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Does anyone ever get to a reach or long reach school?

I'm currently a freshman in high school and I want to know if i should decide now to plan for which courses I need to take for my remaining 3 years. I'm a creative person so I looked into Interior Des …

Is it worth joining arts and science pathway in Georgia tech foe one semester? What are options available after that?

Are you more or less likely to get into a college depending on your passion?

Sophomore :)

I'm just wondering.

Junior, on the varsity volleyball team at my school.

I was wondering whether I would still need to send in my mid-year reports to colleges? I know some don't require it and only want a final transcript at the end of the year.

I have looked online for mo …

My daughter is graduating this summer with the class of 2021 and will take a gap year next year. When should we start applying to colleges and scholarships/financial aid?

Hello, I am in the 11th grade of Highschool in Germany, and because of how the school system here works, I am going to a school that the top third of students get in to, and am in the top 15% of my gr …

I am a freshman. I use the common application to apply to various schools in the United States Of America. My courses are all reflecting on health careers and most of the schools require college essay …

Any input would be great

Hi!

I'm a current high school junior in California. I attend a rigorous public school that offers many AP courses and IB Courses.

During my sophomore year of high school, I flipped out and messed up my …

For someone that wants to be an astronomer or astrophysicist, what're some extracurriculars I can do that'll make me stand out amongst other Ivy League applicants?

I already have:

founded/president of …

I hope to improve my grades, but this year counts. Even with Covid-19, I want to participate or at least have a plan to do everything possible to make myself stand out. Oxford, Stanford, UCLA, ivy lea …

AP Class help, college question,

Hello!

I am a sophomore in high school. My school isn't giving me any updates on the PSAT. I don't even know if there were any high schoolers that even took the PSAT this year. I've asked multiple time …

For someone who wants to take the pre-med track what are some recommended extracurriculars and electives (i.e academic decathlon) to take to make me stand out to ivy league colleges?

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I'm curious about how college admissions, particularly USC admissions, actually read applications. Will they bother to read my essay if my UW gpa is extremely low at 3.59 and my W gpa is around a …

I’m a junior from Eastern Kentucky. I’m planning on majoring in Engineering right now, but I’m not set on any university in particular. I would like to use my engineering degree to start a business in …