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I’ve noticed that it’s becoming a bit of a trend to eliminate interviews in exchange for video portfolio submissions at some selective colleges. Does anyone know if there are published statistics on t …

I have been preparing for SAT for 2 months now. I am consistently getting 800 math and 370-390 on reading sections of official practice tests but am struggling to even get a 350 on the writing section …

By the time I apply to colleges, I may have enough college credits to get an Associate's Degree from my local community college. Since colleges will already see my AP classes and college classes on my …

I got held back during my first year for skipping and I'm just now going into junior year as a 17-year-old and I'm overwhelmed like anyone else would be in my grade. I feel like I started too late on …

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I am a rising senior at a pretty competitive high school. Typically, people in the class of 2023 are born in 2005 or 2004, but I'm born in February of 2006 (cuz I started school a year early). I …

I have a 4.2 weighted GPA and have consistently improved it throughout my high school years. My high school is also very competitive. I would argue that I have strong extracurricular activities that c …

In 7th grade, I took what was called a Credit By Exam to skip out of geometry and accelerate in math. The passing benchmark was an 80, and I got an 84 on the first portion and a 91 on the second. I wa …

Hi! My name is Chiara and I am a rising senior.

I received a letter of recommendation from my Honors Pre-Calculus / AP Calculus AB teacher last June. I am not sure how to go about uploading the letter …

Iam 11th grade student and pre medical

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My name is Nina. I am a Junior in high school. College is becoming more and more real, and so are my nerves. Throughout my Freshman and Sophomore year I took several honors and advanced courses. H …

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For the benefit of everyone on here, please share your basic college list strategy. It would be helpful to learn how most HS Seniors are gearing up to apply to colleges this next cycle. And if your st …

Hi there:) I'm a rising Junior in a private high school.

My first two years in high school were totally in chaos.

As a result, I got "bad grades" for two years. I got 5~6 in the range of 7.

I feel like m …

For the benefit of all the CV members on here, can I get a hand of who is applying test optional this next cycle and who isn't? It would be interesting for all of us to know whether the trend to submi …

I’m going to major in CS which means many school require a credit in physics. At the moment, I can’t take any of AP Physics classes due to conflict in the schedule with AP Calc and AP Lit.

The only opt …

So I know its important that you're spike aligns with your interest/passion but say I was going to a college for business but my true passion is sports. Should I still dedicate my spike to Sports like …

Preferred Major: Computer Engineering (Undergrad, International, Fall 2022)

I do not understand how to describe my activities as I see no example on the Internet where someone has listed such activitie …

I'd instead get my bachelor's done quickly so I focus all my course load on concurrent. They are still pretty tricky classes from 1500-3000. Will it affect my chances to do that instead of working on …

I have been shadowing a cardiothoracic surgeon this past summer and I was wondering if I should just stick with teacher recommendations or ask him as well. I know it depends on how well they know you …

Hi, I'm contemplating whether to run for a state officer position in a national business organization or apply to a prestigious public STEM school in my state which has an acceptance rate of roughly 1 …