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I was just deffered from my #2 school (Northeastern) (until today I had only heard from my safeties) and I continued interest as a regular decision applicant, but I'm worried because I did get a g …

In my country university selection is done through Advanced level exam results. Can I apply using those results or should I do SAT when applying to U.S. universities? Also what should I do about GPA?( …

I checked my chances on getting into my dream school and they said that my course load is below average. What should I do?

Hey everyone! I’m a current junior and I know this is definitely very early to be wondering about this but I was considering applying to a lot of schools and would love to get some of my applications …

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I finally figured out what college I would like to apply to and even go to but I have made a couple of mistakes as I haven't listed all my colleges on the application and there is not one I can …

All 5s in APs, straight As and with rigorous extracurriculars/leadership.

I’ve only been in college one semester and have 2 extracurriculars to show for it. Should I include my high school ones? Or only the most prominent high school ones like NHS and leave off 4 year varsi …

I want to take Honors and AP classes because I want to get into Harvard and I feel like I can do it because I have a 4.0 GPA in my regular classes, but my counselor says they don't recommend it.

Hi! I have a question. I am primarily an A/B+ student, however, in the second quarter of my sophomore year, my grades dropped quite a bit. They ranged from A's to even Cs and Ds in some classes. I …

I got a C in one of my AP classes, followed by 2 B's (also AP classes) and 3 A's (regular, required classes). But, because I had a really bad case of COVID, I couldn't bring my grades up for the next …

I have taken multiple college classes in high school and I was hoping my credits could transfer if I go here?

So I’m taking 3 Ap classes rn and last year I took 2. But last year I made the terrible mistake of not starting to study till late march. I still got 4’s on AP World and AP CSP. We did get 2 weeks to …

Hi everyone, my name is Oscar, I am from France and I wanted to ask if any of you have any sort of knowledge or experience with asking for scholarships as an international students. I cannot file the …

Hi. So I am going to list my extracurriculars and can someone please tell me which tier they belong to? Thanks in advance !

1) I am a captain of debates in my school club

2) I have a YT channel of econ …

I’m a current junior and I have been researching a ton on how to get into schools but I’m still unsure on where to apply. So far I’m looking at Notre Dame, BC, BU, and Northeastern as my reaches and I …

I recently sent my application to Purdue, and received a decision: they couldn’t offer me a spot in main campus… but they are willing to offer me admission in other campuses.

Considering Purdue’s reput …

I need to write about a challenge and how it helped me grow for my admission essay.

I had few topics in my mind like

Anxiety

time management

team work

but then was told they are repetitive and boring topic …

So i am an Indian applicant and here we don't get to choose specific courses like we can't just choose calculus rather we choose maths in general which has calculus and geometry etc included. So when …

I worked a job for 5 months during my junior year, but I no longer work there. Should I still put it on my list of extracurriculars?

I have 3/4 main interests.

My ECs reflect these through personal projects and competitions, along with some awards I've gotten. But some people say having an EC theme is crucial.

Am I at a disadvantage …