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I had a setback in my senior year and scored just 75% but i have great scores in all other three years of my high school in India, i have financial problems and had to tutor and help my mom in her bus …

I received a 1480 on the SAT and most of the schools I'm applying to (Duke, Vanderbilt, Emory, Yale, UPenn, JHU, Brown, WashU) all have SAT ranges above 1500. I'm also middle to upper-middle class and …

My School dosnet have a marketing teacher and I intend to go itno marketing so what should I do about this ans who should I aim to get rec letters from.

I have 2 questions. Number 1 Im took 2 ap classes last year, 3 this year, and will take 2-3 next year and rest are honors od you think that is good for course rigor. Number 2 is it ok if I got a B in …

I am a sophomore this year and I live in a small town with a small school that does not have a lot of opportunities, no ap, no ib, no honors, no school team that has anything to do with debate, or any …

Hi! I’m currently writing my common app essay and I have started writing about the importance of community and how my community has shaped me as a person and allowed me to be a leader. I feel like my …

Hello, I am a junior at CPS taking mostly all AP and dual credit course load this year. Ranked in top 3 every year so far and I wonder if me graduating from a CPS on the southside of Chicago will help …

I have tried studying for the SATs and its very difficult for me. I am planning on submitting Test Optional as I just can't get my score above 1100. I have a ~3.94 weighted and ~3.69 unweighted. I got …

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know any good programs about business for winter?

Thanks

Is there a date where most colleges have the deadlines?

From 9th-12th, I have only one B in my grades. Will this affect my chance of getting admission? That was in 10th grade only (due to the pandemic), I have a 3.9 GPA in both 11th and 12th grade, but my …

I am from India, my grades are not in GPA, and I can't make it understand the colleges; I cannot understand how I can fill these grades in the common app application. Should I calculate them in GPA? I …

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There seems to be a mixed bag of reviews on Syracuse U, i could easily get in but im wondering if its even worth applying, and do yall have any recommendations in the new york area?

and a second questi …

I'm an incoming sophomore considering Notre Dame's Summer Scholars program. I was wondering if I should apply in October for the summer of 2023 or wait and apply for the summer of 2024. Regardless I w …

If I got a B in an ap class and since its on a 5.0 scale do you think they would care if I got a B in an ap class even tho its count as an A on the regular scale for gpa.

I'm a senior looking to apply to UGA, and their college-specific essay has me stumped. They're looking for students to tell a "funny or interesting story from their high-school career", and I'm strugg …

I'm a senior applying to a few Ivy's, some top 20s, and the UCs. I got a brain injury and have spent pretty much the last year and a half staring at a ceiling sick. I barely managed to keep up with sc …

I applied to universities last year, and I was an 11th-grade (junior year student) at that time; I did not know much about the application process. I applied to some universities ( including ivies), b …

I was wondering whether colleges in Canada look at Unweighted GPA or Weighted, I am from USA and was thinking about college in Canada. I was also wondering how to calculate my GPA because in my high s …