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As a freshman, I feel like me even inquiring on a site like this is a flag. I don't know if me being freaked out about how many extracurriculars I am in or how well I do in them solely because of coll …

how difficult is it to switch majors in college? especially ut dallas and texas a&m

i'm a junior in high school in texas and i'm currently thinking of majoring in actuarial science. but i'm also open t …

I am currently a high school senior soon will be graduating from school. I am planning for appearing for AP test. Would it be a benefit for me if I am applying to US universities as a transfer applica …

I applied to Harvard and Princeton but it's been over a month and i have absolutely no information from them about an interview. Some people in my country have already gotten interviews and some even …

I’m a high school graduate, I wish to know the processes in getting admission in Ohio state, I wish to study business administration

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Hello,

I am a 12th-grade student in Morocco.

I want to ask a question: What kind of financial aid do you offer for international students ?

Thanks

Hi, I was wondering if you need to provide your high school transcript and extracurricular if you want to transfer to a college after finishing two years of college because I had really poor grades in …

How prestigious are these programs? I am trying to pick the top 3 that would be best to apply for. I will evaluate them based on a multitude of factors (location, price), but I would still like to kno …

I have to write two essays about privilege and how to use them.

The other one us about accomplishments in school.

I would like some ideas about what privileges are good to discuss on the college essay.

A …

What can I do that easily guarantees me a spot in an ivy? Particularly Harvard and Yale. If I do their summer program does that boost my application? What can I do as a freshman to become what Ivy Lea …

Im a Junior and I’m not 100% sure what I want to go into, but right now I’m interested in education policy or just government in general. I already volunteer with some educational organizations for st …

Hello. I recently had an additional leadership activity at my school that is related to Duke Basketball. I planned on discussing this activity in my interview, but since I submitted my Duke applicatio …

Hi! I’m a current junior with not the best gpa for the schools I really want to go to. My dream school is Notre Dame and I’m worried I’ll get a flat out rejection and not even waitlist or acceptance. …

What's the difference between the TSI Assessment and Accuplacer test?

I want to apply to colleges like Duke University or Brown, but I come from a family of four kids and three of us will be applying to college at the same time. Are there any scholarships that can get m …

Hi! I am in search of volunteer opportunities for a 15 year old that loves animals and working hands on with them. Does anyone have any recommendations or places around the Dallas, Texas area I can do …

Hello, I'm wondering if I should do the SAT to broaden the amount of colleges I have because nowadays even a transfer student needs an SAT. As with experience, I struggle a lot in higher level math, t …

I (senior) have a few achievements and other extracurricular updates I want to communicate to colleges that haven't released decisions yet (UF, FSU, UGA). This ISN'T a letter of continued interest, so …

Hi! I want to major in Marine Bio but my school doesn't offer a course, besides for community service with involvement in some aspect of marine bio, what else can I do?