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I recently sent my application to Purdue, and received a decision: they couldn’t offer me a spot in main campus… but they are willing to offer me admission in other campuses.

Considering Purdue’s reput …

I need to write about a challenge and how it helped me grow for my admission essay.

I had few topics in my mind like

Anxiety

time management

team work

but then was told they are repetitive and boring topic …

So i am an Indian applicant and here we don't get to choose specific courses like we can't just choose calculus rather we choose maths in general which has calculus and geometry etc included. So when …

I worked a job for 5 months during my junior year, but I no longer work there. Should I still put it on my list of extracurriculars?

I have 3/4 main interests.

My ECs reflect these through personal projects and competitions, along with some awards I've gotten. But some people say having an EC theme is crucial.

Am I at a disadvantage …

I have submitted my application to Reed, but they haven't contacted me to confirm anything, unlike other colleges that have sent me links to application portals and the like. Does anyone know if Reed …

Will colleges see what classes I will take in my senior year and put it into consideration if I apply Early Decision 1? For example, I've signed up for 3 APs,1 dual enrollment, and 2 honors for my sen …

I am currently a grade 11 student in Canada. I have a 4.0 GPA and am planning to write my SAT in May or June. I have 6 AP courses that I am taking. Here is a list of my extracurriculars:

- I am the tea …

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I have a very low chancing on getting into a dream school. Although I have higher chances at other schools, how beneficial is having parents who went to said school? The legacy aspect of some things d …

I was recently deferred from the University of Michigan. There is an optional expression of continued interest form that can be filled out, and the limit is 250 words. What information should I priori …

I’m a current junior in high school and my dream school is Notre Dame. Overall I’m a solid student mostly As and Bs in as many honors and ap classes i can take. I should end with around 10 honors clas …

I was looking at my transcript and I looked at my grades from 10th grade. In two of my standard classes, my semester grades were over 100 because I did extra credit even when I didn't need to.

I had a …

I am a high school senior who wanted to know if there are any non-federal financial need-based scholarships, especially for Indian students.

Hello

I applied to upenn and I have a 1450 sat , will the sat be at my disadvantage. According to college submitting sat increases chances by 2%

I've been told summer internships are a very important to an application. Where can I find internships in the media/technology field?

hi guys! im a current junior looking to apply to the school of the new york times summer academy because i'm interested in both journalism and poli sci.

would anyone happen to know the selectivity/acce …

hi, currently a rising junior, and it's time for me to choose my classes for next year. I will be taking ap chem, ap capstone, ap physics, ap lang, and biotech. The new ap (ap precalc) class is offere …

Does anyone know if taking community college classes during the summer and only taking one or two classes in high school in my senior year hinders my chances of going to a top-tier university? Thanks!

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