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What we know so far is that Amherst received more applications this cycle because they 100% dropped legacy admissions! Amherst like MIT and CalTech gives zero preferential treatment to legacy applican …

Vanderbilt Class of 2026 Acceptance Rates will be lower this Cycle

So far what we know is that the TOTAL Early Acceptance rate at Vandy is 17.6% versus 18.1% from last year.

This years ED1 rate was 24.1 …

Hello 👋, I'm David Otegbola, a Grade 10 student at a high school in Nigeria. I hoping to get admission to a good college in U.S but I'm worried about the AP classes because it is not offered in my are …

I want to take French next year. However, I have to take Spanish because nothing else fits in my schedule. Should I take both in the same school year?

I'm a junior from a large public school, and I was wondering if i should hire someone to help me with the admissions process when the time is available for me to do so. I wanted to know if it was some …

Last year for the Class of 2025 Pomona admitted 771 from a record pool of 11620, for a admit rate of 6.6% (Class of 2025) down from 8.6% (Class of 2024). This year I expect the total application pool …

I've been checking out the feed seeing if there is any mention of CHS Classes, Bu I have not seen any.

Does any bodies High School offer CHS (College in high school) classes? Are they as valuable to co …

I know I will need to double major as my interests are so varied, yet I am struggling on deciding with which major to double major.

I have limited the options to either business and math, economics an …

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I am a Sophomore who will max out of the French curriculum this year since I am taking AP French right now. I have a few choices for my Junior year -

Start another language from scratch like Span …

I am currently a junior in high school and I am looking for advice on what to do with my upcoming summer. I am planning on studying architecture in college and I want to show colleges that I am intere …

Right now I have 5 minors that I really want to minor in. But, I can’t figure out just one I want to choose. Is there any way you guys decided on just one thing to major/minor in? Because I don’t know …

I'm currently a sophomore going to junior next year and I still can't decide what courses to take. I don't have a clear idea of what I want to major in college but I'm thinking about going to the medi …

Wellesley College Class of 2026 acceptance rate drops to 13% from 16%

Class of 2025 vs Class of 2026

First-year applications 8725 vs 7920 (10% increase)

First-year admits 1135 vs 1267 (Actual Admit Numbe …

Hello, I was waitlisted for Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount University. I think this because I did not add some of my extracurriculars to these applications, as I was accepted into Fordham which had r …

Hi Guys. Next Year, I'll be a Junior and I plan on taking 3 Ap classes. This year, I haven't taken any ap classes, but all honors classes, and have done well in them. I was wondering if the transition …

I'm currently a sophomore in high school, and my grades aren't that good: mostly B's with a few A's. Since I'm interested in a few colleges but my current GPA is a 3.0, do you guys have any tips on h …

I’m currently in the process of finalizing my course selections for 2022-2023, my sophomore year of high school. Keeping in mind that I’m currently in the highest level courses available at my school, …

I have ADHD and possibly dysgraphia(getting tested currently) due to this much of my high school experience has been quite difficult and I spent most of it working on my accommodations. I think I woul …

I'm on the waitlist a lot, and I'm not sure why. I am a first-generation white American woman. I am not a first-generation or low-income applicant. Without legacy, hooks, or parents that can donate mi …

Johns Hopkins University Class of 2026 Acceptance Rate stays relatively flat at 6.48%

Class of 2025 vs Class of 2026

First-year applications 37150 vs 38513 (3.5% decrease)

First-year admits 2408 vs 2476 …