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Mikey482 views

How do I get seen by more colleges?

How do I get seen by more colleges ? I am a student in high school and I want to be noticed by more colleges but I’m not in any sports or fancy electives, help please. Any advice is super appreciated, is anyone in the same boat as me?

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Sadad171 views

What is better between football & cricket?

I love cricket.

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Samantha753 views

how do i get into college harvard?

i need help getting into college

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Weitao263 views

What advice do you have for getting into college?

I want to be able to get into a college but I don't know what can make me more likely to get into colleges.

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Aisha299 views

Is it still possible to get into a top 20 school with a 3.8 gpa?

For context in 9th grade I got a 4.0 gpa and for this year I got a 3.6 gpa for semester 1 despite the fact I had a 4 for all my classes except for marketing. I got a 3.2 which is considered an A at my school. But because I enrolled into marketing class late which is not my fault at all my teacher decided to give me 0.25/0.50 credit even though I made up the past work. My counselor decided to change my class before the end of the semester which I was so confused about and I wasn’t allowed to change my class. The way my school calculates gpa is extremely weird and unfair. There’s no way I got a 3.6 gpa for the first semester that doesn’t seem right. I am in 10th grade.

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Lourdes401 views

When is it too late to fill out the FAFSA for the 24-25 school year?

When is it too late to fill out the FAFSA for the 2024-2025 college year? I haven't out in my college application yet, and I'm not sure if I do the application before or after FAFSA.

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Emma467 views

What should/can i do now to prepare me for an Ivy league college?

its is a dream/goal of mine to attended an Ivy League college, and i was wondering if i could do something now to aid me in reaching that goal. :)

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Daniela533 views

How do I start searching for schools that have a good business program?

I would like to apply to schools with a good business program and I don't know how to search for them. When I do all that keeps popping up is Ivy-league type school which I don't even know if I'm qualified to get in.

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Aisha516 views

What are some extracurriculars I could do that is stem/medicine based?

I’ve had a lot of ideas on what Extracurriculars I want to do but they just seem too much for me to accomplish as a 16 year old. Some ideas I had was formulating an eco friendly sunscreen using chemistry principals but I would assume you need to have a degree in chemistry. Another idea was creating a skin cancer detecting app, or starting a program by going around to different schools, and/or community centers providing information on skin cancer and hosting events with the help of volunteers from my school. Honestly this all just seems really complicated for me to do especially without a mentor. I plan to start volunteering at a kidney center next month and get a part time job on the weekends. At the moment I am applying to stem/medicine based internships. I need some advice. I am 16 and in 10th grade. I plan to major in chemistry and I aspire to be a dermatologist.

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Is it true that it is easy for IITians to get into MBA programmes in top business schools abroad? Is it impossible for students from other institutes (like MSRIT, etc.) who are equally qualified with GMAT scores?

I've heard that most of the students from india who get into mba programmes abroad are IITians and very few of the students of other institutes in India get into the same programme. Is it a myth or reality and why?

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Jade504 views

In terms of applying to graduate school, would my chances for admission be higher with a Master's degree?

I am a psychology major and graduating in the Fall of 2025. I've been looking to clinical psychology PhD programs, but some programs don't require a Master's degree for admission. However, I don't know if that would make me less competitive when applying. If I could avoid 2-3 additional years of paying for school I would love that, but I don't know if my chances would be better with more schooling. Any advice would be great!

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Jeddida391 views

What are college admissions looking for in highschool students?

What are college admissions looking for in highschool students?

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Valentina511 views

What got you into college?

What got you into college? What are some things that colleges like to see? If I’m a sophomore in high school, what unique thing should I do?

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Sanya420 views

What should I do if I have two different passions I heard that to get into competitive colleges you needed to show a spike on your resume like a specific passion you pursued. The issue is I have two science/biology and creative writing. I have always wanted to go to NYU, or Vanderbilt but both of those are competitive schools and I’m not sure how to connect these two passions? ?

I want to do pre med in college

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Gabriela541 views

Research mentor outside of high school ?

Is there a website or any way I can find a mentor for an independent research? My high school is not an option anymore since I am already a graduate, and I also don’t have enough resources and not even a budget to be spending on this.

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Gabriela511 views

Can I work on independent research while not being a high school student?

My country’s academic system is different than the US. So, I have already graduated and I’m 18 still not in university, but I really want to do an independent research project and try to get it published somewhere. Is it possible or legitimate for me to do it on my own without teachers or help and use this project as an activity for my college application? It’s actually a passion project and not to make my application look good, however, I have seen that most of these are done with mentors and such and I don’t have one available and I am unsure on where and how I could find one. I wouldn’t need a lab because it’s for a psychology social research, I would just need people to answer a few questions I would formulate on a form and I would go from there.

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Wyatt239 views

How do you make yourself more appealing to colleges?

I'm wanting to get into the University of St. Thomas and I know the school is a bit more prestigious than some. Any tips?

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Gabriela299 views

Applying multiple times for a same university is ok?

I am unsure on whether I will be starting on spring or fall term, I want to know if that is okay or even possible.

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John238 views

Should I go to L.A. Film School or USC?

I have started to look into USC as well and off of its stats and the fact that it is a university, I can tell it's good. I'm just worried that I might be setting my goals too high. I'm pretty sure their Cinematic Arts school has a three percent acceptance rate and while I could prepare for high school and get a 4.0 GPA and all that, I would still have low chances of being accepted. Are there any other ways I could increase my chances of getting in? And if I don't get in should I then go to L.A. Film School or just keep trying to get into USC? Oh and also Michelle Marotta if you're reading this, thank you for answering every one of my questions. It really has been great advice.

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Deborah534 views

I'm applying to University of Manitoba in Canada into the Faculty of Science and I'm from Nigeria so one of the admission requirements is that I need an equivalent minimum average of B3 (80%) over the four courses needed with no less than C6(60%) in each course. The problem is how do I calculate my average because I'm a bit confused, to make sure I'm eligible and I meet the requirements before applying?

I'm a high school graduate.

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Sarah599 views

What’s the best career choice to make as a teenager??

Teenage,psychology…?

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Marion468 views

How do I go about selecting the right school(s) to apply for?

What are my chances of getting into a school with a decent neuroscience program or biology program? I had decent ACT scores, didn’t do the SAT (it wasn’t an option at the time) and brought my overall GPA in high school from 1.5 to a 3.5 in my last two years. I know I won’t be getting into any Ivy-league schools, and I also know there’s got to be something feasible for me between that and community college…any recommendations for what schools to be looking at (or how to find schools that are in that range ?)

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Aliah927 views

How much do you have to do around your school to be accepted?

Like how do you make sure to get into a medical college? I have a 4.0 average so far into my 7th grade year. I want to know what courses I should take in High School to be sure to get into medical college.

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Robert1178 views

what are your hours like

what are your hours like

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jaylynn934 views

what is hard about college?

what hard about college? why should I go to college

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Calvin278 views

Going into college, specifacally for a education major, what are major things I should prepare for?

As a junior in high school, I would like to prepared as I can be for what is to come. For example, what will my average day look like schedule wise? Or what would be the best classes to take as a senior in high school for next year?

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Andrew513 views

What advice would you give a high school student who got his first D, and is looking to apply to a Top 20 University?

Recently got a D+ in AP- Pre-Cal. It's my only D; The rest of my grades are mostly A's.

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Andrew357 views

What would be your advice in the process of applying to a selective (Top 20) university?

I'm currently a junior that plans to use his summer to research colleges, their programs and explore what makes them unique.

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merissa364 views

How can I graduate early??

How can I graduate early??

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Anthony336 views

Best Way To Stand Out For College?

I would like to go to Missouri S&T for college to pursue a degree in civil engineering. I have two awards forms my high school in the engineering department in PLTW and started as a full time college student my junior year through dual enrollment and took courses. What else should I try to do to make my application stand out when it comes time?

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