Admissions Advice

In today’s BS/MD admissions advice post I would like to discuss the profile of the average admissions applicant applying to the selective to highly selective programs. These would include schools with …

I'm a high school freshman and there's no way my parents are going to pay for my college as they don't want me going, but they also won't let me get a job so the only way for me to go to college is wi …

I am an international student from the Philippines. I am currently a junior and I'm aiming for MIT and Stanford. What are some interesting extracurriculars that are physics related for me to consider …

How and when do you ask teachers to write a recommendation letter?

I am a homeschooled sophomore, and I haven't taken any AP courses so far (at least none that are accredited by the college board).

What are some online AP courses I can take to strengthen my college …

I am an international student from the Philippines. I am currently a junior and I'm aiming for MIT and Stanford. What are some interesting extracurriculars that are physics related for me to consider …

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I’m a sophomore who took the PSAT 10 last fall without any studying and got a 1190. My top colleges include two of the Ivy Leagues, so I was disappointed in my score and I am very concerned if I …

I want to become more involved in literary/writing-based clubs and organizations, but my school is so small that NEHS is the only opportunity I have. I'm interested in writing competitions and essay s …

I'm a freshman in high school, and I don't really know what to do in the future, but I do plan on applying to slightly more selective schools. So, I was wondering if there were any sports, extracurric …

I am currently a high school junior and recently got Collegevine to help with college suggestions. However, when I put my top schools in the chancing, all of them are either "reach" or "hard target". …

I've been homeschooled since the end of elementary school (I'm a sophomore in high school right now). I've done lot's of ECs (I do ballet, I did orchestra until 2019, but I still play violin, I used t …

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I am a freshman in high school and want to go into a health related Major in college for the Pre-Med track. I was wondering if there were any suggestions on what extracurriculars I should do in Hig …

Hey! I'm a sophmore in Austin, TX and I'm trying to get into UT Austin's Marine Biology program in a few years. I'm currently in the top 13% of my class (140/992) as of freshman year, and I think my r …

I took AP Biology as a freshman in high school, and my grades were always above a 97. My first semester was rougher than second semester, but that was when COVID hit and everything went virtual for a …

Hey guys, I have just recently learned about getting involved with an independent research study while still in high school. I am currently a freshman in high school in Massachusetts and have always l …

I'm an italian guy, i'm attending my 3rd year at high school (we have 5) and i want to apply for college. What should i do? I started practicing for SAT.

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As many of you know, the UC campuses distributed across California, as well as other Californian schools, have stopped considering the SAT and other standardized tests in their application process. Th …

Just how important are my grades from freshman year? Sadly, my mental health was at an all-time low during freshman year and I ended the second semester of English with a 60%. I know that this will af …

I'm a senior applying for several colleges right now and I realized that for one of the colleges I'm applying to, I submitted the application on time but I needed one more teacher recommendation lette …

Are my stats and EC good enough for a prestigious college?

I’m a junior in high school right now and I want to go to Duke, or a school to that level. Duke is very very competitive so if anyone can give …

I am currently a senior and I have finished applying to all of my schools. Unfortunately, some of my schools are requesting a mid year report and my grades are the lowest they have been my high school …