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Hey Guys it's me a again. I know this question could have been a Google search but I keep on getting various different answers. Can an international Student fill out fasfa? If not what if you're apply …

Is getting an A in a honors course which is like basic level at my school or getting a B in an Ap class better

Caltech has a section to list your STEM honors, with the prompt:

Some Caltech applicants engage in STEM competitions locally, nationally, and internationally (such as AIME, Science Olympiad, Internatio …

I am a little confused - how many credits should I select for each AS subject and each A2 subject?

Also do I report my grades according to the units or subjects (there are 3 units each for my subjects) …

For context, I am a junior. I know my GPA is low, and my chances based off of that are slim to none, however, I was wondering if there is anything that can "make it up", even slightly. I am focusing h …

I have had schedules packed with classes my freshman & sophomore years, but this (junior) year I only take 5 classes, one of them being PE, three of them being AP classes. I tried applying for electiv …

Hey guys, does anyone has a Grammar premium account I could barrow to perfect my essay please? Or maybe I could send my essay to u and u do it for me ? Thanks in advance it would mean a lot

Are they are resources that can help in the essay revising process ?

Is the financial aid at NYU great? How would u rate it on a scale from 1-10 for a international student

I recently found out that colleges typically prefer one STEM and one humanities teacher for LORs. I already asked my mathematics and computer science teachers as letters of recommendations and sent th …

I'm a little confused on what path to take after an environmental science degree

My academic record isn't the best, and I'm trying to use the additional information section on the Common App to explain why, but I'm struggling with the 650 word limit. I grew up in a really abusive …

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So I was going through the NYU application and was trying to decide whether to turn in an SAT score or 3 different AP scores. I got a 1350 on my SAT, but I got a 5 on my AP Spanish Literature e …

Question about business majors

Hi everyone,

There is a lot of information out there, about having an EC spike or being well rounded, but the consensus seems to be that having a spike is the way to go. But personally I’m interested …

So I have a 1500 SAT, 790 Math and 710 Reading. Some of my peers have told me to apply test optional while some said to submit them. So now I'm on the edge and after some Googling, I read that applyin …

Hi everyone,

I’m a freshman and at school I am a part of our school’s debate club. The club is really small, not many people show up consistently, and we don't debate consistently either. Many of the m …

Hi guys, I was just wondering if anyone could recommend some extra - circular - activities that they used to get into college, or some that they plan on using to get into college. All recommendations …

junior planning to major in linguistics here! this coming semester, i am taking an online elective in which students pick a specific topic to study and conduct research, culminating in a final researc …

Hi everyone! So I decided to ED 2 to BU, and i was kind of nervous about it. I definitely have all the numbers for the school (3.94 UW, 4.32 W, 1550, 34) but I also feel like these days numbers aren't …