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I couldn't find any information about Berea College anywhere. Is Berea College good for Computer Science? Their website has limited information so researching about them is hard.

(Would be helpful if …

I want to enter as an international student but with D’Souza. I want to take business,Maths,Sociology and Psychology in the university.

So I am a Armenian-Palestinian-American and first gen on my dad's side. My family has gone through a lot. My spike is local and national organizing and I (hope) I have very strong ecs to support this: …

Part 1 - What are BS/MD programs and how I came to know about them

Hi, my name is Yesh and I am a student in the Boston University seven-year accelerated medical program (SMED). You can catch me on the …

Many schools have declared SAT/ACT requirement to be optional for admissions for 2022 batch , would it be good to apply without submitting .

Also the country I live in was greatly affected by covid ear …

I am thinking about applying to a liberal arts college and found out in their common data set (CDS) that they require 3 units of foreign language (i.e. three years of foreign language) and three units …

such as psat/sat/act

Hi, my name is Alexia, I'm an international student (Peru), applying to a college in the USA. I've been asked to list my academic distinctions or honors; however, since I come from a small school, I'v …

Hi, my name is Alexia, I'm an international student (Peru), applying to a college in the USA. I've been asked to list my academic distinctions or honors; however, since I come from a small school, I'v …

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I'm a current high school student and I am worried about my chances of getting into a really great school because I did not participate in any clubs in my freshmen year. However, I have gotten stra …

Hi! I have an independent research paper. Where can I publish it? For more context, it's a comparative literature related paper of approximately 1,000 words. Also, will uploading it somewhere like ac …

How do I put home responsibilities on my application? Do I even put it there? It's not a job, just work I have to do at home every day due to some circumstances .

I want to apply for financial aid and almost all colleges need me to complete the CSS profile for that.

I know the CSS Profile will be open for fall 2022 applicants on October but I just wanted to col …

I really struggle with completing assignments on time. I’ve been getting better about it, but I still failed a course this year. I made it up over the summer, and I just finished my exam today, and I …

Preference: Any cheap boarding schools for international students in any english speaking country

From: India

I'm a 9th grader and I feel like my learning is limited in this school board specifically. I …

I'm a rising senior. I want to do early action so I want all of my applications done by august, and all of them paid for or waivered by late august no later than early September. Should I get fasfa do …

This is on freshman application requirements to a number of colleges such as UMD. These colleges require 4 years of math.

My daughter took Algebra I in 7th and Geometry in 8th grade middle school. The …

I am currently a Junior at my High School and I am not sure if I should take the SAT. I was thinking that instead of spending my time practicing and taking the SAT, I could just focus on my grades and …

Hi im a rising junior, and this is my extracurricular plan, I have not already done everything on the list but this is what I would like to do next year. I want my spike to combine sports, medicine, a …

I'm a rising senior whose applying to 11-14 schools. I heard you can get waivers, and there's even a free college application day! How do I get waivers, and is this free application depend what your c …