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Do I have to list my ethnicity on the common app and for standardized testing? I think it would harm my chances of getting into any top college (I'm Asian).

Hi! I just completed my sophomore year and I want to start studying for the SAT and ACT. I have a couple of questions regarding both of them.

1. Which one should I take?

I'm not the best at math, and I' …

I really want to get into a T10 school (Northwestern). I think my extracurriculars will be pretty good by the end of Junior Year (Set up a fundraiser, President + Founder of 3 clubs, set up own free t …

I'm a junior, class of 2022. I was wondering if most colleges would open applications (for the 22-23 fall) by August or September, or is it a little later? I'm having a bit of a hard time finding info …

You see!!i have a good 1500 score of SAT AND 92% IN MY FINAL GRADE OF HIGH SCHOOL BUT i dont have many extra curricular as i planned to take part in many competition's in these past 2 years but there …

Want to study medicine as an international student, but don't know the best pre med courses obtainable,

Hi. I'm a junior with a SAT score of 1030, GPA of 3.6, I have taken 4 DE classes, and I'll take 3 more during the summer. I'm thinking of studying a business majors, a communications major, a finance …

Hi! What are the best (COMPUTER SCIENCE) extracurriculars for me in junior high, if I want to major in computer science?

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So I am going to be applying as a Transfer for the Spring 2022 semester at a variety of different universities in the US.

My main options for majors right now are Communications, Marketing …

Hi all, I am a rising senior and college application is right around the corner for me. I keep on receiving emails from various colleges often as an invitation to apply to their undergraduate school. …

My family and I moved to the country I was born in (dual citizen) at the start of the sixth grade and planned to move back to the US after I finish 8th grade. Unfortunately, the pandemic broke out, s …

Does it matter where I get my bachelors degree if I plan on getting a masters? I have a pretty good idea of what and where I'm going to get my masters, so I can't decide if it's worth it to go to a mo …

Many people warned me about taking the AP classes freshman year so I took their advice and didn't take the classes, But when should I start?

My counselor doesn't know me well at all, and in times of covid I haven't seem him or talked to him barely at all, even though I haven't been requested a student or parent bragsheet for my counselor r …

My counselor and teachers are not English native, should I ask them to fill the Common App in Spanish in a separate docx file and then send it to me to be translated the docx file in English by a prof …

I'm aiming for the Ivy League and planning to major in biotechnology, but another one of my passions (and my main focus in extracurriculars) is visual art. I've been in both science inspired competiti …

Realistically speaking, is it possible for me to increase my ACT score by 8-10 points? How long would it take me to prepare myself to reach that goal? I scored a 25 on the pre-ACT without any practic …

What is the process of sending the official high-school transcripts for international students? Do the counselor need to send it through common/coalition app or is there any other method to send them?

I am interested in pursuing medicine as a physician. What are ideal extra-curricular for a high school student?