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What do colleges care about?

Do colleges care only about the activities you did in high school? I volunteering extensively in and competed in athletics, achieving national rankings, but most of this happened prior to 9th grade. I 鈥

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Is there a way I can get a scholarship

I would like it to be easy so maybe a scholarship would help me.

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Should I submit my SAT score?

I have a 36 ACT and 1540 SAT. I'm looking at a lot of top schools (Ivies, other T20s, etc.) and I definitely want to submit my ACT score, but I'm not sure if a 1540 SAT makes my ACT score look more or 鈥

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how can i make myself stand out more?

college apps opened today, and im struggling to find ways to make myself stand out as an applicant. i have a 3.7/4.0 gpa, 31 act, go to a highly ranked school in my state, and i think i have a pretty 鈥

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SAT Score Reporting

I scored a 1410 on my first SAT and a 1490 on my second. I am wondering whether it would be beneficial to report both scores for the purpose of showing growth, or if that would do more harm than good.

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What can I do to deepen my extracurriculars??

My extracurriculars right now

Published in a super prestigious journal(concord review)

Non profit - 200+ volunteers and more than the equivalent of 5,000 dollars raised(which is a lot since I am from a 鈥

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When entering highest composite ACT for CommonApp, do you enter a superscore?

For example, if someone took the ACT three times and got a 33, 34, and 34, but the superscore composite is 35, do they report the 35 as the highest composite? The questions that follow ask for the hi 鈥

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On the common app, should I say being in NHS is nationally recognized or just recognized by my school?

Essentially, being a part of NHS is an honor when you graduate from my school (more than simply an extracurricular). As I am filling out the "Honors" section of the common app I am questioning whether 鈥

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Is this a good intro paragraph to my college essay?

My father passed away while I slept on a cot next to his hospice bed. My mom told me that my Dad would pass away that evening and that he wanted me close to him. I slept the whole night through and on 鈥

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Good colleges for Bio(medical) engineering?

Hello!

I am about to be a high school senior and want to apply as a biomedical engineering major. The major is fairly new compared to other majors, so there is not a huge list of schools offering it. I 鈥

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Giving myself a second chance/Failed by my school system

THIS IS LONG BUT PLEASE READ THIS IS IMPORTANT

Hey. I'm a Black student that went to a really good private high school in SF that graduated this year. I had a terrible experience there, I got literally 鈥

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How do I figure out what to write my college essay on?

Pretty much exactly what the title says, I am a rising senior who is still clueless about my college essay. I don't know exactly what I am supposed to be showing in my essay. How did I grow as a perso 鈥

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How do I decide where to ED?

I am going into my senior year and am starting my applications. My mom believes that I should apply to a school that I like, and while it is still a reach, it's not a massive reach. I am concerned tha 鈥

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Is this a good idea for a essay?

ok so as I was struggling for a topic on my essay, I think I finally found one. I was thinking how "aesthetics" has shaped me into the person I am now. Or I can write about my immigrant parents achiev 鈥

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What Can I do to better my extracurricular in a year and a half time??

My extracurriculars right now

1. Published in a super prestigious journal(concord review)

2. Non profit - 200+ volunteers and more than the equivalent of 5,000 dollars raised(which is a lot since I am f 鈥

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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What Can I do to better my extracurricular in a year and a half time??

My extracurriculars right now

1. Published in a super prestigious journal(concord review)

2. Non profit - 200+ volunteers and more than the equivalent of 5,000 dollars raised(which is a lot since I am f 鈥

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My rank

I am ranked 77 out of 764 students. The college I am hoping to get into auto admits the top 10% but mathematically 77/764 is 10.08%. So i dont know how that factors in and if 76 was the cut off. I kno 鈥

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Scholarship Question

I have a sat 1540, gpa 4.0. I will apply as an intl student, do I qualify for it?

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How Can I Improve My Extracurriculars?

I'm a rising sophomore and I have ten extracurriculars, but they're not as strong as I would like and I wanted to ask if anyone knew how to improve upon them for admissions to a top school.

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