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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 …

Don't shoot the messenger! Some of you know I like to keep track of stats regarding admissions. So far this season, the colleges that have been reporting applications size have been reporting an incre …

I took regular English 9 A, but then got my schedule changed so I took Honors English 9 B. How will this look to colleges?

I've been looking at a lot of different things having to do with art college and how much money it has to pertain with art supplies. I was wondering how much should I get how should I spend it and whe …

I'm a junior in high school who currently has an unweighted GPA of 98 and a weighted GPA of 101. Additionally, I'd like to say I'm fairly involved with the school. I am a part of National Honor Societ …

Hello! I am currently a sophomore who is planning on going into Clinical Psychology. I am big on sports, as I play basketball and tennis, help coach a basketball workout for little kids on the weekend …

I want to Double Major and Minor in college but I don't know how that works, so if anyone knows, please help me!

I am a sophmore currently, and besides taking culinary and hospitality, i could use some guidance. Any tips, tricks, facts could be of assistance.

Hi, I'm a current 8th grader. I am scheduled to finish all the math courses offered at my school at about 10th grade(probably 9th). How do I enroll in college courses or such that are accepted as a ye …

Hi!

So I recently saw this on Harvards website

"There is no single academic path we expect all students to follow, but the strongest applicants take the most rigorous secondary school curricula availabl …

I am applying to top 50-75 schools. I am really bad at writing, especially college essays. I don't even know what to write about. It just seems like my life is boring and nothing interesting is there …

I've heard a lot of people talk about essay topics that are overused or are not unique. I admit that I am a little worried because it makes me feel as though I have no experiences to talk about that a …

Does anyone have advice to get in some community service or other things to make admissions stand out? I am a junior with an unweighted GPA of 3.986, but I want to spice up my admissions a little more …

I’m currently a junior in high school with a 3.8 GPA. Since I didn’t do as well as I’d like to in my sophomore year or freshmen year, and I’ve been getting all As in my junior year, is it possible to …

I've always wanted to do something within the medical field and the science world but I am a very social person and could never possibly imagine working in a lab. I discovered I want to be a pharmacis …

I have a 4.0 GPA.

I'm a junior in high school and was wondering if there are any careers similar to OBGYN that would not have me in school for so long. I'm concerned for the amount of years that I'd have to be in schoo …

I am a sophmore at Evans High School and currently looking and trying to receive scholarships.

For next year, I was given the opportunity to be the swim team manager who attends meets and helps with a lot of the small tasks for the team. Is this something that is just as good as doing that spor …

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How can I increase my chances of getting into a university after I have submitted my application.