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I live in Egypt and my dream is to study abroad put I can't afford it . I couldn't take the sat ,act or any English proficiency test because my school system is different and it is very expensive to t …

I graduated high school with a core 40 ,but not the best gpa.I was wondering how does it work for when I apply to after taking a few gap years.

At the moment I am a Sophomore in New Jersey. I'm planning to go to college in Florida but I was wondering how can I get on track to be able to move to Florida on my own? Will it be too expensive? Do …

i have no extracurricular activities but i want to start doing it so that they can be helpful to get into MIT,so which activities would be the best?and my school doesn't offer any AP exam,what to do i …

Can you please tell what all extra circular activities can be done for admission in MIT (Computer Science)

What is the difference between applying early decision and applying regular decision? Do you have to go to the college if you get accepted for early decision? Are there extra requirements for applying …

I am currently a freshman in high school, but am still a bit worried about testing. I'm planning to take the SAT for the first time during the spring or summer before my junior year. However, if the a …

i'm planning on doing a 4+1 program, is it worth doing ?

Hi so i really need some advise lol. I’m currently a sophomore at a magnet school that’s 15 min away from me. I’m in the CIS magnet program and i’m in Medical Academy. I’m taking a few AP classes and …

Hello everyone,

I'm deciding if whether it would be a good idea to continue to take orchestra, or to take physics. I believe by taking physics it'll look good to an engineering college (hopefully major …

I want to mention my personal essay in a supplemental essay for why I want to go to "blank" university. is that something I should stay away from?

I am not able to change my sat date which is 8 may as it is not showing any other date.

Anyone have advice on starting a science fair project? I’m not sure how to conduct research without a professor or lab.

When I was in 9th and 10th grade, my school kept our GPAs unweighted. When I started 11th (which I am in currently), they switched to weighted, non-retroactive. This obviously upset me, seeing as I ha …

My transcript has no GPA but has the mark of every class but my counselor report has my GPA for 11th grade which is high for me so will colleges use that GPA or average my transcript?

I will graduate with an IB diploma, but have 2-3 C’s on my report card, mostly freshman year. Will this hurt my opportunity to get into a top public university? Other than freshman band, every class I …

hi yall. this post may seem weird or a bit confusing but I'm a rising senior and an east Asian planning on applying to US colleges majoring in religious study + (middle east) international affairs.

bec …

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I am a prospective English major student. I will apply this year as an international student. In general, which school, according to you, is best for applying early decision/ restrictive early acti …

I am so stressed despite being a freshman, I am an African-American student and also a first generation American. This is what I'm worried about: I have a 3.94, Taking and AP History class next year, …

When I apply for colleges after 11th grade, and I send my transcript, will they be able to see my classes and GPA from my 12th grade classes?

I'm a sophomore right now, and my GPA was really bad at th …