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What can younger students (9th and 10th grades) do to improve their profile and work toward college applications?
Deepen your involvement in your extracurricular activities. This doesn’t mean that you have to stick with every activity you started or tried
How to Write a Strong Activities List for your Common App
It’s no secret that extracurricular activities are important to admissions officers when evaluating candidates. The way you spend your time outside of
Approach the Common App in 5 Easy Questions
By a current Wesleyan student and Opus College Prep alumni When the Common App question asked about my identity, I thought to myself my