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Which extracurricular weights more to IVY admission: national FBLA or National ranked athlete?

How can I submit my essay for review to Elias in today's session as there's no link available in the description ?

I am barely a sophomore and I want to be part of a good club or have good extracurricular. I am interested in STEM and want to be a civil engineer.

I am a junior and I missed the deadline to sign up for the NMSQT. I want to go to a large public university, so I need to be competitive. Are colleges going to see that I chose not to take it, and tak …

Do Ivy League schools care if I am getting several A minuses (vs. A’s) in AP or honors classes?

I'm a part of an upper-middle-class family, and I was wondering if admissions officers, especially those for t20 schools, hold students like me to a higher standard. Do they expect a higher GPA and sa …

I'm currently a sophomore, and I have one B on my transcript, the rest A's. I'm struggling with online classes, and I'm wondering how many B's is too many for t20 schools. I also don't have any extern …

I'm a sophomore currently, and I have a writing "peak". I'm currently creating a podcast, writing a children's book with a friend, putting together a poetry chapbook to send to publishers, and doing a …

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I've been lucky enough to take 3 SAT's in September. I was wondering how I know which colleges require that I submit ALL SAT's. Is this just a recommendation, or do will they track me down and h …

Hello, I'm a junior who will be applying to colleges soon. I want to major in computer science but I'm really worried. This year, I'm taking AP US History, AP Spanish, Algebra 2H, English H, and Anato …

So, I recently got my SAT scores back. 1st test: 1410 (750M, 660RW), 2nd test: 1450 (730M, 720RW), Superscore: 1470 (750M, 720RW). This is hovering around the C/O '24 middle 50% for Cornell and other …

We may need to relocate this summer from New England to Texas. Our daughter will be a junior next school year. She currently is a strong student (mostly honors classes with mostly As) and has numerous …

I am caught in a really tough position when it comes to Score-Choice for UPenn and Rice. The first time I took the SAT I got a 1480 (R:750 M:730) which was just short of my 1500 goal. Thinking I could …

Hi, when I initially joined CV my chances at schools like UCI, UCSD, UCSB etc were between like 50-60% due to my course rigor. Now after looking at the site once again the chances decreased significan …

Respected Experts I'm student of grade 11 in India. I recently came to know about MIT and Yale summer program. I'm passionate to work in NASA and to work there a good degree is needed. I'm not having …

I am a student studying in the British curriculum, I recently received a choice to choose between English iGCSE first language and literature/second language. I am planning to apply to very selective …

I heard that early action schools should be my "safety" schools and the regular decision schools should be "target" and "reach" schools. Is that right? Will I be at a disadvantage if I apply in the ea …

I am a senior in highschool and I was wondering if writing about my unique family would be a good common app personal essay topic (Prompt 1?)? I have over 20 family members who all live within 20 minu …

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For my Stanford note to future roommate essays, I have anxiety that mine is too risky or unacceptable.

I researched that it is good to be creative and humorous ( and I even read some examples in li …

Should I submit my 3 on the AP Chem exam even though none of my colleges accept a 3 or below on the AP exam?