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Hello everyone. Today I have gotten several connection requests from colleges that I have a 1% chance of attending. Does anyone know why these Colleges are reaching out if my chances of getting accept …

What are some good colleges (preferably T20/T30) that value stats over ecs? I have very high stats(top 10 rank, high sat/act) but mid ecs. My ecs aren’t Ivy League level, but they’re definitely better …

For other schools there is an option to list a track but Columbia only has a spot to put majors you are interested in. I want to indicate that my intention is pre med though.

I want to attend MIT, Stanford, or UCBerkeley for an environmental science major. Is there any academic/extracurricular advice that anyone has? I'm really new and unknowing about most things related t …

Hello I am a current sophomore who really wants to attend duke university and a biology and english major (mostly biology) and I want to get it right. I am going to center my application around how I …

Can anyone recommend me which universities should I opt for and also note that I don't have that much of EC's... NB you can also recommend me EC's which can help my application

Hi!! I'm a grade 10 student who recently moved from Canada to New Jersey and the jump in education has been HUGE. Most of the courses I'm taking right now is to catch up with the high school curriculu …

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Hope you are all doing well. I'd like to get your opinions on what you think would be the proper way to formulate a connection request.

The example says "Hi Jane," as a start. When starting …

Hello everyone! So I'm currently taking Intermediate Algebra/ College Algebra for my freshman year as I've skipped both Algebra 1 and Geometry. Besides this 91, I am in all honors and Chemistry as wel …

Im the same freshman hi hi!!!

I take Algebra 1, I wanna go to Yale as some people know here...

Yes, I am in no honors or APs, I need to settle in first and build up that 3.9-4.0 GPA!!

however I heard tha …

Would like to know what kind of colleges I should go for and what i should improve on

Current Grade: 11th grade

SAT: Not taken yet but going for 1450+

GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.47W, around 100-101/100 on 100 point …

I have a great GPA right now, but I go to a pretty average school. I live close to one of the best charter schools in the nation (Blue Ribbon school, has been ranked #1 on the Jay Mathews Challenge In …

I would like to apply EA to at Georgia Tech, however, it has been brought to my concern that I'm not competitive. I’ve got a 1280 SAT, 1 leadership position(hopefully another one soon), and 3 awards: …

I've had a lot of trouble with attendance through all of freshman and halfway through sophomore because of Personal issues. I am a Junior in Sem. 1 and I wanted to know what grades it would take to gr …

I've been curious about a couple of summer programs, and RSI is one of them. They want a 34 average in reading and English and a 33 average in science and math. I retook the ACT but didn’t feel so con …

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I am currently preparing for the CompTIA CS0-003 (CySA+) exam and I wanted to start a discussion about the best tips, strategies and resources for studying. The exam covers a wide range o …

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For the common app prompt "Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design" I chose to writ …

hey there, I am a senior this year. My intended major is Engineering Physics, which is not a very common field. As an international student(Ethiopian), one of my primary concerns is finding universiti …

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For the common app prompt "Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design" I chose to writ …

I have a 1500 SAT (760 math/740 reading/writing) and a 34 ACT (35 math/36 science/34 English/32 reading) but a 7 on the writing. A 34 is a higher percentile than the 1500 but the writing score sticks …