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I attended Harvard Summer School over the summer but had to withdraw from a course because of cheating/Plagiarism. This will also be shown on my transcript. How bad does a transcript that shows cheat …

Hi, so I plan to retake my SAT, if I already send in my application before I take the test, will the schools I apply to get my new SAT score? Will they accept the new score even after the application …

When you cold mail a professor at a university and he accepts your offer, where do you live, and how do you manage housing and dining.

In my country high school is 2 years long, should i send transcripts from last 2 years of middle school and 2 years of high school or just 2 years from high school?

My dream school is Princeton, my test scores are a little low so I wanted to have a good passion project, I just don't know where to start.

I applied to Texas A&M and had issues with the scholarship page. Did anyone else have this problem? Additionally, I haven't gotten an email with login information from any of the colleges I've applied …

Hi!!! I am an international student looking for universities in the United States. Could you tell some schools that offer financial aid to international students? I know Harvard and those types of sch …

I recently asked two high school teachers of mine to be my main LoR writers. But later I found out that supplemental letter of recs were a thing, and wanted to ask a professor that guided me through a …

hi, I took an exam called the jee main which about 1.3 million students take and got a rank below 50 is this worth mentioning in the common app? and can I include this in the chancing engine someway?

I am in high school and my football team is looking for managers, if do this for the rest of my high school career, could this benefit me in any way?

I have two options when it comes to interviews and I really don't know which to choose. I can either interview with a student at the college before submitting my application, or I can interview with a …

Hey Everyone,

On the common app where you report AP scores do you think it's better to report them chronologically or in order of best to least score?

Hey, guys!

I plan to apply to Case Western Reserve University this year and am freaking out about my GPA (I'm not done yet, but I think it will be 3.0). The CWRU is my dream school, and I'm not sure I' …

I recently asked two high school teachers of mine to be my main LoR writers. But later I found out that supplemental letter of recs were a thing, and wanted to ask a professor that guided me through a …

Hey there! I'm hoping to be a doctor in the future and I want to know if getting into a good university also highers my chances of getting into med school? If I go to community college will I still be …

Hi! I am incredibly stuck trying to brainstorm my topic for the common app essay. Seriously any tips help. Thanks!

I have recently received my AP scores and I got 3 on all of them. I have been researching and some people say that sending in a 3 won't hurt my chances in admissions and some say that it is best not t …

Hey, writing essays have never been my strong suit and with some of the essays for the colleges I'm applying to optional, does it hurt my chances to not write them? Also, I feel super stumped with wha …

I'm going into my sophomore year and interested in the biomedical engineering programs but am stuck on choosing which extracurriculars would look best on my resume and where to find them?

The online classes aren't really efficient for students who don't don't have electronical devices. Expecting these student to turn up for this competent exams, without full knowledge is bit unfair.