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I'm applying to several schools for EA and while I think my college essay is solid, if I get deferred I would like to either edit it or submit a completely new one. Is this allowed through the common …

Hi! Is it fine to send SAT scores to colleges, even if I decide later to not apply there?

My SAT is in a few days, and I'm on the fence about whether I'm going to apply this year or not, because of the …

Hey y’all! Do college admissions really care about the Silver Congressional Award? In other words, will it help my application?

I want to apply to some of the Honors Colleges provided by the colleges in applying to. Are there pros and cons of being in the Honors College? If so, does one outweigh the other?

I am currently doing A levels in my Country. It is a post-high school program of nine months (I will be completing it in July/August) next year. Please what is the equivalent to it in the US coalition …

I'm a junior that takes two classes at a public school & five independently. My original financial aid was coming from 21st Century Scholar, but now that I'm homeschooled I need another version of tha …

My EA school only accepts one optional teacher recommendation letter, so I have to choose between my math and physics teacher

I'm applying as a chemical and biomolecular engineering major, so I thought …

I made an academic résumé in one of my classes, and the teacher told me to make everything fit on a single page in Google Docs and to not go into too much detail. I found this extremely difficult to d …

I have been looking online, but am unable to find if there is a maximum number of courses colleges will accept AP Credit for.

I am going to be taking around 10 APs in high school. If I were to score a …

I know that different colleges have different "schools." Do I have to pick a particular one for undergraduates, or is that only for graduate students? And If so, which is best for students who want to …

I just applied into Hanover college

So, I was wondering if I should try applying for colleges soon even though I’m in 11th grade? The thing is, I don’t have any AP/IB classes nor do I have any college courses, so I feel like that’s kind …

1.) I play zero sports. While I do currently have more than ten academic activities, sports are not included in my extracurricular portfolio. Will this affect my admissions chances? (Dream schools- Up …

Hi, I'm going to be applying to college as an international student from the UK, and I was wondering how I would work out my GPA? I was wondering whether your GPA is made out of your grades of all 4 y …

Is talking about living with anxiety a bad idea? Do colleges not want students who have an illness?

So I applied to be a summer page. The senators office recently emailed me and asked if I would like to instead go to the Spring session and basically offered to sponsor me for that session.

I am confli …

One of the colleges I am applying to has its own application portal on its website in addition to Common App. Should I submit through their website or the common app?

I am in grade 11 thinking of applying

I'm a 12th-grade student from India. I don't have enough E.C's and Grades to get into My dream University.

So, I'm in the thought of taking a GAP YEAR. But I want to know that does it affects my colleg …

Although the other POLL is not over it seems that 85%-90% of seniors are applying early. I'm curious as to why so many seniors are applying early. I think many 9th, 10th, and 11th graders want to kno …