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Hi Experts,

I have a question about the recommendation letter from the school counselor

1. Our school does not have enough spots for AP. So I have gone to my counselor several times... not sure if that …

Hey y’all! I’m going into my junior year and would love some advice on what I should be doing to help my application stand out i’m considering UNCW, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, JMU, VT, and UVA!

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Hi Experts

I was wondering if I apply for early action , Nov1st , would the universities asks for first semester senior year grades ?

Thanks

Hi Staff,

If I write the SAT in OCT ( because I have not studied enough for Aug 26th) , would I get the score in time if in case I want to apply for early action ? Nov 1.

Thanks

Is it possible to tweak the description of Common App activities and/or change the order in which they are listed before submitting for each college so this section of Common App can be customized bas …

Hi, I am an international student studying at a small international school, and I want to study business or business-related majors. I have a gpa of 3.9+ (I wouldn know the exact gpa until the semeste …

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I am senior

So, I've been working on a three-volume graphic novel (both written and illustrated by me) since early 2022. There's about 300-400+ pages per book so far. I feel like it could be a valuable part of my …

I'm a rising sophomore, and in my freshman year I did two sports, one club, and held up really good grades. However, I didn't hold a leadership position in the club, and to be honest there were only a …

I just received my final grades for Junior year and out of my 4 A-Level (British board) Subjects I got an A (highest grade possible) in Math, Economics and English. My Computer Science grade, however, …

Hi ,

I heard that top ranked colleges prefer AP Lit over AP Psychology. I wanted get an advise.

Thanks.

Im reaching college application season and I am kind of freaking out because I feel that my application is subpar. I want to apply to the competitive universities but I'm scared my grades and ec's won …

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I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to reach out to you about an issue that I've been experiencing for the past two weeks. I'm having trouble accessing messages from colleges on your pl …

I have added in all the details pertaining to my profile here (minus a few optional boxes) yet it shows that its incomplete and my profile won't be shown to colleges. How do I fix this?

I’ve been reading up on Laguna college and design and from what I’ve seen, they don’t care about what hs classes you did good at besides any fine art related ones. Just need someone to back this up so …

I took consecutive Spanish classes until Spanish 4 from 8th grade to Junior year but I'm not planning on taking AP Spanish in my senior year. Does this still fit the requirement for Harvard and Prince …

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