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I'm putting together my CommonApp, and I'm realizing I'm not sure of the order of importance of my activities. Do colleges pay a lot of attention to the order?

I'm also wondering if I should structure …

Early Action applications for many schools are due in eleven days, and I am totally and completely stuck on what to write my personal statement on. I am applying to every school as a psychology major …

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Is getting runner's up in the NYT Summer Reading Contest considered a state/regional or national award/honor?

I am a senior that is applying to Stanford or early action and I have gotten all the essay topics except for this one. I was actually writing about astronomy but I feel that it is to cliche. Is there …

I have been looking at colleges and I am considering this one college and I just want to know what would stand out on an application or what would you find unique?

I think I didn't word the question correctly in the summary, but I don't know how to simplify it into 120 characters.

I'm applying to USF before the early decision deadline, which is November 1st. I cu …

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On the Common App testing tab, there's a dropdown answer for "Number of past SAT scores you wish to report"; I'm only reporting my score from one sitting, so that's what I put. However, when viewin …

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I am a senior student planning on sending my test scores to all my colleges, but I am not sure whether I should send them to some colleges in my list as they are not in the mid-50% range of all sco …

The school I want to apply to I have a well-above standardized testing score than their average. If I applied to RD, I'm pretty sure I will get in. The thing is the financial package. I want to be abl …

One of the questions for a college application that I'm completing through the Common App is "What is the education level of x sibling?" My sibling is also graduating this spring. Should I put that sh …

Can the Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy count as a honor because I just got accepted today? And this next question is about honors in general. Can I still put down a honor that I got accepted into if I …

1. I am taking the ACT in 21/10 and found that I have some lack in my knowledge so I started studying from this book and solving in crackab.com and varsity tutors.com as they have some good explanatio …

Hi! This is more of a college-vine-specific question than an actual college application question. If this is the wrong place to post this, let me know and I'll redirect :)

I posted two essays for peer …

Where can I self-report the college courses that I took during my years as a high schooler? There doesn't seem to be an allocated spot for it

Also, can I include my grades from college in the cumulativ …

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I am a senior applying to UT Austin and Texas A&M, along with some other colleges not in Texas via the CommonApp. UT and A&M require the Topic A essay but the CommonApp essay is optional. Should …

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I am an Iraqi student wanting to study abroad. I'm currently working on my Common App. And I encountered a question that asks about the number of courses I took in my most recent school …

Hi, I'm trying to apply to some schools through the common app, and I realized I can't put the universities that my parents went to in the education section. The only options are schools in America, b …

What is FAFSA? What should I expect, how do I ensure that I get it done as quickly as possible? Please help, I'm a first generation student, therefore I have no idea what to do.

is a 4/16 a good ranking? I moved schools for my senior year so I'm not exactly as high as I would have liked. Is top 25% percentile decent?

also, how do I describe certain activities on common app wit …

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Can someone please help me format my extracurricular activity?

I was a legal assistant for this law firm with multiple offices in my country, and I

- took notes on meetings (office & hearings)

- res …