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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 …

My dream school right now is Wake Forest

The Chancing Simulator gives me a 47% of acceptance

Can somebody confirm if this sounds accurate?

My GPA is below their average but every other aspect of my appli …

Hi, as a Nigerian student, will my total GPA be calculated with my high school transcripts alone or my WAEC result will be included in the calculations .

As a Junior who's applying to colleges in a few months, I've been struggling on figuring out what would be a good topic for my essays. I can confidently say the rest of my application is pretty good ( …

The Chancing Simulator on here is amazing, I love it!! However, I know there must be some shortcomings to its accuracy. Currently, I have my SATs in as 1500 (projected, i haven't taken SAT yet), 10 ex …

I'm currently a freshman in high school and summer is right around the corner. I only have 1 month of school left. I want to be more productive over the summer and I was wondering if anyone has any ex …

Ofc I know that it matters, but I am a junior in highschool and worried my gpa is low, does it really matter?

I’m currently a freshman in HS and I have a good GPA and projected course load, and I’m focusing on sciences and maths. I’d really love to major in criminology, but literally almost none of the school …

I’m a freshman interested in biomedical sciences, medicine, research, humanitarianism, writing, art and computer science. I believe this is too much of a range, so what contrast profile should I focus …

Ok, so I think I have a good topic for my college essay but I need some opinions because I am having second thoughts.

So, to start off, I am famous online for playing video games. Over the past 2 years …

I am a junior attending Marist High School in Atlanta Georgia. I was wondering how extensively college admission offices look at grade trends. My average GPA is 3.53 but this does not truly reflect my …

I have had all As pretty much my entire school career. There is the potential I will end up with a C in my current math class, an "advanced class" (above honors, below AP). I am a sophomore and I am w …

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It is my all time dream to do 2 years in state (particularly a major for flipping houses and mortgage), then at least 4-8 more years for sciences and law. My all time dream isn’t that specific …

When is everyone applying for scholarships and how many scholarships are you applying for? Also, is it too early if I start applying this year as a freshman? Thanks!

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Hi everyone! I am currently a junior and have a unique-ish school situation. Long story short, my school wasn’t compliant or helpful at all when I couldn’t physically attend school due to medical reas …

I am a high-school student whose school offers a Early College High School program. In a few semesters I will graduate with an associates degree in Liberal Arts from a local college. However, this sch …

I am currently a sophomore and am taking all advanced classes, only core classes, but I have been struggling in my chem class all year. I currently have a C but that is counted as a B on my weighted G …

I have plenty of extra curriculars and interest outside of school. I am not sure if IB is going to help me in the direct that I would like to go. I see many DP kids get rejected from schools they shou …

Hello. I am currently a junior and I am narrowing down my college list but my parents are telling me to go to community college for one or two years to get general ed classes out of the way and save m …

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I was wondering how colleges look at IB classes vs. regular classes. Is a B in an IB class equivalent to an A in a regular class? Or how do colleges feel if you have a B, but it's in an IB level …