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Hi, I'm a rising junior, and I want to apply mainly to colleges in the midwest, USA. I'm going to go into college for an english …

Hello everyone, I'm a rising sophomore. Economics and political science are my fields of interest. I'm deciding what Science courses I will take years later. I took Biology Honors in 9th grade and mus …

I'm referring to schools that require a mid year report which will have my first semester grades. Since the mid year report is required, is there a need for me to ask my counselor to submit another of …

If I apply ED to a certain school, would I be allowed to EA to other schools and just withdraw their applications if I'm accepted to my ED school? I've tried looking for this online but I don't see a …

I might have to move because of my sister's college, but I've attended a British school until 4th grade(though I'm not sure that going to help to adjust to 11th grade in a British system).

Hey, I'd love it if you helped answer my question :)

So I'm an incoming sophomore and still very much unsure of what I want to major in. I had been leaning towards STEM but recently I feel like it's no …

So, I've been doing a lot of research into options of double majors, dual degrees, etc.. Most colleges accept double majors, with of course variations on policies, but I can't find a lot of informatio …

I am currently an incoming junior at my high school and my lists of ECs are:

-UIL Journalism

-UIL CX Debate

-UIL Current Events

-Officer position at my Student Council (I spend the most time on this one s …

Do IB students have a higher chance into getting into college?

My school doesn't offer some of the easier APs such as AP Micro and there's a lot of competition for AP Environmental Science and AP Psych, so I'm thinking about self-studying some APs. I'm a rising s …

I'm just wondering, do colleges really care about the hundredth digit of your GPA? For example, would there be a discrepancy between someone with a 3.91 and similar ECs and test scores as someone else …

Hello! I'm a rising junior and I'm generally looking for some advice to make this summer a very productive one. I plan on majoring in something within the art/design/visual field. My grades are very g …

I write as a hobby and I would like to continue this in college. What are some prestigious (or just fun) writing competitions? Thank you.

Incoming sophomore here. I wanna narrow down my ecs. My interests are biochemistry, computer science, humanitarianism, and creative writing/prose. Any suggestions for strengthening my ecs and narrowin …

Hi, I am going into senior year this fall and I am being stressed on how to prepare for college/senior year as a whole. Is there anything I can do to prepare and get ready before senior year this summ …

Hi! I'm kind of stuck on what extracurriculars I could do. Right now I'm divided between computer science and psych, so I want to pursue some CS/psych ECs. Besides building an app or starting/joining …

Hello Everybody! The aforementioned certificate is achieved only after passing a test, after around 100s hours of self study. My question is whether or not this is an impressive achievment (e.g above …

I'm assuming most colleges will need the common app essay but I see people mentioning supplemental essays, are those specific to each school?

Are there any predictions about the upcoming 2022-2023 college admissions cycle? I was wondering if this cycle will be any easier or harder after seeing the tough decisions from this previous year.

I am going to be a Junior in about 2 months and I was wondering if my overall unweighted GPA till then was a 3.78, and an SAT score of 1400, would I have a good chance of getting into NC state as an i …