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I want to do the optional supplement for Williams requiring me to submit a 3-5 page essay of an assignment I got during the year. The problem my school gave no such assignments in my previous school …

This is an extension of my previous post with a new question since I didn't add enough info last time.

I recently moved across the country. My previous school was extremely hard and competitive but I w …

i'm a nigerian in ss1 and i wo0uld like to know what exams and how to get the gpa to get into carnegie mellon university.

Hi! I am looking into taking an ACT prep class which got me interested in test planning! Are ACT prep classes beneficial? Should I take both ACT and SAT if I want to apply to more challenging univers …

So I am in 8th grade and I am having a tough time deciding whether to choose IB or the AICE Cambridge. I've heard amazing things about both and I like the flexibility of AICE Cambridge but I also like …

I'm applying to Johns Hopkins early decision 2 without sat consideration for now but I've heard that it's important to submit one even if it's bad.

I am a nigerian student that do not have IBs or APs,I have a 4.0/4.0 g.p.a I want to get into USC or any UC

I have great grades and I want to take the sat or the act by fall of this year,I don't have …

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So I am applying to yygs and everything is fine BUT for some reason, my recommender and my school official are not receiving a Yale email with instructions to, for example, write a recommendation lett …

I am an international student who is planning on taking the sat or the act in fall of this year.

I am from Nigeria and have a class rank of 2/102,should I take the sat or the act.

And I don't have any e …

I am an international student who is planning on taking the sat or the act in fall of this year.

I am from Nigeria and have a class rank of 2/102,should I take the sat or the act.

And I don't have any e …

I'm currently sending off my applications and I've realised that with application fees adding up, I'd rather not apply to both NYU and UPenn. I'm international so I don't qualify for the Common App fe …

I've written my personal statement (CommonApp essay) on my sense of belonging and desire for social justice work. In my supplementals, I'm exploring social justice themes in a different way, such as t …

How many tier 2 or tier 3 extracurriculars out of 10 activities are recommended to get into t40 universities?

Is it ok to have an SAT score is on the 50th percentile for the university?

What has more we …

I want to start writing in a website/ app which has tangible evidence of my work like views, likes, comments and if possible awards dedicated to the website writers… so I would like recommendations of …

I'm a high school sophomore who recently moved across the country. My previous school was extremely hard and competitive but I was able to fit in just fine. This school however, is really hard for me …

Is an essay of 474 words ok?

I was wondering if I should send my 1500 sat score 790 Math and 710 English to Stanford. Would it be more beneficial for me to apply test optional instead? I am a first gen asian majoring in comp sci …

Does anyone have a list of summer programs that would be considered tier 1 or high tear 2? I've seen a basic outline of them on the tier pyramids, but I wanted to be sure that I've looked into as many …

I received a letter in the mail from the NSLC basically sending their handbook and letter saying when to apply and whatnot. Is this even worth it? and will it benefit me in any way? is it expensive?