Admissions Advice

I'm a rising senior and one of my main activities is tutoring kids at a local middle school. But due to covid I can't really do this right now. So my question is should I still list that I did this ac …

I am Senorita Dutt, grade 10.

As most if not all of us are going to be having virtual school, would taking courses on Udemy and getting certified add value to my college application? Will it count as an extracurricular?

I am in grade 10 . I am from Seth Anandram Jaipuria School , India. If the answer to the above question is yes, then which websites should they be?

I am grade nine student and I am second high school student. I am brave in my grade I love to learn a history.

Thank You.

I have this web application that’s targeted towards younger students and I want to ask the school district to promote it. But I don’t know if they’ll take me seriously since I’m in the 9th grade. I wa …

I am a junior and I have very few extracurricular activities. I have gotten different answers as to their importance.

I know they're important, but I worked since the summer before sophomore year. I …

Hi, I would love it if someone can say to me if the most important during the application process is the essay and extracurriculars?

I mean, I know GPA and SAT are important, also I want to know if now …

If I participate in an extra curricular activity e.g music and I'm not great at it, is it advisable that I submit a portfolio on it? Do admission counselors judge an activity by how good the applicant …

I have organized like 5 national level events ( to be precise exhibition, tech-fest, quizzes and declamations)

what would be the right way to put them across as my ECs? (as a single EC)

Hi! I am currently filling out the activities section of the common app. I have participated in theatre for all four years of HS, but during my junior year became the president of the program. I am li …

I'm a rising senior and thinking about trying to start a virtual tutoring service for students in my district. Do you have any ideas about how I should go about this and how useful this would be on my …

With many blogs and websites claiming that students looking to apply and eventually attend fairly competitive colleges need a spike in a certain subject, does that mean that students like myself, who …

Should I include family responsibilities like taking care of younger siblings and helping cook as an extracurricular on my commonapp?

My friend is starting a non-profit and she is making me choose between the director of web development or as the co-founder of the non-profit. I really enjoy doing both but should I make everything in …

1) Is having 3.0 GPA bad ? Will it reduce my chances of getting into college even if my SAT score is good?

2) Due to the pandemic, there is not many options available fro extracurricular activities. …

Does shadowing even count as an extracurricular? If so what kind? I’m a sophomore seeking info.

I am currently involved in six extracurriculars in my sophomore year. I want to major in journalism so I am focusing on writing. I want to know good extracurriculars that are accessible anywhere consi …

I am an International student taking the A-levels in a non-elite school which does not hold much big of a recognition. Would this really affect my chances at an ivy institute? Because I do have good g …