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Heyy I have pretty good stats, GPA, and ranking. the thing is, my spike/theme and intended major is pretty "unpopular". I am thinking abt applying as a religious study major (not theology) and I'm not …

I am in 10th grade and I don't know when I should start preparing

Hi! I am not from the US but i am planning on going to college there. My sister is studying in South Carolina and I am planning on doing the same, although she is way more intelligent than me. Having …

I got nominated to join a law summer program. But it cost 2,500 dollars to attend. Worth it or not? If I chose not to do it, can I still consider it an award? I am interested in majoring in political …

Hello, I'm currently in 8th grade and I'm totally lost, well, more like I'm not sure where to start, so for anyone reading this, I'll give you a quick summary: I want to get a full-tuition scholarship …

I'm interested in studying psychology to become a psychiatrist but am unsure of where it is better at.

I am a current junior and my school mainly offers AICE (Advanced International Cambridge Education) credits throughout high school. They are at the same level as AP/IB. You have to get 7 of these cred …

If I plan on going to a Marketing/Communications/Economics field, should I take AP Stats or AP Calc AB (and NOT BC), we can only take 1 math course a year, so my draft schedule for math would be ~

9th …

Do I need to take AP Stats in college? Is it a course that is required at colleges to graduate? If so, I will take it in high school by doubling up on math classes.

Our school offers both AP lang (11t …

Do act still do section testing? If so how do I take it?

My name is Marjan I study in grade 9 I'm from Pakistan karachi...

How many letters of recommendation is too many for an application?

I want to major in economics and get a minor in political science. what kind of jobs can I get with those?

When I apply for colleges do I need to get a letter of recommendation from a different person for each college? Or would it be okay to ask a teacher for a letter of recommendation for two or three co …

There was a possibility for my parents to obtain a green card in the US. Every process was complete and we were waiting for the embassy to call us for an interview. But COVID-19 hit and the offices ha …

I waited to get application link but i seems like there are not around

I am a rising senior from India. I have a 4.0, and I am in the top 1% of my class of 450 (approx.). But I'm sooo worried about my ECs and at this point, I think it's no use applying to the Ivies. I h …

Hi! I'm taking my ap exams in less than a month and I'm worried I'm not gonna do well. Do college admissions care if you didn't do too well on the ap tests if it's what your majoring in?

I passed my first junior year semester with a grade average of 81. This compared to grade average of 88 and 93 for freshman and sophomore year was much lower, and it made my 3.5-3.7 GPA drop to a 3.3. …

Sorry guys, I am an international student. I logged into the common app and found no option for Fall 2022 and all the deadlines are still in terms of 2020, so I was thoroughly confused. Did I do somet …