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Campus diversity is really important in my college search. How are Penn's resources like the LGBT Center and Cultural center?

Hello! I have only recently started using the website and was shocked when the calculator claimed I had a 66-78% chance of getting into UCLA when the university has a 15% acceptance rate. I know that …

Hi i'm a student at a high school, i'm in 11th grade i have almost completed my second semester of high school. I am very concerned with my grades even though i have good grades i want better you know …

I am currently enrolled in AP Psychology outside of school since our school doesn't offer it, but our counselor said it won't go on my transcript. How do I self report grades? Does it cost money? Will …

If so, do you always have to have a roommate or are there options for singles?

For example i have a 3.5 gpa with a 1030 SAT, so can i get into any good colleges.

I’m considering not taking AP US Hist and instead switching it for AP Bio, but this would mean I’d only have 3 history classes.

I want to Major in either comp sci, or something related to biology / ch …

I'm a high school junior (class of 2022) preparing for college admissions, and I received a pretty good SAT score this September. 1560 (800 Math, 760 R&W). Most of the colleges I'm looking at are sayi …

Okay, so I wanted to go into the medical field (including EMT BLS, EMT ALS, Paramedic) but am not good at the sciences and probably won’t be, I really don’t want to courses in the medical field if I d …

So, I am a junior in NJ, and I have been wanting to move to CA for a while, and I came across Whitter College, but I can't really find any information about it. Is it a good school? Is it worth going …

How long should an academic resume be for a high school using it to apply to colleges? Also, if I had a passion/hobby since age 4 of Musical Theater and performing arts(sing/act/dance), however do not …

Just as an FYI, I would never participate in a long-term extracurricular for the soul purpose of getting into a good college. However, recently I have been completely lacking ideas for extracurricular …

From what I can tell, different schools have different vibes when it comes to academics and extracurriculars. I'm looking to go to a school that will let me balance all three things.

Im thinking of doing a cybersecurity course right now (junior) and if i get the certificate does this look really good on my application

On the addmissions calculator for a college it says i have a 5% chance but it says it is a reach what does this mean?

I was accepted into a ballet summer intensive this year. I would be going for five weeks. Ballet is one of my hobbies I have been doing for five years, so I want to show that I am committed to doing i …

I'm a junior in high school and am considering majoring in I.R. with a specialization in humanitarianism and/or sustainable business, and am trying to find related extracurricular opportunities (I've …

Would it be detrimental to my application if I took only 2 years of social sciences instead of 3 for top schools? I'm not planning on majoring on anything related to political sciences or history, and …

I am a junior currently and I have a relatively low GPA for some top tier schools because I had a very low GPA sophmore year. However, I think I have a good GPA for this year, but I am concerned that …