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I have 2 questions regarding early action. My first is does early action increase your chances of getting accepted. My second is if you get rejected from a college when you apply for early action can …

Wondering if someone could help me order my ECs--watched so many YT videos and posts here that have conflicting advice and I'm so stressed and confused now bc all of my ECs are important to me, but ap …

I'm planning on applying to some UCs and just colleges in general so I'm definitely going to need to write some piqs, but I tend to struggle with what i need to get across in my response, and like wha …

I would like to increase the amount of EC's I have but, I spent the entirety of my freshman year in a job and didn't have time to actually do anything. I kept my grades up and currently have a 4.2 GPA …

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I already have around five different essays drafted (one complete), and I plan on applying to 20+ schools. Should I write multiple essays and submit different ones to each school? Or submit one for ev …

I feel like I studied a lot for this test, I'm not really sure what happened especially considering I had an A this entire year. I want to go into CS in college but Im not sure what to do now. If i re …

I have a 97% GPA out of 100. Is that good enough for selective institutions. The GPA is weighted. I have also taken 11 AP classes and 10 Honors classes.

Junior year, my mom had surgery for cancer and as a result towards the end of April going through May I had to give up studying time to take care of her. I was also unable to put my best effort into A …

I used to do NFTs for a short period of time and was able to more than double my capital.

Hi, I'm a rising senior who has some questions about pre-med majors.

I know a lot of people change their minds about being pre-med, but I am as confident as I can be that I want to go into medicine, an …

I understand that many would say that North Africans ARE white but this is just not the case. I can't choose the Black or African American option because I am while I am American, I cannot be classifi …

I am a student from India. My school doesn't offer AP exams. And the AP exams are very expensive in India so I didn't attempt them.

I am planning to apply to Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Pro …

I am going into my senior year and am looking to apply, how many colleges should I apply to, and what kinds of colleges? Like safety, reach, etc.

All of the schools I am applying to offer me the option of not submitting my sat scores. My sat that I have will likely be a bit below the lower average for my schools, but I am wondering if it would …

As you all know, AP exam scores are out, and I didnt so good on my only ap exam. Would low ap exam scores (1-2) be a means for rejection to a college? Im scared due to this score, colleges might rejec …

As we know that the UCs have completely stopped taking SAT scores and many other universities have become test optional.

Amidst this, I am planning to apply to the University of Pennsylvania so would I …

Hello! I am a rising senior and I am prepping my essay prompt topics for the fall. I wanted my longer essay to center around my identity, specifically my locs. My locs are are huge part of African Ame …

I got a 2 on the test and First Semester I got a B and Second Semester, I got a A, and I'm planning on majoring in CS. Should I retake the test?

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I am currently an incoming senior and am having second thoughts about my extracurriculars. About 4-5 of my extracurriculars are internships. I originally thought work experience would impress co …