Admissions Advice

Hi Staff,

If I write the SAT in OCT ( because I have not studied enough for Aug 26th) , would I get the score in time if in case I want to apply for early action ? Nov 1.

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I took the ACT back in April of 2023, I got a score of 23 with my lowest scores being 18 in Math and 21 in English. I have already applied to a few colleges that have reached out to me and offered me …

Do I need to wait 1 year to be admitted to an in-state or public college after getting my Green Card?

I'm a transfer student in the USA. I completed my HSC(High School Examination) in 2021 from Banglad …

I scored a 1410 on my first SAT and a 1490 on my second. I am wondering whether it would be beneficial to report both scores for the purpose of showing growth, or if that would do more harm than good.

For example, if someone took the ACT three times and got a 33, 34, and 34, but the superscore composite is 35, do they report the 35 as the highest composite? The questions that follow ask for the hi …

Hi! So I'm a rising senior and I recently got my SAT scores back and they weren't as good as expected. I got a 1050 and I was really disappointed in my scores so I was thinking of retaking it but I wo …

I am an upcoming sophmore in high school and I'm a pretty average student, I want to know how to become a better student that can impress colleges more. I already do dance as an extracurricular, but I …

I have taken the SAT and have received average/below average scores (1270 range). I really want/need a 1400+ to be a competitive applicant at certain schools. My English score was 700, but my math sco …

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I am an international who recently graduated and wants to enroll in an American university next year. I learned about the admission process and particularly about the importance of AP cla …

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I want to retake the SAT, but how does this work? Do colleges ask you for all your scores or only your highest one? Also, I've heard about superscore but I don't really know what that is.

As we know that the UCs have completely stopped taking SAT scores and many other universities have become test optional.

Amidst this, I am planning to apply to the University of Pennsylvania so would I …

Hello! Reposting this because I didn't get a response last time. :(

I recently retook the SAT and am awaiting my score. Until then, I am considering applying test-optional to several top schools (think …

I'm going to be a senior in the fall and I was wondering how important it is to get my sat score up. I've taken the SAT twice, and first got a 1380. I am planning on applying to competitive schools, a …

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I recently retook the SAT and am awaiting my score. Until then, I am considering applying test-optional to several top schools (think Ivies) but using my April SAT score to schools that are not …

Does going test-optional impact my chances of getting into my major? I'm a little worried because my score is really low for my ACT but I really want to go to Applied Math at UW Seattle. My brother sa …

Before I took the SAT, I decided to choose colleges to send my score to because my teacher said that it will show that I'm interested in attending there. I got my results back and it was lower than wh …

If I'm planning on transferring colleges at the end of my freshman year of college and entering a new school in fall of 2024. In high school I did not do the best, and I know that since I'm transferri …

The main advice I’ve heard states that you shouldn’t submit SAT results if they are below the 25th percentile. Not sure where to check this?

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I got my state test back and it estimates I should have a 24 ACT score if I were to take it now. I'm a rising freshman so what should my ACT score be if I take it Spring of Junior year (2026)