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I have a passion for editing and photography since I've been doing it since I was 9-10 years old. How can I use my skills to do some community service or extracurriculars in school??

I'm a sophomore who has some extracurricular activities but none of them are really important. Is helping teachers out with fliers count as an extracurricular?

Hi!! I'm a sophomore going into junior year. I took the AP US History entrance exam but didn't get in. I'm going into junior year with 2 honor classes. I took one honors class sophomore year. No APs. …

As a British student, I was wondering what I should do to stand out or what would be good when applying to US colleges. Do international students such as those from the UK get disadvantaged due to not …

My gcse O level exams was not that good. (3.96 gpa). However, I cleared the regional Physics Olympiad thrice( twice in cactegory B, once in category C) and got selected as a finalist in a selective wa …

I am a sophomore and i have many great ideas for films etc, that I have written down. I would also like to start practicing, while building my portfolio for college. But I have no idea how to start . …

I’m a junior currently enrolled in a public high school in Illinois. I did my freshman year and first semester of sophomore year in India. Then I moved to the states and completed my second semester o …

I'm in 8th grade and I feel as if my grades aren't good enough. And in 6th and 7th grade my grades were barley passing. If grades in middle school count for you collage application are mine good?

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Are there any opportunities to intern at professor/research labs during covid-19 pandemic? Something like doing virtual work? I am interested in sciences and want to pursue the medical fields, in hope …

Right now CollegeVine is telling me my chance at UC Berkeley is 65%-71% and that it's a target. For NYU it says 82%-84%. I don't see how this is possible considering I set my intended major to Compute …

I have a friend who graduated from high school back in 2016. She graduated with a 3.55 GPA and had acceptances from schools such as Hofstra and Xavier. She has not attended college due to depression a …

I am already considering taking an edx course regardless but I was wondering if they could be used on a college application. If so, where on my application should I put it and does it help my resume/l …

I'm starting to ask my teachers if they are willing to write letters of recommendation for me and I realized that if everything goes to plan, I might have 4 letters of recommendation. None of the scho …

I'm a sophomore in a public high school, my school is pretty small since I live in a small community. I feel like there are many ways to contribute in my community but I'm a shy person and an introver …

I am currently a sophomore in a small private all-girls school.

I'm not completely sure what I want to major in but I know I want to major in something engineering or computer science. I think one way to boost my application and help me figure out what I want to d …

Hello! I really want to take classes through Harvard EdX, but don't know what will be best for me? I have taken biology, physics, chemistry, and AP biology and am currently a sophomore. Does anyone ha …

I am from Venezuela, displaced by the political situation, currently living in Colombia, I have a 3.5 GPA, having taken 12 AP classes, speak perfect English, Spanish and learning French. with over 10 …

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Hello! I am curious about the best APs I can take as a Magnet student at a public school in Maryland. In my Freshman year, the Magnet course outline was already made for me and I couldn't take APs. Ne …