Admissions Advice

I have been looking at ways to prepare for the SAT and ACT (21 composite ACT, 1170 SAT) and have been seeing lists of what I should be reading (stuff like the New Yorker, the Classics, etc). Is this i …

Just wondering if superstores will help you out for most schools, and schools like the UCs and others that don't accept superstores are just outliers?

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STEM is a very, very large field and a lot of students are majoring in it. As such, I want to know what will make me stand out compared to other STEM majors.

Are they simply saying test optional to put students at ease? Admissions offices say not submitting a score will not hurt your chances but is that really true?

Hi, I am an upcoming junior this year so I am starting to look for colleges. I have a 3.95 GPA and 8 (possibly more) extracurriculars. By the end of my high school career, I should have at least 7 AP …

Do you guys recommend any books or sites a lot of people have told me when they went to SAT prep in a local college it didn’t help them I can always try some where else though. Any advice would be gre …

I am a rising high school senior and I was wondering, since so many colleges are going test-optional, if having a higher SAT/ACT score would give me any significant edge in the admissions process over …

I'm applying to colleges in the fall and just want to make sure that things like the average test scores and GPA are not out of date since they look a bit different than ones that I've seen that inclu …

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I am going into my senior year of high school. I am wondering if sending in test scores to competitive test-optional schools will help me get accepted? There are some schools going test-optional t …

Hi, I know this question is asked a lot but I want to add my perspective. I am a rising senior. I have a 3.98 unweighted GPA and by the end of my senior year will have taken 4 honors courses and 5 AP …

Since many colleges are now test optional for the next admissions cycle, I'm wondering if I should or shouldn't submit my SAT scores for applying to selective institutions (Wellesley, Middlebury, Amhe …

Hey I'm in As(grade11) just gave my A1 exams this year but the cambridge said that our As grades wont be considered so the A2 grades will be then our overall Alevels grades. I have satisfactory grades …

I've heard non-official practice tests for the SAT aren't the most realistic compared to CollegeBoard's practice tests. If I finish all 8 official tests, what material should I use?

I am considering applying to AU/GWU as an international student although my GPA/sat scores are not that close to being average. I am wondering whether these schools would consider me given my "interna …

I am an international student applying for a test optional college this year.

I am a good football player also i have a good academic grades (3.😎 unweighted

if anyone can tell me or recommend me a coll …

I am just applying to state schools, not ivys and my ACT score is a 28. I have not gotten a chance to take the SAT yet but I know it will be a lot lower based on my PSAT scores. My GPA is around a 4.3 …

With an abundance of schools going test optional for the class 2021, including Ivy schools, how will they determine who gets the scholarships? I have a 4.6 GPA and if I choose not to submit my test sc …

Columbia, Yale, Cornell, U Penn and Dartmouth test-optional.

Is this good for an international student with 4.00 (Unweighted) and have many achievements in Scientific Research?

I will apply without SAT …

I understand this question has been asked before but I'd just like to say it with my perspective. I am a rising senior and have yet to take the SAT. I have taken 3 PSATs and got 1160 freshman year, 12 …

I graduated sophomore year with a GPA of 3.75 but I got straight sevens in IB and a predicted grade of 42/42. I also got 1600 on my SAT, 800 for my Math level 2, Math level 1, Physics subjects tests, …