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I am taking the October 1st SAT and expect the results to be released on October 14th, currently I have a 1410 from the May SAT. If I do end up getting a higher scorer this time, I would like to submi …

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I am currently a senior in high school. My GPA is 3.0, while it used to be 3.9. I would have only needed one more point to get a 4.0. Unfortunately, I failed my American Literature class in …

I filled out the SAT score in the general info area in the Common App section called "Common App" but I don't want it to be sent to some higher selective school with much higher 50th percentile score. …

So when I apply to college should I use an unweighted gpa of a weighted gpa cause I know they take both but which one should I apply with.

I'm a sophomore in high school who currently takes part in 4 extracurricular activities. I want to know what makes someone stand out other than grades. I really want to go to MIT, Harvard, Stanford, C …

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I was wondering how much emphasis is put on the Common App Essay if other parts of your application are relatively strong.

I'm usually a straight A, occasional B student, but last year I crashed. I lost a family member, I had to take on a job, I was adjusting from being online for 2 years, and I took on too many clubs dur …

Hi, I am an international student at California attending high school and wanting to apply to Johns Hopkins university for their well known and strongresearch opportunities. I currently in the beginni …

I’m currently a Junior and I’m starting to build my portfolio (I plan on applying to multiple art schools) I thought I knew what major I wanted to apply to but now that I’m starting to build my portfo …

I am a senior in high school and I know I want to do something with law but I am not 100% sure what yet. I have no clue how to start applying for colleges because neither of my parents went past their …

GPA- 3.8 ,SAT-1120 (expected 1350+ in 2nd attempt), senior year, (Indian)international student,

I am also applying to UIUC, UCB, etc. for my bachelor's and I have enrolled in a NGO as a " Social Entre …

I have a very demanding extracurricular (badminton). I have represented my school and state in many competitions. Due to this, my scores dropped in 9th and 11th Grade. Is there anything that I can do …

Hi I'm a freshman in college and initially I wanted to major in psychology, but I hear so much about how there may be limited jobs as a psychologist, and that my degree might go to waste. I also hear …

Sorry, this is so long! I want to get into a Canadian college with a 52.4% acceptance rate. With all of the following in mind, is it possible to get in?

For most of high school, I've lived in a funk. I …

I am a senior from India and have been interested in USC for a long time. I was originally applying to the Viterbi School since I want to major in Computer Science and Business. But I incline design. …

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I am a Canadian student, and it is my goal to get into Caltech.

What are some tips for classes, extracurriculars, and essays?

4.442 GPA

So so far throughout high school I've taken around 6 ap classes including junior year. I plan to take around maybe 1 next year. My school offers 18. So If I took 7/18 ap classes at my school with the …

Hey where to find 2022 UF SAT score ranges, I head the 50th percentile is 1420???