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Hello! I am on the edge of putting a paid internship I took part in into my college application, but hesitate as it may look bad if it is from my mom's company. This was a three-year long program with …

The topic is why am I interested in the courses I am applying.

The course is maths circle and game design

I'm in 10th grade, and I wanted to try out more classes for my electives rather than just stick to one elective program and I worry it will ruin my chances

Is it really worth it to pursue a BS degree in Physics or Biology at North Central College, IL? I've a plan to go to Grad school and so wanna be sure before taking this giant step. And the costs of NC …

Recently I have decided that I want to major in architecture and most of the good programs require you to submit an art portfolio. I have no formal art experience and don't know where to start. Thanks …

I want to pursue a career in cybersecurity so im taking AP computer science principles and a 2 year coding class offered outside school (but still linked to my school). Does this look good if i want t …

Need a university that will give financial aid to international student but it’s tuition is also affordable. Need the cost of attendance to be less than 20k

I have 4 Gpa n i am preparing for sat but my school not offering Ap class how I can enrolled in Rice university ?can you help me ?

Does anyone have any have any tips for when touring schools in person? Like key questions to ask rather than the obvious ones?

I’m currently In FBLA and placed in the regionals competition, this made me wonder if FBLA is a good EC to have on my record. Esxpacisly if you place

I'm recently interested in astronomy/astrophysics in a double major with a humanity, but I'm a junior--my ECs don't add up for the Stem side. Would that hurt my application?

I know watching livestreams alerts the college that you attended, however, I am not always free! Does watching recordings alert them of your interest too?

I want to take Mandarin but only 2 years are offered.

So I am a Junior and over the years my grades have gotten higher and higher. Last semester I had a 4.0 but when adding all 3 years together I have about a 3.0 which is not good. I also have a very ver …

I have a 2.75 unweighted gpa in my junior year but I have a 1390 on my first sat attempt, if I stick with this sat score or hypothetically get a 1420 on my sat will I still be in shape for a decent co …

I know that every college is different which is why 3+ responses would be helpful. As someone who goes to a really selective high school and is already struggling a bit with anxiety, I feel like this …

Since the SAT scores are being optional now, and apparently don't affect your chances of admission, is it okay if I don't take them because my school is not providing any help to do so? So, would it a …

Hello, I'm currently about to take both the ACT and the SAT but I was wondering how I should go about the application process when I get my scores back. I don't know if I should put both scores in my …

I'm a junior with 16 APs, a 1490 PSAT, a 35 ACT, and some extracurriculars that (hopefully) can make me competitive for the T10. I did some research and found that taking both the SAT and ACT can give …

Hello everyone! I have been preparing for the SAT for quite a while now, but I was wondering if it is worth taking the SAT. I did pretty decently on the PSAT/NMSQT (1410, which was 99th percentile) an …