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VANDERBILT's implied acceptance rate for the Class of 2027 is 5.61% a historical low !!!

Today Vandy announced a 4.2% RD acceptance rate based on 41501 applicants and 1763 admissions. If you add the ED …

During this cycle more and more high-achieving students applied to Top Liberal arts colleges like Colby pushing the applications from 16891 to 17800 and lowering the admit rate from 7.45% to 6.42%. If …

PRE IVY DAY, BROWN pre-announces a 5.09% acceptance rate vs. 5.03% last year !!!!

On a conf. call or internal memo, the Brown Dean Logan Powell announced that he would add 1730 RD admissions to the alr …

As a junior, there isn't much time left to do show leadership or join any new competition clubs, but there is summer still. I was thinking of doing some type of internship, freelance, or work at start …

I'm a sophomore currently living in Canada and my dream school(UNC chapel Hill) is in the US. So i was wondering how exactly am I going apply there.

I'm taking 5 AP classes( all cores plus math 20-1 AP …

I'm currently a sophomore and was wondering if I should make a college board account with my school email or my personal.

hey!!! for context, I am a current sophomore hoping to pursue compsci. I honestly do really love it, and often feel like I don’t do enough to prove that. Currently, all I have done is make a create-yo …

I have a 3.95 currently, and am taking 5 APs (I plan to take 6 in Junior year.) In terms of extracurriculars, I do research outside and will have a research paper published in the fall (as well as a p …

Right now, I'm halfway through my second year in college at a local university. I'm thinking of applying abroad for a bachelor's degree. Should I wait till I get my bachelor's at my university and the …

I'm asking because the application process on common-app, relatively speaking, is lengthy compared to other independent website applications. Especially the teachers' recommendation part is particular …

Does anyone have any experience with Crimson Education for college admission counseling? How was your experience? Was it worth the fee?

In general, are paid college counseling companies worth the fee …

If I did not report one of my AP scores on my application and I have to submit my official AP scores, do I still have time to cancel or withhold the AP score?

My son is a senior Brazilian student. In Brazilian school don’t have AP courses or Honors. The high school in Brazil have 16 mandatory courses same for all students . He is going to second Summer Pro …

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I am currently taking Online Programming Courses at myGreatLearning. It mentions that it is accredited. Will I be able to include this on my transcript or on my ECs? Also, are certificates nesse …

I'm planning on going into pre-med and applying to really competitive schools, so I want to take as many science courses and APs as possible.

Originally, I had been planning on taking AP Chemistry as …

I'm a junior in high school at the moment and I'm trying to figure out what schools I'm considering applying to as ED. Although its a well-known fact that the ED rounds of selective schools have highe …

Anyone familiar with Inspirit AI or Mehta? Thinking about these two programs for the summer. Any feedback would be helpful.

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So I have some safety and Target schools finalized. I have on reach the school finalized on my list. I listed some possibilities for reach school but I am having a hard time narrowing it down. How sho …

What's up gang sophomore here. To make a long story short, my teacher is giving me an A- because when I tried to turn in a project the website was DOWN so I had to submit it late, but I am not getting …