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Common App

I am signing up the common app and I reached the part about household. The problem is I do not know whether parent 2 is dead or alive since he had been out of my life for years. Should I put in his …

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Bio + Business Programs

What are some programs similar to Berkeley’s Robinson Life Science, Business, and Entrepreneurship Program?

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Best College for Pre-Med and Double Majoring

Hello! I intended to double major in economics and biochemistry in the pre-med track. I also want a college in a city/near a city/suburb, have good research opps, nearby hospital, and not major grade …

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accidental test scores

I accidentally submitted my SAT scores to a school through the common app scores section. I intended to apply test-optional, so I emailed admissions and they said they will not consider my scores. Wil …

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Chemistry Dual Enrollment

Hi everyone! This summer (my freshman year summer) I am planning to take chemistry at our local community college, which I should be able to do even as an underclassmen. However, I am wondering if the …

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If I am in middle shcool, and I am taking highschool classes, will they count towards my GPA?

I am in middle school, and I am taking enviormental science and algebra, (wich are both highschool classes) will they count towards my highschool GPA? I heard that you can chose weather they go toward …

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Optional Essay

I want to do the optional supplement for Williams requiring me to submit a 3-5 page essay of an assignment I got during the year. The problem my school gave no such assignments in my previous school …

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Stats enough for T50-T30?

This is an extension of my previous post with a new question since I didn't add enough info last time.

I recently moved across the country. My previous school was extremely hard and competitive but I w …

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what do i need as a nigeria n to get into carnegie mellon university?

i'm a nigerian in ss1 and i wo0uld like to know what exams and how to get the gpa to get into carnegie mellon university.

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Overall Question

Hi! I am looking into taking an ACT prep class which got me interested in test planning! Are ACT prep classes beneficial? Should I take both ACT and SAT if I want to apply to more challenging univers …

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Which Program is more prestigious, AICE Cambridge, or IB

So I am in 8th grade and I am having a tough time deciding whether to choose IB or the AICE Cambridge. I've heard amazing things about both and I like the flexibility of AICE Cambridge but I also like …

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Should I submit a 1490 to Johns Hopkins even if its below the 25th percentile for the 2023 academic year?

I'm applying to Johns Hopkins early decision 2 without sat consideration for now but I've heard that it's important to submit one even if it's bad.

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Extracurriculars

I am a nigerian student that do not have IBs or APs,I have a 4.0/4.0 g.p.a I want to get into USC or any UC

I have great grades and I want to take the sat or the act by fall of this year,I don't have …

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What are some tier 2 and tier 3 summer programs?

Preferably…

Science related

Free of cost or low cost

Reputable & Accredited

Optional: Virtual

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HELP WITH YYGS APPLICATION

So I am applying to yygs and everything is fine BUT for some reason, my recommender and my school official are not receiving a Yale email with instructions to, for example, write a recommendation lett …

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Extracurriculars and sat

I am an international student who is planning on taking the sat or the act in fall of this year.

I am from Nigeria and have a class rank of 2/102,should I take the sat or the act.

And I don't have any e …

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Extracurriculars and sat

I am an international student who is planning on taking the sat or the act in fall of this year.

I am from Nigeria and have a class rank of 2/102,should I take the sat or the act.

And I don't have any e …

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NYU or UPenn for engineering?

I'm currently sending off my applications and I've realised that with application fees adding up, I'd rather not apply to both NYU and UPenn. I'm international so I don't qualify for the Common App fe …

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Repetition in Common App

I've written my personal statement (CommonApp essay) on my sense of belonging and desire for social justice work. In my supplementals, I'm exploring social justice themes in a different way, such as t …

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Extracurriculars and stats for t30 or t40 universities

How many tier 2 or tier 3 extracurriculars out of 10 activities are recommended to get into t40 universities?

Is it ok to have an SAT score is on the 50th percentile for the university?

What has more we …

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