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After checking my chances at brown University, it was 12% which is greater than Brown's overall acceptance rate:8%.What does it imply?

I am just really anxious about my school results.

I have applied to total of 8 different school, 4 early action and 4 regular decision.

I have gotten into 3 EA schools and deferred in 1 (which is not my …

Okay, so I know that regular animals aren't allowed in college dorms but will my emotional support animal be allowed? 'Cause I know ESA's aren't allowed in a lot of places but will I be able to bring …

I go to a barely recognized S/D team. We're around 48th in California, and my coach says I have good potential. But it's so incredibly draining, the work is ridiculous and outweighs all my other class …

Hello I am currently a senior, who has a GPA of 3.96 and taken 8 AP classes along with 7 honors. I have taken 3 years of arabic at my school as well as held many leadership positions throughout numero …

I am going to be a junior next year and I am planning on taking both the ACT and SAT. I have taken the Pre-SAT and Pre-ACT a few times but I have not done very well on them (of course it was without p …

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I am currently a sophomore in high school and am planning to take AP Calc BC, APUSH, AP Lang, and AP Chem next year along with marching band, Spanish 3, and band. So far I haven't had a grade lo …

'm In a decently large high school with over 2000 students. I want to become an economist or investment analyst, save money, then start my own holding company (think Warren Buffet). These are my stat …

I'm going to be a freshman and wanted to know some courses that look good on Pre-med applications.

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So I recently saw Harvard admission's rating scale and I tried to place myself into the four different categories, based on my ratings, do I have a chance at Harvard? Thanks! (My current CV chance …

Hi, I am currently a senior in high school. I have a 3.8 unweighted GPA, taking two concurrent credits classes. I already took two concurrent credit courses in my junior year. By the time I graduate, …

Hey! I’m a current freshman at a very small public high school and was interested in starting a newspaper. I asked my guidance counselor and she directed me to the principal, after a couple weeks of h …

Hey! I’m currently a freshman and I have a couple questions about research. I have heard a lot of other students say that they have conducted research with a professor. What does it mean when they say …

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I am currently a sophomore in Washington. I was looking at internships and saw that the Bank of America offers one. What makes you more appealing for the internship?

Thanks!

Hi, I'm currently a freshman and my GPA is 3.83, unweighted. I'm worried about how to bring it up, as I want to impress top colleges which usually accept students with 3.97+. Although I know GPA isn't …

Hi, I am currently a freshman in high school. I have a 4.0 unweighted and i’m on route to take around 6 APs/ 7 honors classes. My rank is 16/473. I am a jv athlete for winterguard with two 1st place a …

I applied to Spelman (regular decision) back in November for fall 2022 and my transcript was received on 11/26. I submitted my application to Howard University (regular decision) on 12/20 and my trans …

My interests are dancing, programming/coding, and tennis. But I'm pretty sure I don't have any achievements currently.. So how do I get some and where should I look to get some. What specifically are …

This upcoming summer will be the summer prior to my junior year. I will be preparing for the SAT, but other than that I don't have any plans. I need some advice on what I need should focus on in terms …

I would like to know how exactly the 4-year program works.During the four years, do you study the career you want to follow? Or how does it work?