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I thought I always understood this but now having doubts.

When you use an npc hosted by college board, as many colleges do, there is the question of number of siblings in household.

I always thought thi …

Hey I'm a Junior from the U.S. and I haven't taken any AP classes yet. My school requires to have taken at least 1 AP or Dual Enrollment class and our regular classes are at honors level, but is takin …

My semester is basically as my first out of two semesters for my junior year… This year has been really tough especially coming out of hybrid learning. I was an all A student and some Bs but this year …

Hi everyone, I am currently applying to several colleges and my dream ones don't fulfill my financial needs. And in order to complement these needs I am looking for a merit scholarship programs. Are t …

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Hi, I'm a junior from Ethiopia. There are no IP and ib classes here. So will this affect my application process??

Hi, I am a current sophomore and international student. I am starting the IB next year, so I have already submitted the subjects that I would be doing.

I plan to do:

Biology HL

Chemistry HL

Psychology …

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Hey! I am a high school sophomore and I recently found out about the importance of having e.cs follow in the same path.

I have already been starting to do so, building off activities I started in 8th …

My semester is basically as my first out of two semesters for my junior year… This year has been really tough especially coming out of hybrid learning. I was an all A student and some Bs but this year …

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I am from Bangladesh studying in high school at junior year. I am one of the top % students in my Class where there are almost 250 students in my batch. The grading system in my country is rated a …

The deadline for merit scholarships was December 1st for Claremont Mckenna, and I turned in my application on time but my counselor didn't add all the required info. I know they can turn things in lat …

The school that I'm applying to has a huge in state population, and I am out of state. I know that out of state students have a harder chance getting in, but I'm not sure whether or not the calculator …

Hi! I'm in 11th Grade, and I've been thinking a lot about college applications lately. My dream school is the University of Michigan, and I am an in-state student. However, last year, due to the chang …

Hello! So in April my school hosted an SAT, it was the first one I took, and it was still in a weird COVID time where I wasn't planning on taking it. At the end of the test, my school told us to enter …

Is it possible to get into ivy league as a test optional international student with multiple B's in 9th and 10th but with good grades in 11th and 12th (Include stellar LOR's, multiple national level p …

I have 1 sports-related, 1 club-related, and 1 work-related extracurricular. What can I do to make my profile stronger?

Hi. I wish I found this site sooner - but I already applied to my schools and I did not apply test optional.

Now I have found this site and all my top choices say I should apply test optional. It’s to …

I have a 3.93 gpa and have applied and been accepted by all:

Ferris State University

Central Michigan University

Eastern University

Alma University

Concordia University

Western State University

Wayne …

I am a high school junior who has just started looking into colleges. I took the PSAT this year and scored a 1330, and I plan to take the SAT in May. I test well, but I often don't have the time to fi …