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 …

Hi guys, I have a question about how scholarships work. What's the process of getting a scholarship? Do you just have to fill out the common application to your university and then they'll tell you wh …

What are everyones thoughts on the May/Nov 2021 grade boundaries for IB, do you guys reckon November 2021 will be as low at May 2021 or not?

Some boundaries were lowered by like 10%, do you think this …

I (10th grade) go to a small classical private school and there is no club activities offered, and no chance of making one. There are eleven high-schoolers and no ap classes available. I'm aiming for …

( 10 grade) I didn't do anything in my freshman year of high-school, so I am taking AP courses this year. My school is a small classical school that isn't recognized by the College board; I was wander …

In my college application, as an international student I was asked only once if I was to apply for financial aid. I said yes. Is that it? Don't I have to submit any form or anything?

I'm approaching the final revisions of my Common App Essay, and I've realized that my essay sorta fits some of the prompts, but I didn't write it specifically for those prompts so nothing is specifica …

Hello everyone!

International student here. I will be applying to US universities with expected grades. A little bit of background. I am doing A levels and you can sit in your A level exams in two sess …

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i am in a dilemma. I love science, but I'm not great at math. Does this put me in a bad spot as a hopeful pre-med?

I hear people saying hooks(first gen) are a great deal as they increase your chances by a lot. I asked my counselor and he told me that I was the first student to even apply to universities in US in o …

-senior in high school

-safeties in particular are Iowa University and CU Boulder

I have a friend of mine who I found out got a full-tuition ride to two schools. I coincidentally applied to the same schools, but only got 1/2 tuition. I know for a fact that I have a higher rank and …

Hello, I need advice.

I submit my college essay and there was an accidental punctuation error such as this:

" .?I realized my voice was essential.."

All of my other sentences were grammatically correct, …

I was doing some reseach b/c I was thinking about getting my mba and I shocked to find that some online grade courses are more expensive than traditional graduate class in the classroom.

I would think …

I have already submitted my application for my Early Decision school, but I just found out that there is a possible inaccuracy in the "description of leadership" section of the activity list. Is it ne …

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I have a question about Calculus, specifically regarding the Wharton School at UPenn.

This year, I am taking AB calculus after getting a B in precalc. However, a majority of other ivy-league applica …

Hello, I need advice.

I submit my college essay and there was an accidental punctuation error such as this:

" .?I realized my voice was essential.."

All of my other sentences were grammatically correct, …

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 …

How much should students disclose about exceptional family circumstances that affected educational progress/timeline (e.g. had to take time off)? Is it enough to say something like "significant family …

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 …

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 …