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does anyone have any ideas on how long your essays are supposed to be? how long is too long and how short is too short? i dont want to bore the admissions people but i also dont want to exclude import …

Hey! What are some tips to creating a stronger profile that looks more attractive to more competitive colleges? Some of the colleges I'm interested in going to are: BC, BU, NYU, and GT. Also, how does …

Hello! I'm currently a high school senior and I'm taking AP Calculus BC. However, the class has been difficult and based on how things are going, I think I'll be finishing my semester with a B. I've b …

I am a Sony-certified and contract photographer in 500px & VCG (a global online photo-sharing platform that is a subsidiary of Visual China Group), can I put it in the "honors" section of the Common A …

I'm currently a junior in high school. My top college picks are UC Davis, US Santa Cruz, and Cal Poly Humboldt. However, these schools are very competitive and look for standout students. Does anyone …

I logged in today and saw literally half of my safeties drop to target without any chances made to my profile. How come?

Hi! I am currently a freshman at U of M - Flint and want to transfer into the Ann Arbor campus the fall of my sophomore year. My high school GPA wasn’t all that great with a 81.333 weighted. I want to …

I'm an international student (I don't school in the U.S) and I've been trying to think of a solution to this question through a series of videos, books and websites. At my high school, I'm a junior ( …

Hi I go to a really competitive high school(junior) and I was looking at naviance scattergrams and the result for even my targets was discouraging to say the least, my schools average to get into uiuc …

Hey y'all my name is Naomi I currently have 2.3 GPA and i'm in junior year high school. I went through so much during my freshman and senior year which reflects on my GPA, and I have finally decided t …

Hi! I'm a current junior and I just wanted to know what sort of extracurricular, APs, and dual credits I should take for senior year. I have currently already been in AP Seminar, Government, Research, …

Hi! I'm a junior this year, and I got an 1150 on the PSAT score. I have a 3.91 GPA and I've taken multiple AP/ College Credit classes and I plan on taking more. I also have a lot of extracurriculars a …

Time has flown by quickly. I remember when I was younger, I used to always be impatient, and one minute felt like forever. As I approach adulthood and prepare for college, it feels like yesterday that …

So, I'm very indecisive. I am interested in so many things and it's nearly impossible for me to choose what I want to be. For the past few months I've been set on double majoring in Psych and Educatio …

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I am in middle school and have taken UCScout Spanish1 for World Language (Language other than English) requirement and want to continue taking them during high school till I reach level 4, and the …

What do you think I should do? Should I take Algebra 2 at school, self-study Calculus, and then take AP Calculus next May? Would it look bad on my high school transcript? Please let me know if there i …

I am a high school junior and have been taking college classes since freshman year, I am aiming toward academia and physics.

I will have around 68 college credits by the time I graduate (give or take 6 …

Hi, I'm a freshman, and as stated I'm just a regular in the whole grade, I have nothing to compete with I want to get into honors, and I know I'm smarter than I'm meant to be. I'm on the tennis team ( …