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Hello, I am a gap year student from Singapore. I am interested in moving to USA and I am going to apply to universities here this year. I am an American permanent resident. Is there any internship opp …

Hi! I'm a rising senior who plans on applying to a number of top ranked schools, but isn't so confident in their GPA. Currently, I'm sitting at a 3.7 UW and 4.0 W. I know this isn't terrible, but it's …

I am 1 week away from my ACT. I got a 28 composite on my practice test with a 36 on the reading section and weaker in math science and english. What should I focus on and study before my exam next wee …

my school gpa is 2.9 - 3.0

I’m a freshman and these are my plans for AP Classes in my next years, a lot of them I am forced to take as an upperclassmen and for next year I can add maybe 1 course because a lot of courses are sti …

Do my sub section scores matter? I scored a 31 composite score however I only got a 26 on math will that negatively impact my chances?

As an upcoming sophomore, I am beginning to think of colleges I would love to attend. The University of Texas is one of my dream schools but I am worried about not standing out since they get so many …

hi! i was recently accepted into an immersion program at stanford and was wondering how this will affect admissions. it is a 10-day research based program with a self-reported 30% acceptance rate. tha …

I had applied to UMD regular decisions and they were suppose to be out till 1st April. On their instagram page also they have said that they have released decisions on 1st april, but many people have …

Muslim students dry-fast over the course of sunrise to sunset everyday, for about a month. This can make a burgeoning course load that much worse. Even if it isn't for that long of a period of time, i …

Every video on yt about people going over stats that got them into ivy league universities it is never for their math program.

I am wondering if someone knows of the kinds of test scores (e.g. ACT / SA …

Hello, I’m a rising junior (current sophomore) in high school and these are the classes I’m taking in my junior year.

Just for reference, I’m taking AP Chem, AP Lit, and AP Gov currently.

Junior classes …

Hello!

I am a rising junior (senior in the fall) and have a mess of extracurriculars. I am not sure what I specifically want to major in, as my interests go from finance to international relations. Cur …

I am currently a sophomore with a weighted GPA of 4.64; I am currently taking one AP class and I will be taking three next year. I also participate in multiple extracurricular activities (I am in char …

Hi! I am looking to major in marketing, but I cant find any extracurriculars related to this. Does anyone have any ideas of things I could do to gain marketing experience?

I am interested in business, finance, econ, etc. I do deca and fbla but I genuinely want to learn more about business. I am having trouble finding competitions/extracurriculars to partake in.

Grade11, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Hi there. I'm an international student applying to fall term at CU Denver. Among the several questions on common app, could you tell me wht it means - I am an unaccompanied youth and do not wish to pr …

I'm currently interested in going to college to hopefully become a Marine biologist. Not quite sure where I might go, I'm currently a freshman.

Hello!

This might be a silly question, but i am confused as to how colleges determine their admission cycles. I am wondering because of test-optional policies.

For example, Brown University states that …