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While taking my PSAT this year, I ended up getting quarantined (yay covid) so I was not able to complete my test. Is this important for getting into college? I plan on taking the SATs this summer or n …

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My SAT got canceled twice because of the pandemic so I've been unable to take it. Will this harm my college app in any way? Is there a way I can tell my admission officers that it got canceled twic …

I know this is mainly for undergrad but maybe someone has an idea about this since I'd imagine it's similar.

I've been looking into a specific medical school (UC Irvine) that I'd love to get into mainl …

For example, say you had two dream schools and you managed to get into both of them, how do you choose which one to stay at?

I am working on my college essay right now for the next admissions cycle, and I was thinking about trying the Collegevine essay review feature. How does collegevine prevent other people or reviewers f …

I have a major passion for cooking which is not demonstrated basically anywhere in my application. I'm a well-rounded student (national awards, major commitment to tutoring, babysitting, guitar playin …

So I actually am in cabinet for my school's Newspaper Club (Director of Publicity) and probably would become President by Senior year. However, it is kind of a 'dead club' because there isn't much act …

I graduate in 2025 and I am about to be going to 9th grade so i need to know as soon as possible

I am from India and in 12th grade . I have a deep curiosity on physics and same for management skills.

I used it to convert my GPA but it hasnt helped me at all. F this app. USELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many colleges have decided to go test optional for next year's application. Many students for class of 2025 got admitted in excellent universities however, acceptance rates for many universities decli …

I’m 13 years old I need to go to San Francisco collage

I know this isn't directly related to college admissions but it is related to high school and grades, which is related to college. What are some of your favorite and best study methods to ace finals? …

I am wrapping up my junior year with around a 3.8 or a bit higher GPA- the one thing keeping it from 4.0 is chemistry. I have a B- right now but im not sure i can get it up to an a- by the end of the …

i plan on retaking my sa so i can get a higher math score. any tips?

Basically the title. I come from a low-income family and I want to apply to scholarships as early as possible to be able to fund my education by Fall of 2022 (when I'll be a freshman). I've been resea …

I'm (HS Junior) planning to search a research opportunity this summer as it would both teach me more about the major I'm interested in (Cognitive Science, Psychology) and look good on my application. …

I am a 15 year old student (turning 16 soon) and interested in political science. I searched EVERYWHERE to find some sort of job related to that feild for someone my age. All I found was these 8 week …

Hi guys! Is it worth retaking my 1530 SAT (790 reading, 740 math)? I am planning to apply to competitive schools including possibly some Ivies so I wanted to know if it would be a good use of time to …

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Is it ok to take ACT exam even if I've already got near perfect SAT score? Will it throw a negative image (i.e. a nerd) to the admission officers? Shall I send ACT and SAT scores to different schoo …