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Hey! I am a high school sophomore and I recently found out about the importance of having e.cs follow in the same path.

I have already been starting to do so, building off activities I started in 8th …

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 …

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I am from Bangladesh studying in high school at junior year. I am one of the top % students in my Class where there are almost 250 students in my batch. The grading system in my country is rated a …

The deadline for merit scholarships was December 1st for Claremont Mckenna, and I turned in my application on time but my counselor didn't add all the required info. I know they can turn things in lat …

The school that I'm applying to has a huge in state population, and I am out of state. I know that out of state students have a harder chance getting in, but I'm not sure whether or not the calculator …

Hi! I'm in 11th Grade, and I've been thinking a lot about college applications lately. My dream school is the University of Michigan, and I am an in-state student. However, last year, due to the chang …

Hello! So in April my school hosted an SAT, it was the first one I took, and it was still in a weird COVID time where I wasn't planning on taking it. At the end of the test, my school told us to enter …

Is it possible to get into ivy league as a test optional international student with multiple B's in 9th and 10th but with good grades in 11th and 12th (Include stellar LOR's, multiple national level p …

I have 1 sports-related, 1 club-related, and 1 work-related extracurricular. What can I do to make my profile stronger?

Hi. I wish I found this site sooner - but I already applied to my schools and I did not apply test optional.

Now I have found this site and all my top choices say I should apply test optional. It’s to …

I have a 3.93 gpa and have applied and been accepted by all:

Ferris State University

Central Michigan University

Eastern University

Alma University

Concordia University

Western State University

Wayne …

I am a high school junior who has just started looking into colleges. I took the PSAT this year and scored a 1330, and I plan to take the SAT in May. I test well, but I often don't have the time to fi …

I'm a sophmore and took the PSAT this year and although my score wasn't bad, it wasn't good enough to be considered for the National Merit. Is it possible to take it again next year, and if so, will …

I live in Texas and have the choice to start "college" at this program that is a advanced center for you to earn your associate's degree. I hope to get out of this less time I will have spend in real …

I’m in the ninth grade, with a 4.0 uw gpa, I’m also first in my class rank. My dream school is University of Chicago or Boston University. I’m an officer in my school’s FBLA chapter and a member of th …

I got accepted into my back up college but I won't know if I got accepted into my top college until march of next year. Do you think it will be okay that I wait to apply for anything for my back up co …

I am a half white and half asian 10th grader.

I was wondering if on college applications they require you to select all that apply for race, or am I able to simply select biracial?

I'm in 11th grade with a 4.3 uw GPA. My dream school is the University of Maryland College Park or the University of South Carolina Columbia. I have a TON of hobbies that I currently practice and stil …

Last year by this time, lot of colleges were inundated with a flood of ED and EA applications. Many like Colgate were over the moon to get so many ED apps. This year only UVA and Yale have updated us. …