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Grades: I have an unweighted GPA of 3.5 and weighted as 4.4 (on a scale of 6 I think, but it should change over the year, likely gonna go up but Idk)

I've failed principles of biomedical science (elect …

My grades are good i do trun an my work on time and i be an class on time, also I am not the type of students who skip class.

Grades: I have an unweighted GPA of 3.5 and weighted as 4.4 (on a scale of 6 I think, but it should change over the year, likely gonna go up but Idk)

I've failed principles of biomedical science (elect …

I have a philosophy essay I wrote this summer while attending classes at NYU that I'm extremely proud of. I think it would fit in the 'your space' section, and as a prospective philosophy student I th …

Hi! I'm a junior at a large (VERY large, 1700+ in my class) Texas Public High School. I'm a bit nervous to see how I'm doing when it comes to college admissions. I've put my stats below. The schools I …

i know your told not to write about religion or injury's or stuff like that but im talking about health issues and im scared its to cliche.

i already wrote one but i lowk dont like it so back to square one!! which of these ideas do you all think is the best?

(for context, i want to major in neuroscience and psychology to become a pediatric …

Hey everyone, I bet everyone is stressed out with admission being right around the corner (me too dw), but I just had some questions about the essay. Does anyone have any tips? Is it cliche to do a st …

I attend a small private school that has a lot of competitive applicants. I have a 3.3 GPA and took the SAT twice, scoring a 1300 at my best. On the other hand, I think I have some above-average ECs a …

- being restricted from going to state in debate for wearing a skirt

- making the debate space safer for women

-going to Girls State and making deep conecttions ot the need for women in politics

-have wa …

hi everyone! I am a rising senior in high school. I have over a month before school starts and I have just returned from a 2 week college trip where I toured 11 schools and now that july is rolling ar …

I go to a public high school and I will be a senior this fall. I'm planning to apply to all UCs and Stanford and major in physics.

I am a junior going into senior year. Since freshman year, I have been enrolled in a unique Honors Language Art and History at my school that help me build public speaking skills and explored topics f …

Preparing for college admissions can be a daunting process. Students need to focus on several key areas to enhance their applications:

Academic Performance: Maintain strong grades throughout high schoo …

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Most of my life, I faded into the background, a quiet presence in a world full of louder voices. I was the one student at the back of the classroom praying the teacher wouldn’t call on me. In group …

So as I come to the activities section on my common app essay I encountered a problem. Basically I spend 8 hours a week outside of school attending a religious program at my mosque. This requires a lo …

Hi, I'm currently an international student and i plan to apply to the NYU. As long as i know, the GPA acceptance rate for NYU is between 3.50 - 3.74. However, at my school, the grading range system is …

So my grandma is korean which makes me one quarter korean. Its not much but it is still important to my identity. When she came to the US she dropped all her korean traditions and stuff so I never l …

heyyy im a highschool senior applying to colleges right now and i feel very stressed out. i am an above average student, but feel very very below average among my classmates.

i have a 4.3W gpa, 1320 sa …

I would like to apply EA to at Georgia Tech, however, it has been brought to my concern that I'm not competitive. I’ve got a 1280 SAT, 1 leadership position(hopefully another one soon), and 3 awards: …