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My essay is about my passion in videography so something related to cameras or film would be good. I'm having a hard time coming up with something.

For my college application I don't see a place to write down all of my extracurriculars, but there is an "activities" section--formatted similarly to the essay prompts. Do I write this like a narrativ …

I wrote the following sentence in one of my college essays and wanted to know if I sound arrogant or condescending when saying this:

"I get great satisfaction in helping peers understand math concepts …

The prompt is as follows:

"At Illinois Tech our one-of-a-kind Elevate program empowers our students with not only academic classes in exciting majors, but also guaranteed hands-on experiences and perso …

I am a senior that is applying to Stanford or early action and I have gotten all the essay topics except for this one. I was actually writing about astronomy but I feel that it is to cliche. Is there …

Hello! I have a couple questions.

1. For supplemental essays such as the “why major?”, can we re-use the exact essay for different schools since they’re asking the same question or does each one have …

I am writing a PIQ with the prompt "Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced."

My essay revolves aroun …

Hello,

I am currently writing my PIQs, and 3/4 essays have something to do with my major: comp-sci. I have been thinking to write my final PIQ about another topic I am interested in rather than my ma …

1. I am taking the ACT in 21/10 and found that I have some lack in my knowledge so I started studying from this book and solving in crackab.com and varsity tutors.com as they have some good explanatio …

Would including a learning difference in my additional information section help my application?

I'm a student with a 4.42 GPA and a 1530 SAT score. I received a late diagnosis of dyslexia in my junior …

On school profile document, my school's SAT average is 1180 (580 Math, 600 Verbal) & 2/3 of students are low income

I have a 1400 (680 R, 720 M).

I am looking to apply to colleges like Harvard, Duke, B …

I'm a junior, so this is the year that I'm really thinking about colleges. I have a 3.97 unweighted GPA, have completed 3 APs and many honors classes, and, while I have yet to take the official ACT, m …

I got 2 Cs my junior year, which significantly brought down my unweighted GPA, but I still really want to a good college. I know I'm smart, and I know I'll do well wherever I go, but I still really wa …

Stats: 3.71/4 UW GPA, 6.6/7.0 W GPA (top 15% of class), 1470 SAT

Extracurriculars are solid. I can write a strong essay.

Intended major(s): economics and possibly music performance

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Rutgers New Brun …

Class of '27 What Part of your application makes you nervous and uncomfortable?

As we embark on yet another hyper-competitive admissions season, I'm sure other CV members want to know if they are the o …

I'm a senior applying to a few Ivy's, some top 20s, and the UCs. I got a brain injury and have spent pretty much the last year and a half staring at a ceiling sick. I barely managed to keep up with sc …

Hi! I'm planning on applying to UPenn Wharton early decision and I plan on concentrating in management and social responsibility. I've essentially finalized my topics and have written rough drafts for …

Hi. Should I mention that I have ADHD on my college apps, even though it hasn’t affected my life too much(in my opinion), I only do non-medical treatment(like meditation), and I still have a 4.0? I al …

I am planning to write about my experience visiting my cousins in my native country and noticing how community oriented they are. I plan to write about how I realize they are more selfless than me by …

I took Algebra II Honors my freshman year and earned a 99%, Precalculus Honors my sophomore year and earned a 97%, and Calculus BC junior year. Unfortunately, due to extenuating circumstances (which m …