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Sophomore

Obsessed with Chemistry

Wants to study at an Ivy League School

Needs to develop extracurriculars

Sophomore

Obsessed with Chemistry

Wants to study at an Ivy League School

Needs to develop extracurriculars

I applied early action to a few schools with the common app. My high school guidance counselor sent my transcripts. I took several dual enrollment classes at my community college which are also on my …

should i go on a lds mission before collage or during collage i want to serve a lds mission but i also want to get into a good collage and if i go on a mission before how will it affect my admissions …

My name is Robert, and I am a junior in high school. Since my 8th grade year, I have been suffering from migraines that have caused me to miss many extracurricular activities. Early this year, I trans …

Affirmative action in American college decision policies allows college to use race as a criteria in the admissions process.

Elite colleges like Harvard and UNC Chapel Hill reward hooked applicants com …

I’m applied to Columbia ED and UChicago EA, both of which are due November 1st, which was last night. I was so relieved to finish my college applications, until the following morning where I realized …

I'm an international student (Mexico) and where I live it's nearly imposible to take standarized tests, we also don't have ap classes or any other USA methods, I know colleges have said they are optio …

i will take a 2 year leave

In the demographics part of college sites (like this one), should I say I am white, not specified, or basically all of the above? So for a bit of background, I am Brazilian. I was born and raised ther …

Hello, at my school we don't have any classes that are called "honours" and they are called advanced and then we have AP. So when I put information into the site for my coursework in my profile, would …

Would it decrease my chances of getting in a good business school? Does school rank really matter. I am from a very low class school but I think I have the potential to get into a good school. Would t …

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the best follow-up answer you write as a c …

My city offers a program (that I attended) to seventh and eighth grade students that allows them to take high school level courses. I was under the impression that my grades didn't matter as much and …

High school student, applying for acting, looking for advice on how to navigate the process for admissions, deadlines, in person, virtual, advantages and disadvantages, etc. Thank you in advance for y …

I saw that the college doenst have medical school. Is that true ? Does it not provide medical education?

Title, lol. I just want to make sure I'm submitting my early app before the deadline, and my final recommender hasn't submitted their letter yet. It's done, but they didn't get the initial email from …

Applying to UMD right now and I need a counselor recommendation. I've asked him for months but he's never written it for me, and now it's required by tonight for Maryland but he still hasn't done it. …

Just for reference, here is the rest of my application in case it makes a difference:

UW GPA: 95.1 (My school uses a 100 point scale, but on a 4.0 scale, I have 3.9)

W GPA: 97.98 (My school uses a 100 …

Hey folks, I was wondering if Common App reflects whether your high school counselor has submitted your mid-year report or not. I mean, just as the word 'Submitted' appears against Recommendation upon …