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I'm a sophomore in high school with strong academics but average extracurriculars. Could anyone recommend some tips on improving extracurriculars or ideas for extracurriculars that may boost my applic …

I’m a freshman in Canada and I want to apply to one of the ivy colleges. Just wondering if they require you to say anything about your intentions of major in the applications? Or would it be better fo …

So I am a student in a dual enrollment program. I had helped a classmate on a quiz and got in trouble. My teacher had reported it to the Dean. I am not going to try and appeal it, the teacher failed m …

Am looking for tips from people who have gone through process of application or have mentored those who have applied to CCS on how to craft a strong application.

Just wanted to know.

I've heard that some colleges don't like it when you write about a sad thing that happened in your life or a "pity story" on your application, but I feel like my "sob story" would be really beneficial …

I was planning on attending a program at a university this summer but it was cancelled. I know many elite schools have offerings on coursera. Will taking them help with college admissions at all eithe …

I was just at a webinar and I noticed that UW only takes an unweighted GPA and mine is not so hot. It's a 3.63. I was calculating my chance of getting into some colleges and I was wondering which coll …

I was wondering what my chances would be if I did a test optional at a non selective school? Would it increase or decrease?

I am currently a junior. When I graduate, I will have 3 high schools that I have attended. As you can imagine, it is hard to be consistent with extracurricular activities when I have not had enough ti …

I am a current junior and will be graduating 2021. My SAT score is a 1320 and I was going to take the March one until it got canceled. I was also going to take a ACT as I was doing better in practices …

I really want a summer internship this summer not only to explore my potential major, but also to make my college application more impressive. However, many summer internship applications are either c …

So I got my preliminary coursework from my counselors and want to know if it looks rigorous enough for Top 20 colleges. Some context: my high school has 5 AP options for that I could potentially take. …

I am currently a Junior, and I was wondering what the admission rate would be for cs at UIUC.

Listen, I’m as average as they come, but almost every single college I’m thinking about applying to wants a “what’s your story” or a “what makes you unique” essay. I literally don’t know, so what are …

I am currently a sophomore in high school. I have a 4.0 GPA and I take all honors and AP Classes, as well as varsity tennis and clubs. I am really nervous for my freshman year of college because I kno …

I’m a freshman at a public high school in Canada and I’m planning on applying to one of the ivy schools. I don’t have any spikes currently but I’m planning on making debate and math my spikes since I …

I’m a freshman in Canada and I’m planning on applying to the ivy schools. I’m just wondering if I should take social sciences and what subjects would u recommend me to take?

I'm currently a junior at a below-average high school in New York. I scored a 1450 on the SAT, have a 4.0 unweighted GPA, with emphasis on the medical field, as I eventually want to go to PA school w …

I am currently a Junior taking AP Calculus AB and I qualify for taking Multivariable Calculus next year as a senior. However, the teacher who is teaching the class at my school is really harsh and is …