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International student advice

Hi, if anyone would be able to review my profile that would be amazing. I am an international student and only last year begun looking at US universities, but am now set on …

I’m a rising senior and I plan on going to college in state. My current college list consists of Cal States, UCs, and one community college. What I was wondering though is which CSUs have a high perce …

I am struggling badly with the common app essay. Could you tell me if starting out like "all my life i've been a performer" and how me doing theatre and choir made it hard for to find who I was until …

My dream is to go to the University of Southern California. To achieve it, it does come with major challenges, including having really great skills and paying the tremendous fees for it (I am not a US …

Hi everyone, I’m from India targeting and I'm schools like Stanford, MIT, and UPenn for a Computer Science/AI major, and I need advice on positioning a highly non-traditional profile.

I spent most of h …

The top schools I want to go to are in the Ivy League or on par with them. I want to be a corporate lawyer, and to do that I can apply for a 3+3 year program that shaves off a year of college, or I ca …

So far I have an unweighted 3.94 GPA, attend a cyber charter school, and I'm a dedicated painter (did around 24 paintings) and have done research (basically on issues with organoids, molecular pathway …

Hey everyone, I'm an incoming junior interested in pre-med and possibly becoming an allergist/immunologist. My current plan includes AP Bio, AP Lang, AP World, Honors Physics, Honors Precalc, French 4 …

Hi everyone, I’m a rising junior and this summer I’m not really doing much. I’m wondering if I should start a passion project and what it would be. I want to major in biology and soon go to med school …

hey guys,

my name isn't ariana grenade but i need help with seeing if im actually going to get into any good colleges. for context, im a rising sophmore and i will be taking ap chem and ap world as we …

GPA 3.9 and in California

10th about to go into 11th

Which study resources, platforms, or materials do people consider the most effective for practicing AWS SAA-C03 exam questions? I'm mainly seeking recommendations and personal suggestions about where …

Hey I am a rising 9th grader looking for good extracurriculars. I have good school clubs like model U.N, speech and debate, and Fbla. My major depends on the school I go to, but I am aiming for the Iv …

Hey I am a rising 9th grader looking for good extracurriculars. I have good school clubs like model U.N, speech and debate, and Fbla. My major depends on the school I go to (poli-sci, intl relations, …

“Please state your name for the record.”

Most people could answer this without thinking, like a natural instinct. Yet there I sat, struggling to say my own name, realizing how long it had taken me to f …

Student in a rising Junior in high school and is looking for a STEM progam which is focussed onto AI and an interdisciplinary with Health or Mechanical Engineering.

Looking for around north east corri …

Hello, I took the preACT on April 9th required by the state of Illinois and/or the school, and after >10 days, I got the total score, 29, but not the score that shows where I need improvement. I've ma …

I am currently studying in the 12th grade from the CBSE board. I achieved 94% in 10th with subjects English Literature & Language, Mathematics (Standard), Social Science, Science, Information Technolo …

Someone who can explain why my score is gone.

Hi, I have my score. Like in this morning I checked my score and it was normal, but when I checked again late at night, it said “your score is coming” What …