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I am submitting to the Scholastic Competitions in hopes of getting to apply to the National Student Poet program. Furthermore, I was wondering how prestigious the program is and whether colleges hold …

Suppose I get rejected for early action in University Z. Would I be able to re-apply to the SAME University again through regular decision after changing my application? Would this be a good idea? Pro …

I'm a high school student with a gpa of 3.96, I've been searching for reach schools I can apply for but I haven't come across any school which sparks my interest. I am non-binary which means I can't …

My sister and I were discussing this so I want to hear opinions

I'm your average 4.0 senior here whose been invited to NHS every year since sophomore year. I never knew what it was nor the Spanish Nati …

I was reading another post where someone taking AICE courses referred to them as college-level courses or like APs, but many super competitive US applicants take more than 5 APs while taking more than …

Due to Covid, everything kinda just slowed down and now that I am a junior, I feel like I haven’t done enough.

I’m just going to tell you everything so please just let me know your opinions.

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I'm a junior in highschool and i don't really know anything about how applying, college essays or even college works. I've applied to some scholarships and started a little bit on the UC personal insi …

Why is there a big ! by my supplementals in common app? I saw some people had similar issues but how do I fix it?

The form contains sections of scholarship and student loan which can be derived snd filled only after receiving a decision from Illinois Tech. Which is why i wonder if not submitting the form affect t …

Do you have any advice for studying the English and Reading Section in the ACT?

I am very strong at Math and science, but I am struggling most with the English part.

I learned the rules, but sometimes I …

Hello, everyone. I wonder if I should submit some more information regarding my recent grade. Days ago, I just finished everything in my online course except for the final exam(which is required to b …

I'm currently a junior planning on majoring in computer science, I didn't really take hs that seriously until now, and even this year, I've kind of messed up with my classes. 9th grade i had no aps an …

Broad, I know but I've been between two careers for 3 years now and can't choose. I've wanted to be in theatre and the arts since I was a kid, but my mom is telling me I should be a surgeon. I wouldn' …

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I love A&P and want to combine with my love for DMD. Should I go for it? Or should I choose another major that will satisfy both of these majors in one?

I'm an international student applying to study in the US, but I didn't take SAT or ACT. Does that make my chances lower? Even if my GPA and GAT Are very good?

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I've been reading lots of questions and answers about this and there is a lot of misinformation that started 2 years ago with the test-optional policie …

I have been struggling with ranking the 8 colleges of the University of California- San Diego. Even though I researched about these colleges, I didn't find much about computer science. Please let me k …

I wanna apply to my dream universty whuch is in NYU and I did pretty average in sophomore and freshman year but some family issues arrived and my mental health was affected junior year my semester is …

So I am currently filling out the CommonApp and I am really confused about how I should go about approaching the "weeks spent per year" section. One of the activities I participate in is being a Fresh …