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Does repeating my senior year due to illiness affect my college admissions?

Im gonna apply to apply to public colleges with 70% acc rate or more. I have 3.6 unweighted and 1200 SAT

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How much will taking half-day senior year affect my chances at ivy schools?

I'm currently a junior attending one of the bottom schools in my state. We have a very little amount of AP and honors classes available. By the time that I graduate (even with taking half day next yea …

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4 years ago
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Can I do 3 pages for the Princeton Paper?

I'm having some difficulty understanding what to submit for the Princeton paper requirement. The website states that "1-2 pages is sufficient". I don't know if that means I'm not supposed to submit an …

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How would certification affect my admission chances

I'm A+ Certified, which is a competitive technical certification for fixing phones, computers and being an electronics technician. How would this affect my admissions, and should I include it?

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4 years ago
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How do you withdraw your applications?

I applied ED and got in (woohoo) but now I have the problem of withdrawing my apps from the two other schools I applied to. When I googled it the only thing I found was how to withdraw from courses on …

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4 years ago
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Mistake on my Application

Yesterday I submitted my applications for 2 of the schools I'm applying to. I made sure to check it before turning it in and I was feeling good about what I had. However, it just occurred to me that t …

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4 years ago
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Do colleges let you know before the decision notification date if your application is incomplete?

I applied for fin aid but submitted one of documents under the wrong name so it's still showing as "awaiting" on my checklist... I'd asked my parents and they told me to do nothing, and with decisions …

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4 years ago
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Prospective major change

When I was interviewing for a college, I told them I wanted to major in X and Y. Since then, I've changed my mind, and I now want to major in X and Z. What should I put in my application so they won't …

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4 years ago
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If I wanted to write down an award on a college application how would I write it?

For example, if I won the stock market game in my state, would I say “1st place in the statewide stock market game” or “Ranked 1/300 teams in the stock market game” to show how many teams there were. …

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4 years ago
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What AP\IB courses can I take in SS2 at a Nigerian secondary school.

Hi, I'm a teenage girl in SS2. I hope to study at Harvard university someday and at the moment my chances of getting in are pretty low (4% to be precise... Lol). So I'm trying to find some AP\IB class …

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4 years ago
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Does Early Action Improve my chances?

Does Early Action Improve my chances?

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4 years ago
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How do I get more extracurriculars?

As of now, I'm not able to join any clubs at my school because I have to get my brother after school. Therefore it is really difficult to be more active and involved in my school, are there other ways …

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4 years ago
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Does anyone have any test taking tips?

Hello! I am currently a sophomore with a 3.9 GPA and I am a super anxious test taker. I always do well in class and study to my best ability but tests always bring down my grades. I estimated that I w …

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4 years ago
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What is the best way to not stress over ED decisions?

What is the best way to not stress over ED decisions?

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4 years ago
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AP World History AP Test Tips

I am currently taking AP World History Modern as a sophomore and am super anxious about the AP test!! Especially with the writing portion and the fact that I will only have 55 minutes for stimulus mul …

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4 years ago
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Which extracurricular is best?

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4 years ago
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ED ADMISSIONS

I just sort of thought about this...

If you just got your ED Admission Decision, how about a shout out. State how you're feeling,what College you got into, how your parents are feeling.

Fingers Crossed …

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4 years ago
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What reach should I apply to?

Demographics:

Male , Black/African, Texas , Private ( < 200 class size), and hooks (URM, First in Family to apply to schools in US)

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35k for 5 people

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Comp Sci/Business/Chemical En …

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4 years ago
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Regarding Extra Circulars.

Hello, I have this list of Extra circulars:

1.Code pen - built some websites.

2.Edx and Coursera - took some online courses that I am interested in(which are related to programming).

3.Online Class - By …

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ROLLING POST for ED, EA Admission Rates for CLASS OF 2026

Please feel free to comment with new additions as they arise (and I'll add them) or if you find out about application numbers or other missing data.

BARNARD COLLEGE -ED 29% (435/1501) vs Class of 2025 …

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