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The acceptance rate is much higher for LSA than for the college of engineering, and I know of people who do apply to LSA and then switch majors.

I am a Junior this year and I am going to college in fall 2022. Since COVID-19, most of the test centers nearby my home is closed. I was wondering, if I am the class of 2022, how much SAT weight for m …

The question is asking how I learned from failure and I talked about i didn't get on the cheer team so I cofounded the sprit squad instead

I'm a international student and I only started my college abroad project this year, my extracurricular and grades are not the best, but I am significantly improving, if I reach "perfection" in these t …

Hi there,

If a college asks you to write about how their location would impact you, what are you supposed to write about? What is the sort of response they expect to see?

When is EA deadline?

12th grade pass

12th grade pass

12th pass in MSB board at India

As an international student, some Universities require that I send a translated version of my high school transcripts. Any recommendations of online certified translators would be very helpful!

Hi!

I'm a 10th grader, who just took the SAT on September 26 and is currently awaiting score. I go to a secondary school in Ghana, although I am American, and take Ghanaian-based curriculum. I also tak …

Hi,

this is a really simple question, but I just want to make sure that I'm on the right track.

Should I write about my ACT and SAT subject tests cancellation due to COVID-19 on the additional informati …

I’m a junior and for the first two years of high school, I went to a small under-resourced school in rural town. My school didn’t have many opportunities to win awards other than Principal’s List (A’s …

Where does Collegevines school ranking come from? I tried to compare it to US News but the ranks weren't matching up.

I am senior in highschool, and I am writing my common app personal essay. For my essay topic I was wondering if it was too cliche to write about football and how the injuries I sustained from led me t …

One of my schools requires an essay about a piece of literature that inspired you. For me, a particular poem came to mind. However, my common app essay is about how I discovered poetry (and the poem I …

My teacher mentioned a volunteer project in the rec-letter that is not on my common app activities list.

I am a member of my school's varsity badminton team. However, due to the pandemic, I haven't had a chance to play this year. How will this impact my application?

Hi! I came to America as a study abroad student, but I want to pursue a more advanced goal since my school only offers until AP art and I want to learn more about art in other cultures.

So you think t …

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So I have given 8 IGCSE exams. Some of my colleges require me to fill out the Courses and Grade section on common app.

The problem is that the IGCSE results were on the following scale: A, A, B, C, …