Admissions Advice

I'm currently a rising senior and COVID-19 messed up my plans to take the SAT earlier this year and to get involved with community service over the summer.

I've played soccer on a league since I was l …

I’m a rising junior and I am planning on taking 6 IB courses in the fall. I have really good gpa and I am really involved with my extracurriculars. The question I have is that since Covid-19 has prohi …

To those of you taken the act recently (or any other standardized test) and had to weak a mask, how was it? Was the mask distracting and do you think you could have performed better without it? Any su …

I am applying to MIT as my top school for this fall and my ACT score is a 33. It is also important that I am a white male. I am aware that this is one point below their 25th percentile score of a 34. …

I am writing the SAT in October. The problem is that the next SAT Subject test date after this is only in November, after the Early Action and Decision deadlines. Should I still write the SAT Subject …

I've recently moved back to the USA. I left when I was in second grade and I repeated a year in the country I was moving to so I could learn the language so I should have finished school by now but no …

1. I need help studying and I don't know how to start can you guys help me out in how should I study and focus more?

2. What should I write my common essay about I don't know any topics to start?

I am rising sophomore and majoring in art. I do A LOT OF extra curricular and tutors but since I'm international my SAT grades are low. I have a perfect GPA but my highest score was 1220(practice tes …

Do colleges have a preference for the sat or act? Or does it make no difference whether you take the sat or act?

I am in my senior year, and plan on taking the SAT along with the essay. I am not sure how to mark it, and I am not sure if any teachers at my school will be able to. Where can I get it marked? Also, …

I am a rising senior, and because of COVID-19, I have not yet had the chance to take the ACT (and I will not be taking the SAT). Alongside not having very much time to boost my score, there are other …

I recently geard that colleges are now dropping the SAT requirements for the 2021 admissions cycle due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, I am not sure if taking the SAT will give me an advantage. Sho …

I’m a rising senior that’s starting college apps this summer. Due to the pandemic, our summer test dates keep getting canceled (which I get is the case for countless other students too). I’ve taken th …

If you have a weak spot in your app should you apply REA or just do RD for the ivy league schools

Have they changed their requirements due to COVID-19? I have taken the ACT but I haven't taken the writing portion because of all the cancelations.

I plan on taking the Math Level II and Physics SAT test. I have been struggling to find free papers and exercises. I'm trying to avoid buying the SAT II book because once I am done I would never use i …

Most schools are going test optional for applications for the class of 2021–does it look bad if you choose not to put your score on your application? For example, I got a 1320 on the SAT, and I’m not …

Which one is “easier” to take for the first time?

So I am a rising senior and have taken the SAT once and scored a 1500. My dream school is UPenn and I plan on applying ED. However, I feel that score is a little low for people of my background (asian …

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