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Early Decision

What is the difference between ed, ea, and rea? which one is binding?

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What should students write for "organization name" if they have self driven activities entered onto the Common App?

I am a senior in high school. I was filling out the "Activities" section on the common app and thought of this while filling out the application. For example: if someone did something on their own/ wi …

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Can I write my Commonapp essay in the format of a newspaper article?

Hi! I am a senior at a large public high school. For my Commonapp essay, I would like to do an unconventional structure. That being said, I was going to attempt to write my essay with a big headline a …

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ED JHU

My Johns Hopkins chances are 33-45% according to CollegeVine. How would that change if I applied early decision. (Not a chance-me because I can't find this information from the chancing calculator). W …

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Hello! I´m brazilian and want to know more about financial aid

Hi, I´m from Brazil. It's possible for me to get financial-aid? If so, where and how can I apply for it?

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Anthropology ay UT Austin - How is it?

So I am just going to keep this question short - How is UT Austin's undergraduate anthropology program (specifically bio. anthropology)? I am thinking of applying this year and it seems like a really …

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Is applying to the Schreyer Honors College worth it when Penn State is my safety?

This year I am applying to 6 colleges, with Penn State Main being my safety. I hopefully will get into one of my other top colleges, but just in case, should I put in the effort to apply for the Schre …

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Hello! I'm brazilian and want to know more about how to fill my grades and GPA in the application

The grade sistem in Brazil is different so it´s kinda complicated to fill this part. If possible l´d like some tips about the whole filling process too. Thanks!!!

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Any extra-curricular or competitions that you can recommend to me?

Hello, I am a sophomore. My interest is math, science, and writing. Do you know any clubs, extra-curricular activities, or competitions that are related to these fields? I feel like I don't have enoug …

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Grade Inflated or deflated?

Hello, I'm an international student and planning to apply to universities in the US.

I'm a senior already.

I want to pursue the medical track and of course, part of the important things I need to apply …

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Will getting a good grade in a class cancel out a bad grade

So more specifically, I received a B in precalculus honors during my sophomore year, but I took AP Calculus my junior and received an A+ (97). I also received a 5 in the exam. So I was wondering since …

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What to do if all of your documents aren't ready for application deadlines?

I am going into my sophomore year in South Africa, and I was wondering what to do if all my documents aren't ready yet. Our curriculum and term/semester time dates aren't the same. It says in the appl …

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Does this count as a spike?

I´m in 9th grade and was just wondering if this counts as a spike or if itś impressive. I made an application, a passion project that was promoted by 5 school districts. It aims to help students with …

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Financial aid

Hi there,

In respect to financial aid, are there instances were a student puts their EFC and gets a lower EFC by the college. What I'm saying is, do colleges reduce your EFC if they feel it's too high …

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Hi,I am taking the SAT for the 1st time and I was wondering if anyone had any last minute tips or videos I should watch?

Taking the SAT for the 1st and only time tomorrow (my previous 4 got cancelled)

Any tips for pacing, MC, etc? Thank you!!!

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Hi, quick question: is early decision always binding?

I am not sure of the aforementioned question

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What GPA can I put on the Common App?

Hi! Here is my question:

Can I use my Senior year's First Quarter or First Semester GPA on the Common App?

My current GPA is not the best and I am wondering if including the First Quarter of senior year …

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Is concurrent enrollment too difficult for a freshman to handle?

I am a freshman and would like to take concurrent enrollment courses in music, but I don’t know when I should start. When in my high school career do you think would be the right time?

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To be accepted to top colleges like Harvard, do you need to have straight As?

I have a few Bs on my transcript and I don't know if that will be accepted.

Also, do you need to be in sports to be more likely to be accepted? If you start your own club that is local, does that give …

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What outside-of-school extracurriculars can I do?

I want to be involved more outside of my school, how can I do that? In other words, what can I do to gain more experience in community activities?

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