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I know that ED is binding, but is it possible for me to ED to one school and apply through unrestricted EA to other schools. If I am accepted ED, can I just withdraw my applications through EA without …

Is there any reason why a homeschooled student such as myself, may have a disadvantage when applying to college or university?

This fall, I will be a high school senior, and I plan on going to a 4 year university. I will be a first-gen college student in my family. The college application process is extremely new to me and I …

What GPA DO I LIST ON HERE MY SCHOOLS WEIGHTED OR UNWEIGHTED

I am a rising junior who is interested in applying to Harvard with pre-med aspirations. I have a 3.96 unweighted GPA and a 4.37 weighted GPA. I attended a quite honestly below average school for my fr …

B.Arch programs are usually 5 year degrees and B.S in architecture are regular 4 year degrees. I'm wondering which one is better or worth it, and what are the possible paths after getting those degree …

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We recently got advised that AP Chemistry in addition to other STEM APs is strongly recommended.

What if student is taking/taken other STEM APs (bio, physics, calculus, research) and non-STEM APs …

This is a public service disclosure to 10th and 11th graders working on their admissions strategy for the next 2 cycles. No one has really done a great job analyzing admit data with regards to what ki …

Hi! My passion--and hopefully major-- is in Computer Science. Are there any specific ECs that will help me get into colleges (such as MIT) with this focus? Thank you!

Ann 🤍

I know that one is much more theoretical for lack of a better term and one is more hands-on. Tha hands-on is for entering the workforce with a bachelor's and theoretical is graduate programs. Which is …

I didn't take foreign language class in freshmen year but I took AP class instead. Will this affect my admissions chances negatively?

Hi! Are there any scholarship programs similar to Girls Who Code or Kode With Klossy? My passion--and hopefully major--is Computer Science. What are some programs (application-based) that will help me …

am a high school student from Kashmir (International). I am planning to apply for the MIT undergrad program by the end of this year. I require financial aid both to study and for applying to MIT. It …

I couldn't find any information about Berea College anywhere. Is Berea College good for Computer Science? Their website has limited information so researching about them is hard.

(Would be helpful if …

I want to enter as an international student but with D’Souza. I want to take business,Maths,Sociology and Psychology in the university.

So I am a Armenian-Palestinian-American and first gen on my dad's side. My family has gone through a lot. My spike is local and national organizing and I (hope) I have very strong ecs to support this: …

Part 1 - What are BS/MD programs and how I came to know about them

Hi, my name is Yesh and I am a student in the Boston University seven-year accelerated medical program (SMED). You can catch me on the …

Many schools have declared SAT/ACT requirement to be optional for admissions for 2022 batch , would it be good to apply without submitting .

Also the country I live in was greatly affected by covid ear …

I am thinking about applying to a liberal arts college and found out in their common data set (CDS) that they require 3 units of foreign language (i.e. three years of foreign language) and three units …

such as psat/sat/act