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On the senior secondary Leaving Examinations section of the common app, I am only allowed to put in one subject and grade for each leaving exam. However, I did nine subjects under one exam. So how am …

I am in 9th grader in the Caribbean. I want to study in the United States. My School has a really hard grading Scale. For example, 80% is a C. Will Universities take this into consideration?

I'm on my way to editing final drafts. But I am stuck! Do I write about sports, that I coach and started a club in my school, Or write about my independent medical research/study? I am trying to answe …

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I want to take computer science as my major when I apply for a university. I have built some websites. How can I list that in my application?

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So I'm completing the writing parts of my Common App and I'm an international student who transferred high schools. First-year of secondary school I did in Brazil in a small independent sc …

So I just got my PSAT/NMSQT score back, and it was a 1440 with a selection index of 216, which is just a few points below the predicted cutoff for my state. Does anyone know anything about the Nationa …

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So I do a ton of extracurriculars, but they're all very random in comparison to each other. My major extracurriculars are as follows:

Debate - I placed 3rd at nationals

Sailing - Competing on a natio …

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It says that UChicago comes out on the 15th and MIT on the 20th? Are these predictions or do they know something I don't?

Is it a real program, or a scam?

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I'm applying to Indiana University as a business major. As I didn't achieve the SAT score required to get into the Kelley School, I will ask for a petition, which is another way of getting into Ke …

i’m a junior in high school

I thought I always understood this but now having doubts.

When you use an npc hosted by college board, as many colleges do, there is the question of number of siblings in household.

I always thought thi …

Hey I'm a Junior from the U.S. and I haven't taken any AP classes yet. My school requires to have taken at least 1 AP or Dual Enrollment class and our regular classes are at honors level, but is takin …

My semester is basically as my first out of two semesters for my junior year… This year has been really tough especially coming out of hybrid learning. I was an all A student and some Bs but this year …

Hi everyone, I am currently applying to several colleges and my dream ones don't fulfill my financial needs. And in order to complement these needs I am looking for a merit scholarship programs. Are t …

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Hi, I'm a junior from Ethiopia. There are no IP and ib classes here. So will this affect my application process??

Hi, I am a current sophomore and international student. I am starting the IB next year, so I have already submitted the subjects that I would be doing.

I plan to do:

Biology HL

Chemistry HL

Psychology …