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I am midway in submitting my common app application. I am not able to afford a paid counsellor

can anyone please help with it.

Hello,

I was wondering if one can apply their application now and send their SAT scores before the deadlines.

[Regular decision- January(deadline) and Sending SAT scores in March]

Which college has the lowest acceptance rate?

I'm a homeschooled international student in sophomore year, based in LS.

Are my stats and EC good enough for a prestigious college?

I’m a junior in high school right now and I want to go to Duke, or a school to that level. Duke is very very competitive so if anyone can give …

I’m a junior in high school right now and I want to go to Duke, or something to that level. Duke is very very competitive so if anyone can give me advice or info based on my stats that would be much a …

I wanted to know which of them is more highly regarded and will have major impact in my college application. Please note that TASS this year is not the same as other years because TASP have been cance …

I’m a junior and took the AP government test last year and got a 5. What do I do with this now? Do I have to submit it right away to colleges or can I just hold on to it until I begin to fill out appl …

Does anyone know when the honors college or merit scholarship notifications come out for Temple University? The honors college website said its first round reviews starts in early December, so I assum …

When do I submit my SAT score?

Hello friends!Do anyone get chance or deffered from any Ivies or Yale,JHU for class of 26?I am so curious to know.

I am applying for TASS for the summer of 2022 and this year TASP have been cancelled and there will only be TASS both for sophomores and juniors. Will this new TASS be regarded as highly as TASP durin …

Hello,

I'm an international student and I want to try taking a gap year before applying to universities. Will it affect my application in the future or are there any disadvantages of it?

Thank you.

i have some questions about the sat essay and TOEFL essay and university essays

can I choose an essay by my own self to write it on my sat and TOEFL and other examination? or I have to write a differe …

Hi!

Recently my SAT scores came out and I got a 1430. I gave the SAT a few days before my exams and that too in my senior year of high school, making it difficult for me to score a high grade. I have a …

The AP Literature class at my school is really hard and I doubt my ability to succeed there. As an alternative, I have been looking into doing an English course at a college. I feel that a Community c …

Can I resubmit an application after getting rejected from Early Decision?

Do I waive my right to view recommendations?

In addition to the one counselor and 2 teacher letters of recommendation, I have 3 supplemental letters of rec that I have asked for. Obviously I won't be sending 3 additional letters of rec to every …

Hey yall! I was recently picked as both a Coca-Cola Scholarship Semifinalist and a Gates Scholarship Semifinalist. Should I include these in my honors/awards section on common app?