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what does the "priority application" of University of Texas in Austin mean? Just like Early Decision?

I was wondering how many of you got accepted into schools that collegevine had at a very low percentage of acceptance. My dream school is brown and my collegevine says 9-19% so I was wondering if I sh …

My name is Snigdha .I am in 11th grade right now .and I will be graduating high school in the year 2023.I have a GPA of 4.0 and the subjects that I took are maths,physics and chemistry .I want to get …

My name is Snigdha .I am in 11th grade right now .and I will be graduating high school in the year 2023.I have a GPA of 4.0 and the subjects that I took are maths,physics and chemistry .I want to get …

Hi! I really need help. I was about to transfer from my school right now to Southville International Colleges (in the Philippines; I am Filipino) so that I could get a more international experience an …

When taking scholarships what i should look the most? Like, the allowance or the load of work? Or do i have to rely on my scholarships? I'm just confused, and need advice because I might mess up and w …

I'm an international student considering applying to Wharton School of Upenn. I'm in my freshman year which is the right time to participate in competitive competitions and gain awards. Can anyone ple …

When volunteering, is it better to volunteer at a variety of places or is it fine to volunteer at even just one? Does it really matter which place you volunteer at as long as you get the hours?

how do i double major and do ivy league schools offer that

Since I read the social science program at my school, I only have 2 math courses and 1 science course. I live in Sweden btw, where we choose programs and not courses. Also, our high school is 3 years …

I am planning on applying to some competitive universities such as Duke, John Hopkins, etc. I am currently taking a one month long duel enrollment course taught by a community college professor. I fee …

I'm taking the SAT again this October when I will be a senior. My question is what should be my target score to be a competitive applicant? I have a 4.0 UWGPA, 6 AP classes and 10 Honors, but my EC's …

I have a 3.5 GPA because of COVID in Junior Year, I fell pretty low. My GPA was at 3.8-3.9 range. I did manage to get a perfect SAT score, so would that help? I am kind of terrified that I won't do so …

what if you weren't able to gain community service hour this year/over the summer, is it a red flag for me even considering the whole COVID situation and as a freshmen trying to apply for UCs in the f …

I'm an international student considering applying to Wharton School of Upenn. I'm in my freshman year which is the right time to build up one's Ecs. Can anyone please suggest some great Ecs which will …

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Does brown offer Ba/JD programs? I am set on being a lawyer and would love to cut a year out of the time I would have to go to school?

I am a rising senior and originally had a 3.7 gpa before Covid however during this virtual year my grades took a drastic drop from mainly high A's to

low C's and B's. I know that it is probably not p …

Hello, my freshman year was pretty tough. I was dealing with the pandemic as well as mental illness. My first semester started out with pretty high A's. I started to lose motivation for anything pr …

I have a 4.0 GPA and will have 5-6 AP classes and 4 Honors classes on my transcripts by graduation. I do not think this would get me into my reach schools (Harvard, Yale, and Columbia), but, being a s …