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Because the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions on June 29th, we recently updated our chancing algorithm so that the impact of your ethnicity is greatly reduced. As a result, your chan …

Am I allowed to submit videos for the MIT slideroom portfolio? I have art and photography as well, but I also wanted to submit videography and video editing that I did for church. Do videos count as v …

I recently helped peer review my first essay. I got a 5/5 rating and the person seemed to like what I said. However, they asked for help with one final paragraph that they decided to change. Is there …

One of the schools I'm applying to has a supplemental essay about communities/groups you're in and to describe one you're in and your place in it. My immediate thought was to write about how I've move …

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Hello, guys! I'm an International Student that need some help from you. What are my chances, as an International Student, of getting accepted (USA university) with scholarship. I know there are univer …

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Overall, I'm just curious on what schools that would accept me and things I should improve for.

Sophomore

Middle Eastern, Muslim

Unweighted GPA- 3.95

Extracurriculars: Stage crew for the …

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I found that the SAT priority deadline for UF is December 1, and if sent after, that will be considered space available.

The problem is, my application is strong, but my SAT score doesn't …

I wrote the following sentence in one of my college essays and wanted to know if I sound arrogant or condescending when saying this:

"I get great satisfaction in helping peers understand math concepts …

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So I am trying to send my SAT score officially through the college board and have heard that some places want all SAT scores. However, one of my college counselors told me it was fine to submit one …

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I shifted to the United States after completing my 9th grade in India, just before COVID struck. In India, I attended martial arts classes since gr 5 but had to quit after gr 9 only due to my movin …

I got a 34 on the ACT, with a 35 in reading, english, science, and a 32 in math. I got a 1480 on the SAT, 720 reading and 760 math. I want to apply as a math/data science or chem major, but I’m not su …

Should I submit a 33 ACT score or a 1470 SAT

SAT: 1470: R: 710, M: 760 ACT: 33: M: 31, S: 34, E: 33, R: 33. I'm planning on majoring in engineering.

I'm applying to Georgetown, but I didn't realize that they would ask me to get rec letters from a math or social studies teacher when I got mine from my physics and english teachers. I'm applying in b …

Can you submit your ACT after you apply through common app? I want to include my SAT when I apply soon, but after I take the ACT, I might want to include that score too.

I am really confused and not really sure which one will have a stronger effect on my application.

I took 4 A level classes and 1 As level. The scores are:

As Levels English - b

A Levels Maths - A

A Levels …

The prompt is as follows:

"At Illinois Tech our one-of-a-kind Elevate program empowers our students with not only academic classes in exciting majors, but also guaranteed hands-on experiences and perso …

What do you think is the main reason you would get accepted into college?

Do you guys have an ROTC program

I'm putting together my CommonApp, and I'm realizing I'm not sure of the order of importance of my activities. Do colleges pay a lot of attention to the order?

I'm also wondering if I should structure …

Early Action applications for many schools are due in eleven days, and I am totally and completely stuck on what to write my personal statement on. I am applying to every school as a psychology major …