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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 …

anytime I think about college my hearts drop and I have this massive headache that whenever someone brings up college I get annoyed and irritated.

Just curious- how many of you will be making your college decisions this year partly based on the insanity going on on many campuses these days (specifically anti- Semitism and anti- Israel / pro- Ham …

i've been in orchestra for the past 4 years, but since i've come to highschool i've come to realize that my teacher is really stuck up and ruins the fun out of it. literally there's only 70 students i …

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I am an 8th grader about to enter high school. I am currently in GT (Gifted and Talented) and while that means nothing in high school, it opens up opportunities for me t …

I'm a junior currently, and I was wondering if anyone could offer ideas on what to write about for the common app essay prompt.(it can be any of the following 7) I'm working on brainstorming a list, s …

How much does going test optional hurt your chances at admissions?

Hi! I am an high school graduate from Nepal. I attended a charter school with National Board. My grades are: 3.85, 3.85, 3.49, 3.49 for four years. I took Chemistry, Physics, and Biology , Maths(B) a …

I participated in this molecular biology olympiad. I didn't won. I just participated should I put it in my college application. There are like a bunch of things I participated but didn't win. Should …

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I'm a first-gen low-income senior applying to many of my college through Questbridge Regular Decision and due to many medical issues, my father has currently been in the hospital for the …

I’m currently a sophomore hoping to go to a T20 school majoring in psychology, I have a 4.0 and a 1400 PSAT score, these are the extracurriculars I’m planning on doing/already doing but I don’t know i …

Hello, I am an international student, going to the 11th grade in 2024.

I have participated twice in an essay competition, in the first one I received 20% scholarship, and in the second a 50% scholarshi …

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I am an international student and in my country we don't have neither AP, Honors Classes nor IB…

How should I do about this?

I know they are a differentiator, but I don't have that.

How co …

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Hi, my name is Maggy and I am a junior in high school with okay grades (my unweighted is 3.8 and weighted is 4.3). I was wondering if there are any recommendations about any physics or astronomy relat …

I’m currently a sophomore in high school and I’ve always loved anything related to English. Most recently, I’ve become interested in filmmaking, specifically screenwriting. I’d love to study it in col …

If you are deferred, do you submit another resume with activities you've done after the early decision process, or is it best to submit a resume with all the previously mentioned activities, including …

Hi! My counselor hasn’t submitted their letter of recommendation yet for my Columbia app, and it is due in less than 3 days. I have tried contacting them, but it has been quite impossible since we are …

I am an international student, and I am taking (and have already finished some) free courses that some universities in my country offer, e.g., I have already taken Ethics in Organizations at X univers …

Hello everyone,

I am an international student and I am facing an issue. I am studying overseas in a management school but would like to apply to an American university. Because I am not sure I want to …

I’m currently a sophomore in high school and I have very solid academics (4.0 unweighted, 4.9 weighted) and I am currently looking for research opportunities, internships, and other extracurriculars i …