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I am current senior so I have limited time to upgrade my extracurriculars.

Been seeing a lot of mixed answers so does anyone have any confirmed answer preferably from the stanford website

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I am a senior applying for universities this fall. Some of the universities I am applying to include Stanford University and Northwestern University, both of which have very high SAT score levels. …

Rising junior here :) I was just wondering if taking two AP English classes at the same time might get confusing or something...? Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, I've just never taken an AP …

I am in 9th grade in india and i want to get admitted in mit standford yale etc.

i think this is the best time for ecs so can you suggest me the ecs in stem and sports fields?

Hi there!

I'm a 12th grader international student from Ethiopia and I have a GPA equivalent of 4.00 and good SAT scores. But I have a big problem with extracurriculars and personal essay. Will I be abl …

Out of all the AP courses I have taken, my top two scores at the moment are both 4s. However, considering the competitive schools that I am applying to, I am not going to report these scores since the …

I know that in order to be competitive for college admissions, you're supposed to have a rigorous course load. Out of the 20 ap courses my school offers, I have only taken 9 of them, including the APs …

Im looking at a few universities that have a bachelor of arts and sciences (B.A.S). Would there be any difference to do this type of bachelor vs a double major?

Hi! Like the question suggested, is it okay to not take a lot of AP and honors classes from freshman year to junior year? I only took 1 and it was AP Environmental Science (I got a 4 on the AP exam). …

Currently I have a job and want to include that in my activities section of the Common App. I got the job in July and have no plans of getting fired (lol) or quitting.

When asked how many weeks per y …

They ask for all my classes for the whole academic year, but our schedules for the spring aren't released till winter break

What does high school equivalency means in college application?

Can my Common App essay be about my life goal of being a doctor?

I am an international student from Nigeria. Pls I would like to know the meaning of AP and IB

I am from England and am really wandering if there are any good websites that help you with SATs and APs, I had managed to find places that hold all the exams but its just a case of actually learning …

I am an international student, I am in grade 10 in senior high school.

I want to know if I can register for an SAT scholarship exam and write it in grade 11 of senior high school.

Hi! I wanted to know if applying with the individual application for a certain school is better than applying with the common app. I really want to be accepted into the University of Minnesota, and I' …

Hello I would really like some advice on my problem. I have finished highschool two years ago , and I would like to send my transcripts/school reports to universities in America. How do I do that , s …

So I plan on applying to Princeton and noticed that they require a graded paper from an English/social studies class as a part of their application. However, my junior English teacher graded our essay …