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Within my small rural school, I have taken every possible honors class we offer but there are only 4 possible. We have weighted courses that I have taken but we do not consider those honors courses. I …

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Hello, I am extremely confused by the CommonApp website as a whole, but this is especially confusing! I know how to assign a teacher to one school for a letter, but I can not figure out how to add the …

Hi everyone! I'm unsure where exactly to put this award. My team received certificates of recognition from my city due to our accomplishments my freshman and sophomore year (medaling at championships) …

Hi! I'm planning to go into USI in 2024. I have 1010 in SAT (480 in R&W and 530 in Math). I'm not sure about my GPA (I'm trying to get my report cards from my school), and I'm planning to enroll in CS …

Hi all,

I'm thinking to apply to UPenn ED this fall. I know a couple of current students at UPenn, but I'm only particularly close with one of them. UPenn asks you to put in ways you learned about the …

I have several cool accomplishments... that, of course, have all occurred outside of high school, meaning I can't use them on college applications. Do you have anything you wish you could include in y …

If so what is it you teach in it?

I registered for test only at my school. I have experience with the AP subjects, but would love some extra resources. I know AP has some Daily Videos, but those aren’t really that comprehensive.

If the …

I'm a high school senior and when I graduate, I'll only have 1 year of ASL. I've met the other academic requirements for the colleges that I'm considering, but can I still be rejected just because I o …

I’m currently a senior in high school and I’m taking Ap Calc AB. Along with that I’m taking 4 ccp courses and ap physics as well. I want to go into engineering so I thought AP Calc would be a good cho …

My name is Nicole Williams.

I am a current junior and I am thinking about what classes I should take senior year. I can take 7 classes and will most likely be taking AP CS, BC Calc, AP Physics, AP Lit, and AP Stat, and an electi …

@MIT: If your test scores came later than you were told or if there was an issue with the testing office. Does that count against your application review for turning it in late?

Does anyone if Emerson College does double majors?

Hi! I am a CBSE student. Should I take AP to prove rigor. Because CBSE is even harder than AP itself?

Hey, I'm a sophomore in high school, and I recently dropped AP World because it was a lot of stress. I'm kind of having second thoughts and I just need some reassurance. For background, I am taking tw …

For example, I put "computer science" and I know that this is impacted major so the chances are different than if I was applying for a non-impacted major.

Hello,

I'm a senior applying for colleges and I don't even have a single essay finished. I'm getting worried since I really don't know how much I should be finished with right now. Can anyone tell me h …