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I've always worried about colleges and applications considering that i'm not the best at writing essays or articulating my thoughts werbally, so is there any good mental prep for college applications?

What GPA do I enter if I've taken only GCSE and A levels exams? I want the most accurate chancing as 3 subjects are standard for A levels but would be considered low for regular AP/IB classes.

I'm a high school junior and my current grades aren't that good to get me in to Columbia University or any Ivy League school, even though my SAT and ACT scores are pretty high (1560 and 34) my GPA isn …

Can you still submit act scores after you apply to a university? Can you also take the act after you apply and submit those scores if they come in after the deadline?

I was updating my profile and was wondering if I should add my "Pre-Ap" courses under the "project Honors classes" column. I was confused because when I contacted my councilor, she informed me that at …

I am applying to Columbia but I wanted to know if there has ever been anyone you know or if you yourself have gotten into Columbia without submitting an SAT... I know people have gotten in with like l …

My school's curriculum is fairly regular. I have no opportunity to take any advanced classes. I've challenged myself with online courses from colleges (Not accredited). How could I express my situatio …

This year Amherst College admitted 186 ED applicants out of 734 applications for an acceptance rate of 25.3%. While both the admit pool and overall applications are lower than last year the acceptance …

I've been writing my response like a narrative-type Common App essay, but I just looked up "biographical sketch" and it seems like it might describe more formal writing (like listing my accomplishment …

This cycle UGA received 26001 applications and admitted 8253 for an EA acceptance rate of 31.7%. This is significantly more than last year when they received 21537 applications and admitted 8917 for a …

Hi, just popping in, taking a break to share some acceptance results during my finals weeks at Columbia.

Today Williams announced their Class of 2027 ED acceptance rates. 943 applied and 255 were admit …

Hi guys!

This is my first time posting here, so I'm a bit nervous!

Anyway, I'm a freshman currently, and I need some advice about coursework.

This is a bit hard to explain, but basically my school offers …

I was wondering if you were able to combine 2 sports into one activity slot on the Common App. I'm currently at the max activities, but I want to squeeze in one more extracurricular by combing Tennis …

Hi there! I'm a high school freshman at a small, independent school. I take four honors classes, have a 4.0 GPA, and have won several local and national writing and history awards previously. I also a …

I recently noticed my chances got lowered by 20% when I added my intended major in my profile, the major I added was Computer Science and the school I lost 20% admission chance was Stony Brook Univers …

Hello, I am applying to colleges on the CommonApp and I recently started my essay. My essay includes talking about how another college sent me an email about joining a stock market challenge hosted by …

I was really interested in Brandeis University, as many of my cousins who were interested in journalism as well as share my Jewish heritage really enjoyed their experiences there. When I was filling o …

Specifically, what do you say? My dream school just connected with me, but I don't really have any admission-related questions. If you're reading this I hope you have a good day :)

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I'm planning to take AP Research next year and I want to get it published... does anyone know any good (or at least mediocre) journals/publishers who are willing to publish a high schooler's research?