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I did the TOEFL last month and obtained a 108. 28 in reading and writing, 29 in listening, and 23 in speaking. I am from El Salvador and will very likely apply without SAT scores due to the ongoing pa …

Hi, in light of the ongoing pandemic, I was wondering if I could apply this year but enroll until next one in university.

my secondary school is a govt. school and grading type is the percentage(Indian curriculum).

My name is Bisrat Benyam I live in ethopia and i learn in South West Acadamey.I am a grade nine student I am brave I love to learn history subject .

I get this collage in web site I think It will be go …

As most if not all of us are going to be having virtual school, would taking courses on Udemy and getting certified add value to my college application? Will it count as an extracurricular?

I am in grade 10 . I am from Seth Anandram Jaipuria School , India. If the answer to the above question is yes, then which websites should they be?

I am grade nine student and I am second high school student. I am brave in my grade I love to learn a history.

Thank You.

I have this web application that’s targeted towards younger students and I want to ask the school district to promote it. But I don’t know if they’ll take me seriously since I’m in the 9th grade. I wa …

I'm just curious what the people on here think about COVID-19 affecting admissions for domestic and int'l students.

Many schools in many countries do not provide AP classes or honors. Will these affect the chances of getting in? How will the admissions committee get to know the difficulty level one is accustomed to …

I am a junior and I have very few extracurricular activities. I have gotten different answers as to their importance.

I know they're important, but I worked since the summer before sophomore year. I …

Hi, I have a bit of a dilemma.

So I am wondering whether it is more beneficial for me to apply REA at a school I have only a 20% chance at, or to apply Early Action to a mix of reach, target, safety.

I'm planning to attend NJIT next year so I would like to know how many essays I have to write. Thanks

Hi, I would love it if someone can say to me if the most important during the application process is the essay and extracurriculars?

I mean, I know GPA and SAT are important, also I want to know if now …

current junior, taking all APs senior year

He seemed super nice and I'd love to talk to him !!! :)

Hi, I'm an international student who came here about two years ago. the staff, the international coordinator, who accepted me into their school(my school now) got fired and now we have a very sweet in …

Now I'm studying physics ( 2nd year honours)

I wanna study physics at abroad

Plz recommend country that suitable with me

Sorry for my low eng skill .

Now I'm trying to improve .

Thank u for reading my Q …

Btech Biotechnology in India is for 4 years

this is the curriculum of the course - https://vit.ac.in/sites/default/files/B.Tech-Biotechnology-2019-20.pdf

So I’ve had some people tell me that I have no shot of getting them to my dream school, Cornell. That I would be lucky if my application would get read. One I’m not reporting AP scores because of the …