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I know the admission rates are very low for all ivy league school which is why i’m hesitant on even attempting to apply. I am a firm believer in never giving up and always shooting for the stars but i …

So I'm an Asian male applying for biology to top schools. I got my act score back today and found that I got a 35 composite, which I was happy about. However, my reading section subscore was a 32, whi …

Should I even bother taking the SAT at this point? I want to apply early decision (which is Nov.1 for the schools I want to apply to) and so far my highschool has cancelled it SIX times, so they’ll pr …

Hey there,

Since schools are going test optional, is it advisable that I ,as an international student, do not submit my scores? Also, will this mark me down at extremely selective schools if I haven't …

if i apply for scholarship as international student after graduating high school and continue learning at local university, do I have to apply as transfer student since the decision won’t come as ear …

Hello. I want to raise my GPA to a 3.8 unweighted. I currently have a 3.5. What is the best way to raise it?

Hi, I have a 1420 SAT score, and have one more chance on Nov 7th . Should I use it to improve my general SAT score or should I go for Subject Test. Which one will be more valuable?

Hello, I’m an international student from Indonesia, I go to a public school here, and I’m interested on applying to a university in the US. During my application on the Common App, I was asked to prov …

I am applying to GT and UGA and I have a 1300 on the SAT and I am debating whether or not to submit it. I doing EA for both and the deadline is Oct 15 and I don't have time to take it again.

UNC's general acceptance rate is not that bad, but I also realize that they accept mostly in-state students. Does anyone know what things I need to do to better my chances of getting in as an out-of-s …

According to my parents financial condition. I want to ask ask about fee waiver.I am studying 12th standard now

Hi! I am a freshman at a public school where 19 AP classes are offered, but we are only allowed to take AP courses in 11th and 12th grade. Right now, I plan to take 6 APs (ap physics 1, ap physics c, …

I recently applied to a few universities with October 1st deadlines for spring 2021 admissions. Of the nine I applied to, four have that October 1st deadline (previously five but UW-Madison extended t …

Just wondering, to know a deadline by.

So I'm writing my personal statement, and I was wondering if having an unpopular opinion might make my essay less effective if the admissions officers disagrees or is biased. Specifically, I'm writing …

Right now I have 190 credits, but when I finish this year, my junior year, I will have 290. Should I continue working like this and finish high school with 350- 400 credits and does this look good?

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Hello, I am currently a sophomore in high school and I am taking AP U.S. History. However, it's very difficult and it's causing me a lot of stress. I have decided to drop out of this AP course and swi …

I intend to double major in communication/journalism and economics. I have done research on the schools where both of these programs are strong, but I want to know, without regard for major, what the …