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I took the Nov. 7 SAT and I am applying ED to Duke. I have just submitted my application but I'm not sure when to send SAT scores!

One question on NYU’s specific Common App says to put down other schools besides your first choice. The choices show different majors with the school in parentheses. Can I choose a different major wit …

I'm currently a high school senior at a public school and the GPA here is filtered into two different sections; one unweighted- that weighs each class on a 4 point scale and one that's weighted- each …

When admissions officers see your grades, do they just see the overall GPA or do they see your individual grades? If so, would they see the trimesters, semesters, or just the grade you got in the year …

What extracurriculars should I participate in to show my interest in my major that I want to apply to which is Applied Math or Finance?

I'm a high school sophomore so I still have some time to build up …

I need some help determining how rigorous colleges would see my schedule to be. I am currently taking two AP classes, AP Calculus AB, and AP Biology. These are the only AP classes that I have taken. D …

I tried to click on the "review this essay" button, I then clicked the "Yes, I'll review this essay" on the pop-up. But I can't find the essay, the essay didn't open, I've checked every button on my p …

I'm a freshman, I know it's a bit far away but I found this program that I can apply to in 11th grade, it explores things I'm really passionate about (CS and electrical engineering) it says on the adm …

What do people usually put in the additional info box of their Common application? Do people use that box? If I wanted to elaborate on certain parts of my application would I use that box to explain?

What stats, activities, what are these programs expecting?

senior in high school applying to college currently and wanting to go into a psychology major on a pre-med track

I am an international student and am not able to submit my css profile as it was showimg invalid transaction. I was using the debit VISA card.

So I decided to take careers and civics in summer school which was 2 0.5 credit courses that aren't academic. It kind of brought my avg down a bit, would universities care at all. I know they will but …

Hello! I'm a high school junior and I'm thinking of majoring in Business and Sustainability. But my artistic passion (and what my extracurriculars seem to be) are creative writing (screenwriting) rela …

So I didn't know you can't send your sat scores without the essay and I received a low score on the essay. My overall sat score is good for the schools I am applying too but im wondering if I should e …

im in the 11th grade and i havent taken the act or sat only the pre-act should i enter that in my profile?

Which universities have strong STEM programs and are also research oriented? Please recommend me some safety schools for STEM majors too

took Physics SAT 2 and got 770, should i submit the score ?(Iam an IB student only took one year of physics and self studied second year physics in summer , before taking the test)

Hi! I went into sophomore year with a 4.0, taking 2 AP's and 2 Honors classes out of the 6 classes I am taking this year. Unfortunately, in honors math, I have an 84 and I don't see any possible way f …

I am really smart but I wasn't my Freshman year and it ruined my cumulative GPA, I have really big goals for college but no money