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I'm a freshman in high school and I have a 4.0 GPA. I want to take more AP and/or Honor classes but my parents don't want me to. Is there anything else I can do instead?

They said that since I started the application in time, I can apply by 7th Jan midnight if i wish to. My essay was ready so I can but I am wondering whether they are actually going to consider my appl …

Hi. I'm currently a sophmore studying at a public local high school(ranked around 1100) in the USA. I just transferred here this school year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I'm from Asia and my original …

The most famous application is , of course common app . But on searching on the internet I have found that there is one more medium namely , coalition application . which is more affordable, So one qu …

Can you give the list of all the need blind school , and which of them are good

I'm a junior in high school wanting to complete my minor instate but later for my major out of state. I want to major in clinical psychology and don't really know how to figure out college stuff. sinc …

So on my application I listed a link to a "portfolio or gallery" of my talents, skills, sports, and extracurricular activities. Would the individual reviewing my application (ivy college) click on the …

So I’m about to write the supplement for my safety school and the prompt is about how a specific community service I’ve done has changed my view on a social issue. Since I’m a Christian homeschooler, …

I decided last minute that I no longer wish to apply to GW, but I have no clue how to withdraw my application. Some student portals have withdrawal options, but GW doesn't appear to have one. Please h …

Does anyone have unique aspects of NYU that are little-known? I find it difficult to try 'why us' essays for a school so popular like NYU, in a city everyone wants to live in. Maybe specific labs (I'm …

As an International student ( Indian) , in our country we don't have the exams like SAT and ACT , it is something westerner . In our country we have the admission Exams like JEE , NEET , CET , GATE et …

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I am currently a sophomore in high school with an undecided career path, so I was wondering if anyone could identify a spike/possible major (if there is one) within my extracurriculars (most are …

Hi! I am a current junior, and we have started scheduling for senior year classes at my school. My dream school is UMich, and I want to major in a pre-med (science or psychology) major. I also want to …

Please note I use the term Ivy loosely here, referring to any prestigious schools with high tuition. I, a junior, believe I will have a decent chance of getting into some of these schools by the end o …

My school doesn’t show term grades on our transcript and doesnt grade with A-, A+, B- and so on. IT is just a straightforward A,B,C,D and so on. What my school does is average the grade we got in both …

I would to ask if it’s a good idea to form my why us as a day in my life at this college. Basically I formed it as if it was my schedule

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I am currently a Sophomore who has tried many activities in various subjects, but have not found a career path I am particularly passionate about. People always tell me I will find what I like e …

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So last year I took AP Macro with Johns Hopkins CTY and I got an A-. I want to major in econ and I got a 5 on the AP Macro exam, but would sending the A- to colleges lower my chances of acceptan …

I have applied at Harvard University but unfortunately got deffered from the REA pool.After that I have submitted my application at Johns Hopkins University.But there is an option for ED2.They send me …

What is college App, and do you have to have it to apply to college?