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Because the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions on June 29th, we recently updated our chancing algorithm so that the impact of your ethnicity is greatly reduced. As a result, your chan …

I'm trying to choose between the ACT and SAT. I am pretty good at reading comprehension and that sort of stuff. On the other hand, I'm average at math. When I took the pre-ACT without studying, I got …

In middle school, I learned Japanese for 2 years, and now that I'm in high school (Freshman) I wanted to continue learning Japanese. Unfortunately, my high school does not offer Japanese and I have no …

I am applying ED-1 to a small LAC college. I have attended a Virtual College Tour and a Virtual Info Session. I am also registered in their mailing list. Is there any other way I can demonstrate inter …

Hello! I am a rising junior and I am trying to find virtual medical internships/positions/or anything in the field of dermatology/cosmetic dermatology. Do you have any tips or recommendations? Because …

Does oxford take transcripts from kuwait ? if not how do I apply

I am currently a rising senior in high school and have only taken 2 years of JROTC in freshman and sophomore years but I want to apply to West Point. Will that affect my application? Also, if you have …

Hi, I'm writing this for those that want a better insight into the college admissions process. There are roughly 25,000 high schools and 3000 of these are private high schools. From these 28,000 scho …

1 TO 7 SCALE TO 4.0 GPA CALC?

I want to be a surgeon, so would it improve my chances if I took more than 2 science APs next year

I have a strong GPA (4.0/4.0), a very strong SAT (1560), and I would say that my extracurriculars are good. I have asked for recommendation letters from teachers who know me well and like me, and I be …

I am applying as a psychology major, do I have to choose my AP classes to be related to psychology or does it not matter ? For exemple can I take art history and business ?

So, as the title suggests, I can't decide between the two

What do you guys think or recommend?

I am questioning if taking dual-enrollment would give me a higher chance of getting accepted to the top colleges or universities. My teachers and family told me that taking the dual-enrollment program …

Hello,

I run a podcast(I'm a sophomore) and it's available on 20+ platforms, has 5000+ views, and has been viewed in over 70+ countries. I am majoring in Political Science in college, and my podcast is …

I took a few courses from MOOC websites (some of which actually have 'recommended college credit' from NCCRS or ACE Credit). The colleges I'm applying to almost certainly won't give me college credits …

I’m in the french system and my school doesn’t give me the possibility of taking APs. The equivalent would be something we only have in junior and senior year and I’m limited to 2 in junior year and 1 …

Hello again! My name is Yesh and I am back with part 3 of the BS/MD advice series. As always, I recommend that you check out our previous posts on this topic in this community page as well.

BS/MD progr …

I work construction and I don’t think that this has any correlation to anything on my application, is it still worth it to put it on or no?

Grade-11

Stream-Humanities

Country-India

I have awful social anxiety. Overall I would say I'm an A grade student. I don't have much ECs but I have a decent GPA (3.79UW), hopefully good rec letters, and work as a family responsibility. My cha …