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I will be a senior in the fall, and I've been getting a lot of mixed advice about how good my chances are at highly competitive schools. I am looking to major in business and I am a white female from …

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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 …

I'm sure this is what literally every junior ever is wondering but I'm still going to ask. Im going into my senior year of HS and want to know if there is anything I can do to make me a better applica …

I attend a very competitive public high school in michigan where a solid third of my school attends umich, another third attend michigan state, and the remaining third attend another school. UMich is …

I attend a very competitive public high school in michigan where a solid third of my school attends umich, another third attend michigan state, and the remaining third attend another school. UMich is …

Hello! I'm going to be a Junior for the 2023-24 school year, and I'm not sure what I should be doing to help prepare for my future. Most likely, due to tight finances I'd realistically begin higher e …

I am currently a student in grade 10. My grades aren't really good grade 9 I got a 91 and right now I am in the 90's range. Which for my school isn't very impressive. I have a lot of hardworking 95+ …

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I am a rising junior (senior in the fall) and have a mess of extracurriculars. I am not sure what I specifically want to major in, as my interests go from finance to international relations. Cur …

Hi! I'm an international student in grade 10, and I'd love some suggestions on how to make my extracurriculars more spike-y and developed. I got a 1550 SAT, and I have mostly 9s predicted on my GCSEs …

My question to answer for a supplemental essay is which role out of 5 in a team would you find hard?

To answer this question i am planning to approach with an example of being a leader of school counci …

Hey I’m a current junior who got a C in Honors Geo first semester sophomore year. The next semester I improved it to a B but I know a lot of colleges see a C as a red flag. My dream school is ND and I …

Hi! I’m a current junior with not the best gpa for the schools I really want to go to. My dream school is Notre Dame and I’m worried I’ll get a flat out rejection and not even waitlist or acceptance. …

I'm a junior, starting college apps this summer. I have a fair amount of ec's, currently studying for the act, which will hopefully make up for my low gpa. Right now, I have around a 3.6 uw gpa becaus …

USC deferred basically every single person who applied for early action this year. I wanted to ask if I still had any chance of being admitted or if should I look at attending another school I've alre …

Hey everyone! I’m a current junior and I know this is definitely very early to be wondering about this but I was considering applying to a lot of schools and would love to get some of my applications …

I’m writing the classic “why this uni” essay and have a unique situation. I originally connected with one of the admissions officers and had multiple in depth conversations with her, and even took an …

How is lafayette good and what are the opportunities for students who are doing the sciences such as biology and chemistry? I need something to write in my why LaFayette essay

I've written my personal statement (CommonApp essay) on my sense of belonging and desire for social justice work. In my supplementals, I'm exploring social justice themes in a different way, such as t …