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I'm rising senior. I will apply to colleges this year so I wanted to know when I could start filling out the Common App info like ECs, Honours, and also check for Supplemental essays. I created my com …

Is there an email address or something? Or maybe a different section?

My SAT & ACT score isn't the highest, and my GPA isn't that high either. My SAT & ACT scores, as well as GPA is very mediocre, as a matter of fact, it's slightly above average. But I take IB level cou …

My SAT & ACT score isn't the highest, and my GPA isn't that high either. My SAT & ACT scores, as well as GPA is very mediocre, as a matter of fact, it's slightly above average. But I take IB level cou …

Just wondering if superstores will help you out for most schools, and schools like the UCs and others that don't accept superstores are just outliers?

Thank you!!

I am going to high school and I am trying to cream in all the things I need to know for my freshman year in high school. How can I cope with high school nervousness? and how to kick off high school g …

My GPA is low (2.8) and I am trying to load down on courses to raise it to at least a 3.5. Dual Credit and AP classes weigh more than normal classes so I was looking through my school's offering for t …

hello! upcoming junior here!

the career that i intend to pursue does not require a college degree. however, college is something i have always wanted to experience. i have a genuine yearning for knowle …

Does anyone have a "system" where we could tally all experiences that will showcase our child's versatile offerings?

My school doesn't offer many AP exams and as such, I have decided to seld-study for the ones that will be important for my major. I have an abundance of textbooks either teachers gave me or I have bou …

I am a freshman. International student.

I am wondering why my approximate chance of getting into harvard is 1%-9%, even though I have excellent ACT and strong extracurriculars and academics? Meanwhile …

Also, I don't know if I should choose Middle Eastern or White or Asian in the demographics section. Will this matter too much?

I am a sophomore and I am interested in the nursing field and I am looking to start a club at my school related to science/health care. My school already has a medical club where the founders bring in …

I am a high school sophomore and I am interested in the nursing career path. I want to improve my resume by having hospital/heath care extra-curriculars. I am just unsure on how to approach this

I am an international student and I don't care how big or famous a college or university is. I just want to get 100% financial aid. should I apply to universities with a higher acceptance rates that p …

What are some good scholarship websites? What are some good/easy specific scholarships should a rising high school senior apply for?

I am an international student and I want to apply to top US universities (stanford,MIT,Harvard, Upenn, Umich UCLA and others like these)

I will be applying in the end of 2021

I want to know how to apply …

STEM is a very, very large field and a lot of students are majoring in it. As such, I want to know what will make me stand out compared to other STEM majors.

I only took 4 AP Classes in High school so I was wondering if this is too low for a school that I am applying to with around 30% acceptance rate? Also is unweighted or weighted GPA more important for …

As a senior, my concern has to do with the changes in application procedures for the Fall 2021 admissions. Since many schools are switching to test optional, will there be a higher reliance on essays …