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I previously encountered some issues when trying to add up more AP courses to my curriculum. The main reason is that the teaching platform my school use has a beyond unreasonable gra …

Why did they nearly 3000 drop in EA applications this year? Simple. It's because MIT now requires either the SAT or ACT to apply. Therefore they had 20% fewer applicants this year due to that singular …

I recently got a 1360 (700 in math and 660 in reading) on my SAT, and I'm thinking of applying to the following schools: University of Washington (Seattle), UIUC, Rose-Hulman, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Vande …

I haven’t gotten my score report back yet (I tested Dec. 10th) but I’m expecting to have gotten maybe a 25. All of the schools I’m submitting to are test optional for homeschoolers. My ECs and LORs ar …

Hi there, For Cornell application, what would be the highest math class I've ever took( as an state board indian student, this is confusing) or how can I know that? ( P.S I have took the math in the s …

Hi there, how can I apply for cornell with a FEE WAIVER. as an international low income student with no guidance counselor.

I am an international applicant so I have heard that SATs have more weight with our applications since we have international qualifications (I do A Levels/Cambridge).

My profile/essays also seem decent …

2027 Early Applications 3,009 578 19.2%

2026 Early Applications 2,633 560 20.4%

This includes 47 Questbridge applicants from a pool of 1260.

Hello everyone, I am a first generation low income African American student in Georgia (I attend a majority minority school in a kind of low income county). My family has an income of <20,000. My sist …

Hello, everyone. After the ED round, I revised my application and realize there indeed could be some issues with the rigors of the curriculum. I heard there is an online university called www.outli …

My situation in high school was kind of weird. I was homeschooled, so I spent a lot of time helping my brother out with schoolwork (he’s a grade below me) and helping my mom out around the house (she …

This is very impressive considering ND received 15% more REA applications than last year. Actually, ND received more REA applications than Harvard, Yale, or Stanford. With a yield rate of nearly 70%, …

I am a freshman studying in a STEM high school. I will be specializing in the field of IT with computer science as the bulk of my subjects (6 year-long courses in 3 years). With this level of rigor an …

Once I submit an application to a school on the Common App, can I remove that school from my list? I am considering adding a couple more schools to my list but the limit on the application portal is 2 …

Hi, I've applied to a school already but I feel like they will look at my transcript and not really know why it looks the way it does. Covid severely affected my freshman, sophomore and junior years o …

I got deferred from Harvard. Do I need to write a letter of continued interest to Harvard after being deferred in the Restrictive Early Action to increase my chances in the Regular decision round? I k …

I'm a junior who'll graduate with a GPA of about 3.5 Weighted with 8-ish AP and college courses. I have a 1530 SAT, a 36 ACT, and 10/10 extracurriculars. My grades have tanked because of a variety of …

Hi! I just want an opinion from anyone out there whether I should take the ACT... I'm not sure what to do because it's Junior year and I'm also in AP classes so I have to prepare for those exams as we …

I got to a very small school (like maybe slightly above 100 people in highschool) and they do not provide any advanced classes and I can't take a class ment for seniors. Would getting into an Ivy Leag …

I'm in tenth grade.