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I'm a sophomore in high school and everybody has been telling me to wait until I'm older to apply to college but people online are telling me I can apply now. So what age should I apply, if it means a …

Im a 10th grade student with a 4.0 GPA and i am in honors classes. I take two dual enrollment classes and am in ACT prep. What else do i need to do academically to improve my resume?

Two months ago I found out that TransUnion flagged me as deceased when I tried to get a student loan. This is noted on my credit report and upset me because I was denied the loan. I have written to th …

I know that the chancing stimulator has unpaid internships for non profits and medium sized businesses at 2A, but I have heard many online communities and youtubers say that unpaid internships don't m …

what are the ways I can improve and plan ahead

Im in 10th grade.I want to be in the FBI when I reach a certain point in my life, but I also want to further my edcuation out of high school.Before I become a agent I need to be a police officer.But I …

My HS uses a 7 point grading scale so our letter grades are typically lower than many other schools that use the standard 10 point scale. We also don't have pluses or minuses. So, even though I have a …

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Hi! I am a Senior applying to colleges this year and I am worried about test-optional versus submitting. I am in the top 10% of my grade, an uw GPA of 3.8657, a list of 9 AP, 2 Nearby college courses …

12th grade and am planning to apply Ed this fall.

Since Cornell (Ithaca, NY) requires two years of living on campus, I assume it’s less likely to get room preferences met for both years. I have read on Reddit posts that it’s actually somewhat easy to …

My dream school is Georgia tech doing computer science (although business is good too). My profile is clearly oriented to CS (around 7 ECs being tech) but I know how competitive it is in getting into …

The college I'm thinking of applying to has a 35% graduation rate. The other option has a 45% rate. Should I???? Is it risky???

Hey! Just a quick question about the common app- do I have to submit it for all the colleges at once, or can I start it today (i.e. apply to three schools) and come back tomorrow and submit more?

Thank …

I received an email from Cornell admissions to attend a virtual meeting about financial aid information and my parents can listen..I already applied and last week I attended a virtual session. Does th …

Is creating a college resume a requirement, and could it potentially enhance my chances of admission?

Would an essay about my family being full of women (aunts, grandma, mother, sisters-kind of a matriarchy) and how they've taught me to have certain traits while dealing with the absence of a strong ma …

Do I have like, any chance of getting into schools like UC San Diego or UC Berkeley if I'm from a very small town in Ohio that only offers a single AP course and a few CC+ college classes, with the hi …

I am a current 10th grader taking all honors and one AP class. As a freshman, I took all honors and one AP as well but earned a C+ and a B in two of my classes. Because of this, my cumulative (weigh …

Juilliard has been my dream school forever because of their prestigious music program, and I would love to know what my chances are of getting in.