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Hello, I’m completing my supplemental essay. While writing it, I ommited some parts that may help understand the supplemental essay about what I mentioned in personal statement and additional informat …

I don't think you should apply ED/EA/SCREA if:

1. You don't have the best essays or you know your writing skills are not the best.

2. You are not happy with your test scores and have signed up to retak …

So my school is located in Korea and it is not very well known. It's rather a very small school so even many of the people around my region don't know about my school.

I don't know if any more will be …

Hello, I am thinking of applying REA for Stanford. I did "okay" on my SAT and have a score of 1490. My GPA without consideration of my freshman year is not bad and was wondering if submitting SAT woul …

One of my colleges on common app has a second listing for a document of activities, but I already did the default common app activities list, should I do them again or leave it blank?

Hello, I have heard that in your common app essay you should use MLA formatting, but indents are included in that. Should I force the text box provided by Common App to have indents (and use fake inde …

I want to apply to John's Hopkins, U Chicago, and Tulane - however, JHU and U Chicago are both under a 20% acceptance chance and Tulane is a 49% acceptance chance for me. I read on another post that E …

anyone down to help me with choosing the right activities and writing its description right?

I can send a doc with the activities in them.

I was the representative of my whole batch during A levels. Should I add that in my honours?

Is Stanford early decision restrictive?

Hello, I am currently in grade 12 and I have not appeared for my final exams yet. My counsellor has issued my predicted score report but she is asking me where to upload it. I don't have idea at all a …

Hello, I'm applying as a film production major for my first choice and Creative Producing as my second choice. The Common App asks the same question, "Please tell us about your interest in the major y …

Does doing art supplement hurt you if you not majoring in it?

REA or RD?

I got a job this summer, and I am still working there now. I work every week. For "weeks spent per year", should I only list the weeks I've worked so far, or give the number of all weeks in a year, as …

What are my chances at Stanford?

Hello to everyone reading this,

My APUSH teacher entered my grades incorrectly for both semesters last year (giving me a B when I got an A both semesters). It took a while to finally get fixed on my t …

Hello again!

I have a specific question regarding the CommonApp query on having lived in the US. I was an exchange student with the KL-YES Program and spent eight months living in the US. However, to m …

When is the exact deadline for early decision

Last week Amherst College announced that they will forever stop considering legacy status for its admitted cohorts. Coincidentally this comes on the 200th anniversary of the college. They have joined …