Admissions Advice

Hey everyone, can you believe July is almost over already?! Whether you're taking time to build out your application profile or just relaxing and enjoying your time off, I hope everyone's summer has b …

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 plan to write my personal statement on my ethnic group and how its decline over the years has led me to pursue a career in international relations.

Would this kind of essay be too boring/commonly se …

The supplemental essay asks what change I'm going to make. As I'm an artist, I want to spread the true idea with my art and use my artistic sight to show my colleagues the true image and prove my inno …

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I've been running this account for a year now, and I really like handlettering and I wanted to share them with others and perhaps inspire them as well. I was wondering if this could be counted …

I was wanting to apply to a college early decision but I was wondering if I got rejected ED could I reapply regular decision? This is my top school and if I could reapply I would add or remove somethi …

I completed my High School in Mexico, so my transcript is very different from yours, I don't have credits, I don't have course types i.e. AP, IB, Honors, College-Level Courses, etc; hence the distinct …

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I’m trying to find college programs that would look good on my application (currently a Junior). Does anyone know of any affordable programs that would look good for me?

I’m really interested in …

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I am looking at going into a field related to music in some fashion or another. My skill right now is in composition. I've been teaching myself theory for the better part of two years, …

I am a part of Best Buddies, an international program where they pair buddies (people with IDD) with buddies (people without IDD). What extracurricular would this count as?

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So my studies have been disrupted a lot. Before March 2020 everything was perfect. I was on an exchange program that was fully funded by the Govt. and then co …

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From the perspective of college admissions officers, I often wonder if it is a boring and commonly written-about subject that students should refrain from writing about. I, myself, have an essay writt …

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When filling out my application, should I input all one-time competitions I've participated (but didn't win) on the additional information section?

And is it okay for me to input one-time activities …

I have participated in a UCLA Program (We met every Saturday for ~8 months), in a BRRC Program (2 week long program, we met 4 times a week), and currently applying to be a Thrive Scholar. Are these co …

Term 1 ends next week and I have all A's in all ap classes except 1. I have a B+ (88%) in one class. If next term I get an A in the same class the 2 term grades will average out to be an A. But do col …

I am an international student.I dont have any school counsellor .My principle changed last year so he dont know very much about me , so can i have my physics teacher upload transcript and letter of re …

A lot of the posts here have some really good insights and general direction on building a pathway to college admissions but most of those actions are applicable for folks who are already in high scho …

Hi! I am applying for Pitts Honors Program. I have a 4.7 GPA, but I have a 1350 SAT. While this is the average for Pitts, it is very low for Pitts Honors. Do you think I should go test optional so I h …

Asking on behalf of my counselor: If a counselor asks the university to remove information that was submitted for the previous year's application student. He/She (student) is to apply again this year. …

I got 1450 on my Oct SAT and I plan to apply to Northwestern under ED. Should I report the score or not? Any advice would be appreciated!

Yes, I know it may sound very unreasonable. But I have no choice.

My counselor completed to write my LOR whose length is about one and half page of A4. It's in Korean. I searched for translation servic …