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I want to write humourous and somewhat informal essays for my college app. is that a good idea or should I stay away from informal essays?

I am a high school senior, I have taken AP Computer Science A and I do know Python pretty well. I have also won two (high school level) hackathons. Also participate in Science Olympiad, Toastmasters, …

How do I increase my chances of getting one/finding the best one for me.

I'm a sophomore in socal and I'm paranoid at the atrocious prices for many of the summer programs/research at UC's near me (like High School Summer Institute in Law at UCI costs $1,110 for 5 days!) Do …

I want to major in political science and I have done something amazing this year but I'm unsure if I should mention it on college applications? Please be very honest. So I play this Virtual World Game …

I withdrew from Calc 2 (community college class) as a sophomore in high school. How would that be viewed by admissions?

Hi :) Current junior here. I have been playing flute for eight years and have been principal flutist of a very competitive youth orchestra for two years. Flute used to be the only thing I did outside …

I started playing tennis in 8th grade. In my sophomore season, I got onto the JV team. I am confident I will get onto the varsity team in the 11th and 12th-grade season as well. I read that colleges d …

So, my school informed me that there is an opportunity to completely retake my Junior year. My grades this year were crud (mainly due to the fact that for the first part of the school year we used an …

Which ones do colleges usually prefer?

So I am currently a junior and I want to take biochem major for college. My question is: should I take biology, chemistry and physics (all three sciences) even if I am not good at physics?

Context: My …

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I've heard that an average american student spends less time in the classroom compared to a Brazilian student (which is my case), which would make it easier for you guys to have good ECs. Is thi …

I'm thinkig about going to a UC and majoring in Political Science. Don't have room to fit in APUSH but my school offers it.

Also, do second semester senior year grades matter?

(School only offered APU …

Those of you who took/studied for the SAT and ACT which one did you prefer/think was easier?

Hi !

I'm from Brazil and schools here don't have AP classes, the difference is the level of difficulty of the schools.

What other options would you recommend, instead the AP classes, to make my aplicati …

Which type of college did you get into (Reach, Target, Safety, or none), and are/were you happy with the college you got accepted at?

What was your favorite club/team in high school? Also, if the answer was other then type what it was.

(The reason I'm asking is that I want to know some good clubs/teams to join in high school and also …

Obviously, this can't be answered by most people, but for those who either know or have experienced the process, what was it like? What test scores were you required to submit? Interviews? Were there …

We are planning on starting some new livestreams dedicated to standardized test prep and want to hear what sorts of videos will help you!

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