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I’m in several clubs and honors societies and i’m interested in going to a competitive school such as NYU or BU. I see that the calculator lists organizations such as Interact and/or Key Club and NHS …

I am a part of my school's Computer Science program and all of the computer classes are AP. I am genuinely interested in these classes, but I don't want to take the test because I don't plan on majori …

Hi, I’m an international student from the Philippines and currently in 12th grade. When I was in 11th grade, right at the start of the school year, I faced personal troubles that led to deep depressio …

Hii! I'm planning on applying to Princeton in the fall but I'm stuck on the graded written paper requirement. I don't have any pieces of "expository" writing that are 2-3 pages in length. My only opti …

Hi, I’m currently in 11th grade and in the beginning of high school I had brain surgery, recover was long and difficult. It took 2 years for me to fully recover. I slipped with my grades and went thro …

I am currently taking Dual Enrollment with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and have accumulate over 6 credit hours on course for some more. Does this improve my overall chance of being accepted i …

I want to become an esthetician and maybe go into more surgical part of it but idk what classes to take help pls

I'm trying to apply to colleges like SMU and Ut Austin.

Grade - 11th

Gpa - 3.86

Strengths - Science & Math

Hi. I’m an international student and I’m planning on applying to college in the US. But sadly, my school doesn’t offer any APs or IB courses. Would that affect my application? Also I would apply test …

hey!! so basically i only have the first draft (rough draft) done of my college essay so far done! i have the topic picked out and everything. i was just wondering on if i was falling behind or someth …

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Chess rating : What could be a decent score to be reported in college apps.

Do 1897 USCF rating counted a good rating to be reported in college apps.

Thanks

My GPA is barely 1.94 at University of Montreal, I play badminton. I do have a story where I didn’t know (I wasn’t that conscientious). I don’t know if there is in some way I can get into Harvard.

I am a current high school junior and would like to share my stats and ec’s and get feedback on what schools i have a shot at and what i can do to improve!

Intended major:

- psych and neuroscience doubl …

Hi! I am currently writing my common application, and I'm trying to avoid all of the "red flags" in a common app essay topic. Would that include writing about your intended field/major and how it affe …

My high school doesn't "officially" offer APs, but the spring final for most of our honors classes is the corresponding AP exam. For example, if you take Honors Statistics, at the end of the spring yo …

I transferred from an extremely strict high school to a more lenient high school in my sophomore year. I had 3 B+s in my old school but had a 3.98 gpa in my new one. Neither school does rankings. Over …

Hi my daughters high school offers enriched courses which are more rigorous than regular courses and are weighted slightly but are not as weighted as AP. Does this level of course work get taken into …

Are they two different colleges

I want to superscore my ACT after I take my last one in September (4th time)

English: 30

Reading: 36

Math: (superscore)

Science: (super score)

I want to know if I’ll look worse with 3 different super …