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I talk abt 4 of my related activities in my common app essay. These are important to me. Some are volunteer which I have put a lot of time into. Some I have put less time into but did all 4 years.

I a …

I'm in 8th grade and I really want to get into a good university. I'm somewhat confident in an essay due to previous traumatizing experiences making me "interesting". Please don't say anything about e …

I have really good extra curriculars and did good in AP’s however from my first two years with outstanding factors it caused my cumulative gpa to reside at 2.139. I had a really good essay talking abo …

A&M is my priority school right now and I'm betting on going there.

My stats:

GPA (unweighted 4 point): 3.66

GPA (weighted): 103.2

Class Rank: 25/173 (top 14.45%)

Not submitting test scores

My essay (IMO) i …

The question is: Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?

I was wondering if I could …

I know they have one for their honors college, but do they have one just for the regular college?

Hi all,

I'm planning to ED to UPenn this fall.

UPenn has asked for its supplementary essay: Write a short thank-you note to someone you have not yet thanked and would like to acknowledge. (We encourag …

There are two optional supplemental essays for Duke. I know that we are supposed to take every chance we get to show who we are to admissions officers and that means writing every optional supplementa …

Hello, I would like to ask if I should write one of my UC PIQ on escaping a Pentecostal deliverance cult that I was part of for 2 years. This cult took all my time forcing my grades get really bad and …

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I'm planning on just not sending in my test score to any college I apply to. For me, UW Seattle applied math life sciences is my main goal. I'm a little concerned because I'm not sure if I'll be at …

I am a High school senior.

Hii! I'm planning on applying to Princeton in the fall but I'm stuck on the graded written paper requirement. I don't have any pieces of "expository" writing that are 2-3 pages in length. My only opti …

Hi! I am currently writing my common application, and I'm trying to avoid all of the "red flags" in a common app essay topic. Would that include writing about your intended field/major and how it affe …

For some brief backgrounds, I attended a local community college for one year after high school (2022), and I will be attending WPI this fall (2023). I applied to this institution because it has a str …

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I am writing my common app and college essays and am seeing that some colleges use AI detecting technology during admissions. I am not using AI with my essay but I am worried with these detecting t …

college apps opened today, and im struggling to find ways to make myself stand out as an applicant. i have a 3.7/4.0 gpa, 31 act, go to a highly ranked school in my state, and i think i have a pretty …

Write a short thank-you note to someone you have not yet thanked and would like to acknowledge. (We encourage you to share this note with that person, if possible, and reflect on the experience!) (150 …

This affirmative ruling is just discouraging. I spent 3 months to gather and write up my personal statement - which had three excellent rating from super reviewers on the peer review section. It was a …

All of Texas's universities prompt is "Tell us your story. What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today?"

I literal …

honestly ive never had anyone really talk to me about applying or how it works, so i'm not even sure like what the college essay is about does the prompt change every year, what do i need, different f …