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What do I need to do this year to get into schools like:

Cornell, Georgetown, University of Florida, UCSB

I am taking 2 AP classes and 1 honors. My unweighted gpa from 9th grade is a 4.0. I several extr …

I was hoping to submit my common applications sooner than later and was wondering if it negatively affects admissions if you send in letters of recommendation after submitting your application.

I grew up in a middle class, suburban area and go to a private school. I am struggling to write an essay on this topic. Any advice on how to write a strong essay on this topic is much appreciated!!

Senior student from Ethiopia.

I am almost top of my class. I almost got straight my freshman year. I am going to be a Sophomore tomorrow. I am on the school newspaper, I do swim team during the summer, and I am on the volleyball …

How to submit additional LORs? Like counselor and teachers do I need to invite them as well ?

For peer review ?

If you're a high-school sophomore based in India who applied and got accepted for a Paid Internship in the US, what visa do you require?

Hi guys there is a little problem idk what to do about it. My mother’s spelling has some error in my transcripts which is very slight and there is different spelling in my passport and other documents …

I'm wanting to take CS as my major and was wondering about what topic I can write about that is related to CS. I'm aware that everyone has different experiences but can someone please give some ideas …

I am a high school senior already taking 5 APs. I want to join the choir program as a piano accompanist. However, the only slot available for choir is the same period as AP Statistics. In order to smo …

Hey everyone, I was curious on how many classes I should take senior year. I am a straight A student and I took 3 APs last year without much difficulty and scored well on the exams, on top of several …

Unfortunately, for this upcoming school year, I didn't get AP Biology or AP Statistics (my counselor claimed they were full). AP Stats was my backup for AP Bio, but I didn't get either. I'm wondering …

Hey yall! I'm a rising senior and have been pretty clueless about the college admissions process, I would like to ask why so many schools are needed/recommended to be on our college lists? I honestly …

These are some thoughts for rising seniors and juniors to think about in the next 2 cycles. Since it's a discussion, feel free to add your comments or add your suggestions/concerns to the list.

1. Lar …

Do I need to appear for SAT to get into a college in USA being an international student?

I'm confused if volunteering and internships can be included in extra-curriculars section of CommonApp.

In common app activities section there some questions that "hours you spent per week" and "weeks you spent per year" so what should I say there?And how can I measure the time?

I wanna take Duolingo tes …

I'm a Sophmore in high school interested in joining the computer science program at BU but I want to do things now early in my high school journey to make my application stand out to get accepted into …

Hi! So I'm a rising senior in high school applying to major in biology/ neuroscience/psychology and I have messy extracurriculars. I don't have many extracurricular activities since I did my first 3 y …

Does Carnegie Mellon University provide Financial Aid to International Students? or 100% Scholarships to international students?