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You're told the SAT matters, and that it's the key to your future. But here's the secret: it's not. Colleges pretend it's essential, but most have realized it's just a pricey game. The SAT's relevance …

I am a current senior who just started school this week. I enrolled in AP physics 1 thinking it would be easy, however, after our first lesson, it started getting a little bit overwhelming. Just from …

My Son who studies in 10th Std in India wants to come to US for his higher education in US University. He is a bright student but i want to be 100% sure whether calling him in 11th Std is advisable?

A …

Applying to Virginia Tech with a 4.2 weighted GPA and a 3.9 weighted. I have an SAT score of 1230 (600 math, 630 english). What should I do to help my chances. Applying early decision. Thanks so much …

I took both the ACT and the SAT just to see which one I would do better in. I got a 35 on the ACT, with a 35 for both the math and science subsections. Even though online it says 1540 is equivalent to …

I recently published a literature review on the Research Archive of Rising Scholars on the topic of gene editing and I was just wondering if this can be considered "research" for schools like the Univ …

I am a senior in high school and planning to go to a 4-year college. I didn't take any language classes in high school, but I am fluent in Korean. My counselor told me about the seal of biliteracy tes …

I'm an in state applicant to UNC Chapel Hill. I attend a public high school with 1800+ students. Applying early decision with a weighted GPA of 4.3 and 1300 SAT. Should I submit my SAT score or choose …

I'm a senior and I took the SAT in August and got a 1060. I'm thinking about retaking it on November 4th but I am afraid I won't be able to apply to colleges because it's a bit late. I've got a 3.7 GP …

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I was wondering if some of my household tasks are worth putting in my college application. My most time consuming/regular task would be cooking. For the past 3 summers I have been in charge of c …

I want to opt for economics for a bachelors degree and in the future hope to become an economist, should I go for BA or B.sc?

(I want to work at places like maybe IMF, the World Trade Center, Bank of A …

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I'm a German student who will graduated High School this summer and now has another year due to a special dual enrollment programm.

After that I want to increase my chances of being admitted to …

I'm a high school senior and I'm doing a few college courses online for the weighted gpa boost. If I started a course over my junior year summer and finish the course before I submit an application (s …

So I have football on my activties section. This is my description and it is at the max character limit. Led JV/Freshman team during games, ran practices, motivated team to win, promoted positive at …

I’m a 11th grader at Montgomery Blair high school

So I just looked up the AP exam schedule for this school year, and apparently the 3 AP classes I'm taking (Lit, Psych, Stat) have their exams back to back (one on the 7th, one on the 8th, one on the …

I’m basing rankings on USNews:

usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

Take, university of pittsburgh, for example, it’s ranked #62 and has a very high 67% acceptance rate. I don’t get h …

Starting my freshman year I took all honors, as I went on in my high school career I have only taken honors, dual credit and AP classes. So I have taken the most rigorous classes my school offers, but …

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I officially finished High School this summer (in Germany) and now have one year left due to dual enrollment. After that I graduate with the highest form of High School degree possible here (Abit …

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