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I was a CBSE student. I am in my gap year. How to ask my teachers about the transcripts? And are the transcripts and mark sheets or report cards the same thing?

I am so confused. Please help me out in …

If I would take sat exam next year when should I have to apply for college. I'll complete my 12 th graduation in 2024 and when should I take sat and apply for college. I'm an international student and …

GUYS HELP!!! I am so lost right now, I recently decided that I want to do architecture as a major and I have the ECs, stats, essays, etc to back it up just fine but I realized that I need to submit po …

How will this affect my chances of getting into this university, provided I have a stellar profile aswell.

UT Austin is my dream school, but with how selective it is, I’m worried my rank (barely top quartile), course work (7 APs, 8 honors, 4 DC), and SAT scores (1220😭) aren’t good enough. I’m applying as a …

I have made the mistake of doing a research deep dive into college admission last year and saw that kids with amazing stats and ecs were getting rejected from colleges with 40% acceptance rates and so …

Hometown memphis plan on taking my act twice september and october.

I studied abroad in Tokyo, Japan for a month to learn the language and culture. I earned a certificate of completion and college credit. I am interested in pursuing the Japanese language and once agai …

Hi, I’m an international student, where GPA works quite differently. I go to one of the best high schools in Poland (top 10), where getting straight A+ might be more difficult than getting excellent g …

I've been keeping Pepperdine on my list of colleges, but really I'm not sure if I have a religion, and if I do choose to follow the one I've been thinking of (It's not Christianity), I just want to kn …

How can I receive grants? without submitting any act, sat, or other test scores?

I'm a senior in high school. My GPA and coursework is good and I am taking the SAT again soon. My downfall is my extracurriculars, please help.

I know it’s only the first week of school but I’m already stressed out just thinking of AP. I know I might sound lazy but it’s just all the work you get for homework and the fact you keep getting more …

Hi, so I’ve been to like 7 different schools in my life. I’ve done some really bad homeschool due to being the caregiver of a small child all my teenage years.. I’m taking my ged next month, and the a …

If you had, for example, 44 total mark from 45 in the International Baccalaureate

Hello,So About ACT Tests Are You Guys Test Optional?

Hey there about the ACT Tests What if i struggle to get my ACT Score up?

I am "About Average" in all categories with the exception of my ACT (below average, but I'm taking it again and expect about a 30 very safely) so other than that, what else can I do to increase my odd …

So my mom and dad went to Cornell & USC, which makes me a second-gen legacy student right? How do I calculate the chances including legacy?

The end of my junior year I got diagnosed with IBS and generalized anxiety disorder. This led to my grades dropping a bit and finishing with a B in English and biology which isn't bad but I have all A …