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Hello!

I currently run an Instagram account spreading awareness for mental health. (Things like quotes and whatever). I currently have just over 1,000 followers and I am wondering if I can use that as …

Hello! I am an international student who wants to do a gap year of High School in the US and I would start in August 2021. So it would be like a "senior year" but not officially a senior year.

I have …

Were you accepted, rejected, or waitlisted?

Hi guys! This is just a discussion for fun, nothing too serious. Tell me about your dream school / why you wanna go there! Other grades can participate too, just wanted to aim this discussion at class …

I'm a current sophomore and I haven't had the opportunity to take the PSATs because of COVID, so I don't really know what to expect. I'm mainly looking for the best ways to study or what areas to focu …

If yes kindly name some university accepting these.

I'm a sophomore in High School and I want to go down the route of child-psychology, but I want to take some extracurriculars and/or volunteering opportunities to help out. Any suggestions?

How is/are your roommate(s) being determined? Either by school policy or by personal choice if applicable.

I want to go to Barnard College but I feel like my extracurriculars are lacking?

Hi! Should I submit an ACT and an SAT score to the University I will apply to? I haven't taken the SAT yet since I'm a sophomore and they didn't allow us to take the PSAT in the fall because of Covid. …

or interships, remote is fine

I have heard many people say it is a good idea to contact the professors in your dream University through email and ask them suggestions or questions. What are some of the valid questions, I mean som …

I was trying to go to UNC but then missed the deadline for 2021 for application submissions for fall semester. It ended in February. Is there a way for me to send an application for spring? Or are the …

hi, I am wondering after figuring out what my application theme will be how can I avoid digression and closely build my ECs around the hook/spike/theme?

I'm taking one pre-college program and participating in one writing workshop, would I put these in my extracurriculars?

I'm a sophomore in high school. I'm not really sure what I want to research, nor do I have background, but I just want to try it out. Any tips on how to ask professors/where to find them etc?

I was recently accepted to one of my dream schools (Vassar, highly selective), but circumstances prevent me from attending this year due to COVID. I have the option to defer my admission but don't wan …

From what I've read, if I do 3/2 engineering at a liberal arts college I will graduate after 5 years with a liberal arts degree and an engineering degree from the college's partner school. If that lib …

I wanna participate in a couple of renown writing workshops, but would colleges actually even care about them?

I noticed that many colleges' acceptance rates significantly decreased for the class of 2025. For example, Harvard's acceptance rate went from 4.6% to 3.43%, and MIT's acceptance rate went from 6.7% t …