possible to receive a full-tuition scholarship with a 3.0 GPA and a great score on the SAT test. Well the answers were not positive, but I'm n …