Admissions Advice

I recently scored very highly on the SAT (1570). However I scored low on the essay with a 15/24. Will my score be marred by the essay or will colleges ignore it in favor of AP english grades and the a …

Is it accurate to input National Merit Scholar under extracurriculars (honor society) in the Chancing formula?

I'm from India. I have recently graduated from 9th grade, and I have started my 10th grade. I would like to know when I should start preparing for my SATs. My father advised me to start preparing afte …

Took the PSAT, got a NMS index of 218 (well above what the expected cutoff for the US is, but likely a few points too low for my home state cutoff for the official scholarship.

Typically, I have all A's with one or two B's, I am in 8th grade graduating in 2024, I want to know how to prepare early for things like the SAT and ACT and PSAT and the SAT II because I would …

I go to [Name Removed] High School in Texas and I take my SAT on the 13th of March and the ACT on the 24th. I was hoping to get an estimate on when I should get my scores to start applying for college …

I am a sophomore and interested in either Bio or Psychology major to eventually apply for a medical school. I got 1590 SAT, 790 Bio and will take Chem in June. I know official requirement for most sch …

I'm a sophomore in high school. I haven't taken the SAT, but I've taken the PSAT several times and I'm in the 91% percentile and "on-track for college". Using this site my chances for getting accepted …

My daughter attends a small public school in NYC. She took all the AP classes her school offered - which is 6 classes. 2 AP classes in Junior year and 4 AP classes in senior year. Will she be penalize …

I am not the stronger test-taker for standardized testing, but I want to do everything I can to get a score that will get me into a competitive school for med school in the future. Any tips for the te …

I'm a junior in high school and I want to apply for quite competitive colleges. Do I need to take 1 or 2 SAT Subject tests? I want to go into science but I'm not fresh on biology, chemistry, or physic …

I applied to both Barnard College and Northeastern University. If you've been accepted to either of these schools, what do you think you did to make it in? Did you have a good essay? A ton of extracur …

I have 3.3 grade in 10th and appearing for 12th standard, and an international student from India, looking for colleges that offer computer science and looking for a scholarship. I have a score of1250 …

Junior getting ready to take first ACT. Also has a job and honors and AP classes. Interested in STEM engineering.

I am a high school junior and am wondering which college tests I should take.

I know these tests cost money and I should take it this year. I’m from a single parent home and my mom doesn’t make a lot of money. I’m concerned I won’t be able to afford it, especially if I have to …

I'm a junior in high school and am tying to figure out if i have what it takes to go right into a police academy straight out of high school.

I'm a sophomore, I'm taking the ACT for the first time, and I really want to get into UNC Chapel Hill. If I get a great score this time, I won't have to take the ACT ever again, so how can I maximize …

Hey everyone! When do you think the best years to start your SATs and ACTs are? Also, can someone explain the difference between SAT and ACT and what each of them is used for? I'm a tad confused.

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I’m a junior now and I’m a bit stressed with my course load (mostly honors classes, 1 AP). I’m already not sleeping a lot and I think adding studying for the ACT to my schedule is going to be really t …