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Hi! I was just wondering why it says I have a below 25% acceptance chance for a lot of the colleges on my list when it says I exceed the academic course load, GPA, as well as extra curricular activiti …

Im filling out a scholarship for a prestigious scholarship and my debate team was ranked very very very highly nationally last year and this year. Does that count as an honor and if so I should list i …

As I want to apply to my dream college, I need to submit my grades. But I have failed in the mid term of 11th grade, after that my school couldn't take any exams due to Corona pandemic and it's imposs …

By the time I graduate, I will have taken around 10 AP classes and around the same number of honors classes. These 20 classes do not include my electives, non honors courses, etc. I added this inform …

4.0 gpa

Hispanic male

from suburban NY

7 AP classes

Average ECs, (p/t job, Track, Food Bank, Boy Scouts, NHS)

2 leadership positions

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I received this email from Colby College (which I applied to in January) 4 days ago: "Thank you for completing your application to Colby. In light of the complexities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, …

I applied to mostly T20 schools. This dumb mistake is driving me crazy. I must have reviewed my app a dozen times and missed the instructions. Idk if it’s worse to point it out though. The most import …

I received this email from Colby College (which I applied to in January) 4 days ago: "Thank you for completing your application to Colby. In light of the complexities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, …

Hi. I'm a workaholic who isn't stressed enough and as such, I am stressed. I hate being me. I want to write some more college essays so... yeah.

I graduated from high school went to community college how do i calculate my chances for transfer?

I am an international student.I failed in one subject in 9th grade mid year exam.but in the final exam of 9th grade i got 76% marks in it. i also got 80% marks in 10th grade final exam.and i again fai …

I wrote my message to the first school I connected with which was Vanderbilt University and I assumed that I would get to write different messages for each school but when I connected with BC and anot …

Hi, I'm a rising sophomore in high school, and I live in Delaware. I am interested in the medical field and I really like doing community volunteering. Since Delaware is a really small state and becau …

I am currently a junior and a rising senior in highschool. For the entirety of my high school career, I have taken various honors and AP classes. I am also in a specialized Business program in my high …

I'm currently a freshman in high school and in 8th grade I took a language class and got below an F. I just ordered my transcript to see what it would look like, and that grade is the first one that s …

Today I sent a connection message for MIT and when I wanted to send one to the other colleges, I did not have the option and I am worried that it ends up in the other colleges as it (for obvious reaso …

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I have been listening to your live streams and reading information on your website for a few months. The presenters are passionate, knowledgeable, sincere, and supportive. I deeply a …

Hi, I am currently a sophomore in high school, and recently I have been getting in this weird circle of confusion and worries because I feel like as a sophomore I am not doing enough for what it takes …