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Hey everyone, I'm a high school junior and have been noticing that certain colleges are labeled as research universities. Could someone please clarify what it means for a university to be a research u …

Hey all! I'm currently in the process of choosing colleges and thinking about potential majors/minors. Will declaring my interests in certain subjects on my college application limit my flexibility la …

Hey there! I'm a junior with dual citizenship (US and European country). I'm considering applying to a mix of schools in the US and Europe, but I'm not sure how to approach the process or if I should …

Hey guys, I'm really interested in applying Early Decision II to a college, but I'm not sure if it's binding like Early Decision I. Does anyone know if Early Decision II has the same binding agreement …

Hi everyone, I'm looking into colleges, and I'm curious about the differences between private and public research universities. Can anyone give me a quick rundown of their distinctions? Any advice on …

Hey guys! So I'm really trying to maximize my chances of getting into my dream school, but I was wondering if applying early action actually boosts my chances compared to applying regular decision. Wh …

Hey guys, the Early Decision deadline is coming up, and I'm really stressing about it. How important is it for me to make that deadline, and does anyone have any last-minute advice or recommendations …

Hey everyone! I'm trying to figure out where to apply for college, but I'm struggling with how to research different universities in depth. Can anyone share tips or resources they found useful for get …

Hey guys, so I'm a junior, and I maintain a high GPA, take AP classes, and have decent test scores. I've recently started thinking about applying to colleges like Notre Dame, Carnegie Mellon, and Geor …

Hi there! I've heard about people taking AP exams without taking the course, and I was wondering if it's possible to do the same for IB exams. Can anyone here provide some insight on whether this is a …

Hi guys! I started high school with a pretty low GPA, but since then, I've been consistently improving. I'm wondering if colleges will take my upward trend into account, or if they only focus on the f …

Hi everybody! I've taken the SAT multiple times with varying results, and I was wondering how the superscoring process works. Do colleges simply combine my highest section scores, or is it more compli …

Hey all, as I narrow down my college list, I want to know how many Early Decision applications I can send out. Is there a limit on the number of schools I can apply to Early Decision? Thanks in advanc …

Hi everyone, I had to defer my college applications for a year due to personal circumstances. I'm now preparing to apply Early Decision to my dream school, but I'm worried that having deferred could c …

So, I was talking to a friend about colleges, and they mentioned looking into research-intensive universities. What does that term mean, and how is it different from a regular university? Any help wou …

I'm considering taking a gap year after graduating high school in order to really focus on a project I'm passionate about and explore some of my other interests. What do you think are the pros and con …

I'm a high school junior trying to get a head start on my college applications. I was wondering when the early decision deadline generally is for most schools. I know it might be different for each sc …

Hey guys, I have a question about Early Action. If I apply to a school Early Action and don't get in, can I still apply to that same school through Regular Decision? Or is my only option to wait for t …

Hey everyone, I'm working on my college applications and was wondering if colleges know if you use the same essay for multiple applications? Like, is it frowned upon or something? I spent a lot of tim …

Hey everyone, I'm a junior starting to plan my college applications and wondering how much applying early decision actually helps. When applying ED, do colleges expect higher stats or less? Will apply …