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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 …

I'm just wondering, do colleges really care about the hundredth digit of your GPA? For example, would there be a discrepancy between someone with a 3.91 and similar ECs and test scores as someone else …

Hello! I'm a rising junior and I'm generally looking for some advice to make this summer a very productive one. I plan on majoring in something within the art/design/visual field. My grades are very g …

I write as a hobby and I would like to continue this in college. What are some prestigious (or just fun) writing competitions? Thank you.

Incoming sophomore here. I wanna narrow down my ecs. My interests are biochemistry, computer science, humanitarianism, and creative writing/prose. Any suggestions for strengthening my ecs and narrowin …

Hi, I am going into senior year this fall and I am being stressed on how to prepare for college/senior year as a whole. Is there anything I can do to prepare and get ready before senior year this summ …

Hi! I'm kind of stuck on what extracurriculars I could do. Right now I'm divided between computer science and psych, so I want to pursue some CS/psych ECs. Besides building an app or starting/joining …

Hello Everybody! The aforementioned certificate is achieved only after passing a test, after around 100s hours of self study. My question is whether or not this is an impressive achievment (e.g above …

I'm assuming most colleges will need the common app essay but I see people mentioning supplemental essays, are those specific to each school?

Are there any predictions about the upcoming 2022-2023 college admissions cycle? I was wondering if this cycle will be any easier or harder after seeing the tough decisions from this previous year.

Hello everyone, I just finished my freshman year. This summer, I plan to begin studying AP European History and AP Macroeconomics. These are courses that are not offered at my school. Since this is th …

I’m a rising senior from Mississippi.

I am going to be a Junior in about 2 months and I was wondering if my overall unweighted GPA till then was a 3.78, and an SAT score of 1400, would I have a good chance of getting into NC state as an i …

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I'm currently a Junior about to go into my senior year, my unweighted GPA is a bit lower than where I want it due to a class or two over my sophomore year. This was the main pandemic year where …

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I'm going into my sophomore year and I'm starting to explore colleges with my preferred major in mind. I am looking to study Nuclear Engineering. The USNA is definitely my top choice but being an …

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I'm getting a little confused looking at all kinds of advice columns for certain schools recommending (or in some cases requiring) SAT subject tests. However, in a somewhat recent move (2020 may …

Hi! I'm an incoming sophomore and am currently in great academic standing. I have a 4.0 GPA and am taking the most challenging classes my school offers. I need some advice on how to build my extracurr …

Due to the pandemic, I homeschooled from 7 to 9th grade. Now I'm going into 10th. I'm doing college tours and researching, But I'm worried that my history of homeschooling will make me undesirable to …

I have a question regarding the degrees offered at colleges. I am going to attend a community college for the next 2 years soon (I just graduated from high school), and I plan on majoring in psycholog …

Grade 9

Hey. I'm extremely worried about this.

My freshman year semester one I received straight A’s except for a C in an advanced math class. Then, I received two b’s and the rest A-. I have a 3.6UW and a 3. …