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I was originally planning to put all ten bu I've seen others say it's actually not a good idea. I've been doing all of these extracurriculars without starting them simply for my application, some of t …

I want to apply to a lot of schools. Originally my list had about 10 schools but then my mom told me to apply to a bunch of Catholic Schhols (I'm Catholic). I don't mind applying to a lot of schools s …

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My high school counselor recommended that I apply for the Questbridge Match Scholarship. Although I am curious, I heard that if you match schools you HAVE to go with one of them. While I have co …

Hey! I am currently a High school Junior. I am wondering if I have a chance to get into NYU.

Here is a brief overview of my projected resume:

GPA: 4.0 unweighted

AP: 6

Dual Credit/Honors: 5

-4 year memb …

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I am a Junior and have no idea what to major in in college. I dislike math and science. I love English and social studies. I am very studious and love school. I love working with kids. I have a str …

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I'm a junior, but by the time I apply I will have 3000+ service hours from volunteering at 3 different places

8hrs/week +leadership, 4yrs

5hrs/week +leadership, 4yrs

8hrs/week, 2yrs

Do these activities he …

I'm wondering if I should re-take the SAT. I took the SAT last March and got a 1200, which I'm proud of, but wondering if I could improve on to increase my chances of getting into certain schools. For …

I’ve written one common app personal essay and two college supplemental essays. I apply to colleges in less than a week and I’m worried that my essays aren’t good enough or unique. What are some tips/ …

Im a senior with a gpa of 3.6 weighted I’ve will have taken 4 college credits by the time i graduate.

Hi all, I'm currently writing my activities section for my common app and have an activity with multiple leadership roles throughout my participation (ex. StuCo rep 2 years, president 2 years). Do I r …

Some of the EA schools i wanted to apply to include GATech, UMich..

My ECAs are average (or slightly above avg) compared to my peers and my CGPA (unweighted) is 3.9. SAT is low (1380), but I'm retaking …

I’m a junior in hs and I have always been aiming for T20 schools. However, recently I realized so many applicants to these schools have state/national awards, ultra-competitive internships, published …

Hello, I’m a Chinese American, first-generation junior from a small school in Kentucky with around 660 students. I’m currently at the top or around the top in my class(of 150-200), and my extracurricu …

Hello I'm a Junior from Tennessee, I have 4.0 unweighted GPA and around a 5.0 weighted GPA.

Club activities:

Editor in Chief in Yearbook

Junior Rep for Student Government

Founded and team of a Pickle ball …

I am currently in 11th grade at a middle tier, large public high school in Texas. My grades are decent (all A's but not necessary high A's with a difficult/accelerated schedule - AP Physics 1 + Physic …

Hi there. My daughter is thinking of applying to the college of agriculture at Cornell and we were looking at choices of majors in the health division as she wants to be a doctor. However she is very …

I’m a current HS Senior and I have a bunch of extra curriculars, but I don’t know which ones to include in my Common App and in what order. Any help is much appreciated 🙏

Major: Computer Science

My Coll …

And i need help from other people like feedback and opinions also advices please if you can help i would love to learn frome your advices and opinions thank you💖

- i have the pvsa silver award

- i have a job that i go to 1/2 a week for 2 hr

- i will have taken 8 ap classes

- my sat is the border line average for most colleges (1340, and took it 3 times) (:())

- i …