Admissions Advice

I'm a rising sophomore, and in my freshman year I did two sports, one club, and held up really good grades. However, I didn't hold a leadership position in the club, and to be honest there were only a …

I'm a rising sophomore and I have ten extracurriculars, but they're not as strong as I would like and I wanted to ask if anyone knew how to improve upon them for admissions to a top school.

1. Girl Sc …

Hi! For reference I’m a high school student. (Rising Sophomore)

My question is, when should you cold email a college professor, and how long of an internship should you ask for?

For example, let’s say y …

hello, if I want to be an architecture major in college what should I do for my extracurriculars in high school that relate to this subject?

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Hope you’re all good. I’m almost in the finals stages of my application (will be applying in November for some colleges then Jan/Feb for other) and I would like someone to review my profile a litt …

hello - I am unclear of what extracurriculars will post my acceptance chances. I am interestedin med path and doing some volunteer in a hospital.

My question: How do we display our passion in a field (particularly public health) in a school that does not offer programs/opportunities?

Background: I tried to open an AP Biology class, but counselo …

Hi, I'm a 14 yr-old female, rising Sophomore, and from a low-income family. I'm interested in majoring in illustration/drawing, architecture, or art (general) but I am struggling to find opportunities …

Hi! I’m a rising sophomore, and I’m wondering how I can gain more extracurriculars. I have done one 2 week coding program, and I'm an active member in one school club (that I’m pretty sure won’t be a …

Recently I've noticed my main issue when it comes to a well-rounded application will be my lack of clubs. I love volunteering and helping people, but I worry that a lack of social clubs will be a red …

I'm currently a rising sophomore, and I'm quite good at geogaphy. I think that I'm probably in the running for qualifying for the International Geography Olympiad (iGeo), which is the highest level ge …

Wondering if someone could help me order my ECs--watched so many YT videos and posts here that have conflicting advice and I'm so stressed and confused now bc all of my ECs are important to me, but ap …

I would like to increase the amount of EC's I have but, I spent the entirety of my freshman year in a job and didn't have time to actually do anything. I kept my grades up and currently have a 4.2 GPA …

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I am currently an incoming senior and am having second thoughts about my extracurriculars. About 4-5 of my extracurriculars are internships. I originally thought work experience would impress co …

I am from India with an above average CGPA studying in SSC BOARD. We dont have any AP exams here and I dont have a strong hold in extracurriculars. I am planning to have my career in commerce and busi …

Freshman and sophomore years: In the early years of high school, its a good idea to explore a variety of activities to discover your interests and passions. You can join clubs, sport teams, or communi …

So I noticed on social media that all the kids applying to ivys (and getting accepted) have these crazy extracurriculars like multiple national level competitions they participated in. Some started th …

So I read the article on prestigious law internships here- and the senate page program really stood out to me. But it turns out it only takes in US students so I’m looking for alternatives for program …

I started looking at colleges and I realized that compared to other applicants I have very few extracurriculars. During covid I lived with strict relatives (who didn't want me to join clubs at all) so …

Hi, I am a rising junior in high school needing urgent college admissions help!

I am trying to go pre-med, but I do not have many STEM extracurriculars. My main spikes are my own initiatives/employment …