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I’m just curious about how it works and want to get insights from others about it.

I have good stats, but I'm scared I won't get in.

It's hard for me to look at my high school credentials without exploding. I finished with a 2.789 UW GPA (2.862 Weighted) and a 31 composite ACT score (25-Math, 32-Science, 32-Reading, 35-English, 8-W …

My intended major is international affairs and economics. By the time I graduate, I will have 14 ap tests including ap micro/macro econ, psych, lang, lit, and us/comparative gov. However, I am taking …

My intended major is international affairs and economics. By the time I graduate, I will have 14 ap tests including ap micro/macro econ, psych, lang, lit, and us/comparative gov. However, I am taking …

I notice most colleges/Univ look or reference SAT scores in their websites. Does it matter if you take the ACT instead of the SAT. Pros and Cons of each test please from the college/univ perspectiv …

For example, you take spanish 3 junior year, after taking spanish 2 in 8th grade?

If i got my GED what is my gpa average

I am a high school student in the DFW area and I am wondering if there are any good internships related to economics, or how to find good internships.

I’m trying to figure out how to put this well while answering briefly. What would you suggest? I pay for my phone and its service. I buy groceries. I give my grandma money sometimes, but she blows it …

is a 4/16 a good ranking? I moved schools for my senior year so I'm not exactly as high as I would have liked. Is top 25% percentile decent?

also, how do I describe certain activities on common app wit …

Hi! I'm a current junior. I've done taekwondo for nearly ten years now, and I'm a 2nd-degree black belt (some quick searches tell me that around 1% of people in taekwondo earn this degree.) How strong …

I got 1460 on my sat and 4.2 for my gpa so far. I really want to study computer science and engineering. What schools do I have chance with?

My 9th grade marks were-94%

And 10th grade-89.4%

And I don’t have great Extracurriculars but aiming to get into Columbia,Cornell and nyu .

What should I do ? Should I focus on extracurriculars or my mar …

I completed my freshman year in high school outside the US. How would I submit a official copy of my transcript since I have no contact with the school? I do have copies signed by a school official th …

I have 2 gold medals from the International Taekwondo Festival back in elementary. Should I list these in the honors section/resume or leave them out?

Hello! I recently started high school and am trying to keep my grades up. I have tried to be participatory, and I do one sport that I am quite advanced in. I would appreciate if you could help me unde …

On school profile document, my school's SAT average is 1180 (580 Math, 600 Verbal) & 2/3 of students are low income

I have a 1400 (680 R, 720 M).

I am looking to apply to colleges like Harvard, Duke, B …

Hi there! Bare with me throughout this whole post, I am probably going to write quite a bit. I'm a sophomore in high school, 15 years old female and I live in Texas. I am Asian and come from a fairly …

I am a freshman in highschool living in north New Jersey. If anyone knows any law internships or programs i can apply to soon please reply to my comment. Thank you so much!