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The first time I took the ACT I got a 34: 35 English, 31 Math, 36 Reading, and 35 Science

The second time I took the ACT I did worse with a 33: 34 English, 33 Math, 32 Reading, and 34 Science.

My supers …

Hi! I'm an international student in grade 10, and I'd love some suggestions on how to make my extracurriculars more spike-y and developed. I got a 1550 SAT, and I have mostly 9s predicted on my GCSEs …

If you take ap/honor classes, clubs, but managed to get a d (but made up those credits) what are the chances? what if you are a legacy baby

If I attend Columbia College Chicago, what will the Music Theory and Composition major entail? This question includes: Specifically what will I be learning? What happens to me in this major if I have …

Hey, I'm a sophomore in high school currently, and I was wondering what some good safety colleges would be. I have a ton of reach and a few targets, but no safeties. For reference, I have a 4.0 unweig …

Should I take Duel Enrollment Statistics or should I take a 2nd internship period (I am already taking one block next spring)? I am also already taking year long AP AB Calculus. I intend on being a bu …

This cycle NYU received 120,000 applications for 9600 acceptances. Last year they received 105,000 applications for 12805 acceptances. This further supports my theory that more and more T50 schools ar …

VANDERBILT's implied acceptance rate for the Class of 2027 is 5.61% a historical low !!!

Today Vandy announced a 4.2% RD acceptance rate based on 41501 applicants and 1763 admissions. If you add the ED …

During this cycle more and more high-achieving students applied to Top Liberal arts colleges like Colby pushing the applications from 16891 to 17800 and lowering the admit rate from 7.45% to 6.42%. If …

PRE IVY DAY, BROWN pre-announces a 5.09% acceptance rate vs. 5.03% last year !!!!

On a conf. call or internal memo, the Brown Dean Logan Powell announced that he would add 1730 RD admissions to the alr …

As a junior, there isn't much time left to do show leadership or join any new competition clubs, but there is summer still. I was thinking of doing some type of internship, freelance, or work at start …

I'm a sophomore currently living in Canada and my dream school(UNC chapel Hill) is in the US. So i was wondering how exactly am I going apply there.

I'm taking 5 AP classes( all cores plus math 20-1 AP …

I'm currently a sophomore and was wondering if I should make a college board account with my school email or my personal.

hey!!! for context, I am a current sophomore hoping to pursue compsci. I honestly do really love it, and often feel like I don’t do enough to prove that. Currently, all I have done is make a create-yo …

I have a 3.95 currently, and am taking 5 APs (I plan to take 6 in Junior year.) In terms of extracurriculars, I do research outside and will have a research paper published in the fall (as well as a p …

Right now, I'm halfway through my second year in college at a local university. I'm thinking of applying abroad for a bachelor's degree. Should I wait till I get my bachelor's at my university and the …

I'm asking because the application process on common-app, relatively speaking, is lengthy compared to other independent website applications. Especially the teachers' recommendation part is particular …

Does anyone have any experience with Crimson Education for college admission counseling? How was your experience? Was it worth the fee?

In general, are paid college counseling companies worth the fee …

If I did not report one of my AP scores on my application and I have to submit my official AP scores, do I still have time to cancel or withhold the AP score?

My son is a senior Brazilian student. In Brazilian school don’t have AP courses or Honors. The high school in Brazil have 16 mandatory courses same for all students . He is going to second Summer Pro …