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I was listening to Moriah's recorded live stream about test-optional admissions. Would you clarify her advice about when to submit a score versus when to withhold? I heard her say to submit if the AC …

Hi! I've applied to several different unis across the US as an international transfer student. I currently live in East Africa. 2 of my unis (Penn State and Rutgers) have given me offers, however the …

The college I want to go to is pretty competitive. My teacher said if I want to go to that school, I should've already started planning. How do I plan as a freshman?

I have a friend who is currently a college senior, 36 ACT, in 2 varsity sports, and other extracurriculars as well. She applied ED to madison i think and still hasn’t heard if she got in yet! We live …

I am a very hardworking student, and throughout my one and half years of high school, I have had all A's. I have a 4.6216 weighted GPA out of 4.00. My PSAT was 1220, not great, but I am taking the SAT …

I'm taking Spanish in high school, but I want to take Mandarin in college. Is it ok to take Mandarin 1 in college without any prior knowledge?

I am finalizing my course selection for senior year within these next few weeks and have been notified that my elective, Advanced Business Technology, will not be running next school year. My guidance …

I am currently a sophomore in high school and I was wondering what I can do to strengthen my resume for college, specifically in the extracurricular area. My top choice for college is the University o …

Hi!

So one of the teachers that I wanted to ask for a letter of rec may move during my senior year, would I still be able to ask her for a letter of rec?

Thanks!

I'm a dual enrollment student with homeschool (Senior) and a local community college. I've never planned on going the "traditional" route of HS -> 4-year and I still intend to utilize the guaranteed t …

Last December, I, like many, was deferred to the regular decision cycle and sent my Letter of Continued Interest with the newest updates to that date. However, since then, I have been through new situ …

Should a non-STEM student take AP Biology or AP Environmental Science?

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What can I do during the remainder of my junior year to get really strong letters of rec? How can I better connect with my teachers?

Thanks!

I'm trying to fill out my extracurricular applications on my profile, but I can't seem to accurately place JROTC as an extracurricular. I've used it to fill out my PF credits on my transcript, but I'm …

I am planning on going to business school, my reach/hard target schools are UPenn, Cornell, UMichigan, Northeastern, and Carnegie Mellon. I'm guessing the answer is no because my chances suck anyway ( …

Hi! So I'm a high school junior, and I want to attend UIUC to major in Chemical Engineering. I know that their engineering school is highly prestigious and ranked though, and I haven't taken many AP c …

If I am a junior and taking 3 APs at the same time and has alot on my plate, will it hurt my college appication if I withdraw pass from an AP class related to my major? I already took 3 APs last semes …

I'm currently enrolled as a sophomore in the IB program at my school, and I know that it's going to be very rigorous next year. By the end of this year, I will have also taken 4 APs: AP hug, AP enviro …

I am a junior in high school. I have my ACTs tomorrow but I'm scared I will fail them. I have a 2.0 GPA and I'm just exhausted. I want to give up and just not go to college. I want to be a middle scho …

Hi!

So last year I took a class with JHU's CTY and I got an A-, and I don't want universities to see the grade. Are CTY transcripts automatically sent to colleges? If so, how can I prevent that?

Thanks!