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Hello! Reposting this because I didn't get a response last time. :(

I recently retook the SAT and am awaiting my score. Until then, I am considering applying test-optional to several top schools (think …

I am interested in majoring CS at UC Berkeley or Cornell . Currently I am studying at an online school which doesn't have AP's as part of their curriculum but do offer AP's as a part time paid program …

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Hello everyone

I am reading up on advice about extra curriculars while in high school.

I am just wondering how do I put all these suggestions into consideration when I don't have these opportunities a …

Demographics: Male, South Asian, Private School, NJ

Hooks: None

Intended Major(s): CS, Music? to princeton

ACT/SAT/SAT II: 36 ACT

UW/W GPA and Rank: Very small class, so we don't do rank but I'm at least …

My dream is to get into the University of Miami, and I want to make my profile look unrejectable, is there anything I can do more as an upcoming junior. To give you insight of what I am do right now, …

I’m a sophomore who had 3 bs first semester and 3 b’s again second semester despite working really hard. When I was a freshman I had all A’s. I just can’t get chem or algebra 2 and stuff and tbh I’m r …

I am a rising Junior in high school, and recently been introduced to the concept of research and how medical schools value this greatly. I've been trying to find research programs that don't cost much …

My AP World teacher graded it and gave comments on it.

Hi! I’m a rising senior from Alabama. I’m looking at colleges to apply for come fall. I want to major in forensic/criminal psychology but there are only a few universities that have that specific majo …

I am just wondering if this has an art program that I can do because I want to learn more about art and the different ways I can use paint, color pencils, oil pastel, and other materials.

I don't want to hurt my chances of getting to a good college so I was wondering if Californian state universities take the +'s and -'s of your grades into account during the application or do they jus …

Hi! I am Chinese-American and I currently take mandarin in school. People are telling me that I made a bad decision because i already speak mandarin at home, and thus colleges will dislike the fact th …

Hello,

This summer, I’m going to a Journalism workshop at Ohio University and Space Camp at NASA’s Huntsville division.

Would these be good to put on an application or should I just leave them out?

My …

I'm going to be a senior in the fall and I was wondering how important it is to get my sat score up. I've taken the SAT twice, and first got a 1380. I am planning on applying to competitive schools, a …

I will be a senior in the fall, and I've been getting a lot of mixed advice about how good my chances are at highly competitive schools. I am looking to major in business and I am a white female from …

I’m just finishing up 9th grade, and I took my PSAT in the fall. I got a 1000 (560 in reading and writing, 440 in math). I’m feeling like this isn’t a great score, especially on the math portion, but …

Just for reference, my school doesn't offer any honor classes and I want to pursue law.

Freshmen Schedule:

- Chemistry

- Algebra 2

- Freshman English

- Global History and Geography

- Engineering

- Spanish …

I am a junior student, and I was a straight A student but I got a B in my second semester of junior year for AP calculus. My GPA is 4.019. Do I still get a chance to get admitted to a top 10 biz schoo …

Yes, I know the responses here will be biased as all hell, but that's just the way it is.

I'm a sophomore that's going into Junior year this fall, and I'm trying to be proactive when it comes to colleg …