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Hi, If the universities im applying to have an SAT range of 1420-1500 or 1430-1560. And I have a SAT score of 1430 should I go SAT optional?

I'm a freshman in high school and have straight As (one a- due to mental health issues). I read around 2 books a week (often classic lit and non-fiction stuff concerning early modern England and the P …

I was just wondering

Hello! I am confused on a grammar rule here if someone could quickly help me out. I have a statement in my Common App Essay where it goes "blah blah romanized words," or "blah blah English translation …

Hi! I have encountered a problem with the Common App essay. I tried inputting a foreign language and it would appear as question marks on Common App. So, I decided to use the romanized version of the …

Should I select a particular career interest even if my ECs don't exactly line up with it? I was originally planning to put undecided but since I am talking about psychology courses in the specific co …

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I’m a junior and I am planning on completing two internships this coming summer. These internships are for fairly high-profile companies, but would only be for around 4-6 weeks each. Is this con …

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Is there any business organizations/clubs or competitions i can join? My school doesn't offer any.

So far I’ve taken 7 AP and I was wondering if taking 8 out of the 18 AP classes offered at my school would be a good course rigor I’ve also taken lots of honors courses and I might take one course at …

So I heard that getting good grades is important junior year and you should get your best grades this year and step up your course rigor. Ive taken 3 AP and 4 honors this year compared to last year 2 …

I am interested in starting a non-profit but do admission officers actually look at this? How much will it affect it? Also, is a big time commitment for a non-profit worth it or should I focus on prep …

I have a 3.705 GPA and I am a senior who has already applied to my colleges. How do I worry less about the colleges/universities' decision when they come out? I am worried I won't get into it. Thanks …

I want to get into USF and have 4.0 GPA But 17 on ACT....

want to apply for very selective school, so there is gonna be something that is gonna show my passion for studying business. Any ideas?

Hello, I'm applying for regular desicion at Cornell University, but my recommenders and counselor wrote recommendation letters to Princeton( I applied for Princeton in early action) i.e they wrote sch …

I'm looking to do engineering, and have some technology-related ECs which I felt would improve my chances. However, two of them are similar topics so I am not sure if I should keep both, try to combin …

Hello, everyone. I have always enjoyed practicing the piano and out of admiration for those musicians in the romantic era, who could compose and perform at the same time, I also tried to teach mysel …

I have a super score of 1380 and I am applying to Harvey Mudd (test optional) that has an SAT range of 1490-1570. Should I submit my SAT score where do I draw the line for submitting and not submittin …

I've been running two stores, one a restaurant, one a truck stop. I have family ties to them but have been dealing with all the customer service, loans, accounting, and managing since I was 8. I under …