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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 …

I am really struggling with writing my college essay, I feel a though I have nothing interesting to write about, I wrote an essay and it got reviewed 3 times and they all said I didn't show my persona …

I am writing my college essay on a health issue I have and the growth from experiencing it. How do I make sure I convey the struggle to its fullest degree without sounding too much like a sob story? A …

I am currently a junior, I am involved in extracurriculars and take some AP and accelerated classes.

I currently have about a 3.77 unweighted GPA, I should be able to get up to a 3.85ish.

I am involve …

Today Questbridge accepted 5613 Match Finalists out of over 17900 applications or 31.5%. The average unweighted GPA was 3.92 and 87% of them were ranked in the top 10% of their class.

QB is a communit …

I don't literally mean last minute, however, as a Junior, it definitely feels like time is running out. I don't necessarily have time to build leadership roles in new clubs, start new extracurriculars …

I have 2 Instagram accounts based on anime that have garnered over 140k+ followers and an anime YT channel with over 10 million views. I was wondering whether or not I should include these in my activ …

I am currently filling out the CSS profile right now. There is a blank asking "How much did (parent 1) earn from work?"

I wonder if this blank will require the students to put in the after-tax inco …

My highest SAT score is a 1410 (760 Math and 650 ERW).

I'm majoring in Computer Science and Data Science for some.

Here are my college list:

NYU

UIUC

Texas A&M

UMich

Binghamton

North Carolina State

UNC C …

Deadlines for EA are in less than 2 weeks and I started only a few supplemental essays, can I reuse the same essays for other colleges?

Hi, I'm G. I want to be a surgeon, here's everything you need to know about me.

•Academics•

- Female, white

- Junior in Highschool

- 4.0 weighted, 3.5 unweighted GPA. (Working on 3.5, should be up to 3.8 …

I need to make a decision for next semester,

I am planning to take BC calc next semester but the teacher at my school is notorious for making the class very difficult, (vast majority of students get a …