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I am applying for TASS for the summer of 2022 and this year TASP have been cancelled and there will only be TASS both for sophomores and juniors. Will this new TASS be regarded as highly as TASP durin …

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I'm an international student and I want to try taking a gap year before applying to universities. Will it affect my application in the future or are there any disadvantages of it?

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i have some questions about the sat essay and TOEFL essay and university essays

can I choose an essay by my own self to write it on my sat and TOEFL and other examination? or I have to write a differe …

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Recently my SAT scores came out and I got a 1430. I gave the SAT a few days before my exams and that too in my senior year of high school, making it difficult for me to score a high grade. I have a …

The AP Literature class at my school is really hard and I doubt my ability to succeed there. As an alternative, I have been looking into doing an English course at a college. I feel that a Community c …

Can I resubmit an application after getting rejected from Early Decision?

Do I waive my right to view recommendations?

In addition to the one counselor and 2 teacher letters of recommendation, I have 3 supplemental letters of rec that I have asked for. Obviously I won't be sending 3 additional letters of rec to every …

Hey yall! I was recently picked as both a Coca-Cola Scholarship Semifinalist and a Gates Scholarship Semifinalist. Should I include these in my honors/awards section on common app?

BARNARD COLLEGE -ED 29% (435/1501) vs Class of 2025 ED 24% (292/1221 applied) 3 Questbridge

BOSTON COLLEGE - ED 27% (800/2940) vs Class of 2025 ED 39% (1280/3248) 75 Questbridge

BROWN UNIVERSITY - ED 14 …

Hi!Today I have got Harvard University admission decision.I got deffered from Harvard University.What should I do now?Can somebody please tell me?I have applied as a test optional.I become hopeless😔

I did one of the worst mistakes ever by accidentally sending my low SAT score to NYU after i applied test-optional on the common app application. I stated in the application that i didn’t want to subm …

It's my top choice and I really wanna attend it. What do you think will help my chances?

My son graduated from high school a while ago, he took a year of community college and then switched to a university in a business program. At that point he realized he didn't like the program and dec …

I have one dual enrollment course I have completed and I want to include it when sending my materials to colleges. Should I have it combined with my high school transcript, that way it's fewer papers …

I am currently a Junior right who applied for a foreign exchange program last year (sophomore) with the promised results of going my junior year. My family and I were super excited that I got accepted …

I have about 5-26% chances for the reach schools, what's a good percentage to aim for in terms of admission chances for reach schools?

I will graduate from high school in 2022. The only way you can get into my school's honors college is by invitation, and I got an invitation to join. I already plan on attending the school so I might …

While everything in my profile aligns with both colleges’ requirements except for my sat score (1280) I am hearing of mixed reviews about going test-optional. I’m applying EDII for Vassar and am wonde …

I am a first-year undergrad here, so it’s not viable that I post anything advice-seeking in these Q&A forums, but I do wish to find another community like CollegeVine oriented to applying to grad scho …