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Because the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions on June 29th, we recently updated our chancing algorithm so that the impact of your ethnicity is greatly reduced. As a result, your chan …

In my two previous years of high school, I haven't made much of an effort to add extracurriculars under my belt for my college resume (I know, pretty stupid) and was wondering what extracurriculars co …

I'm filling out the activities section on the common app and I'm wondering how I should mark my participation in sports which at the moment appear unlikely to have a season. Should I mark that I parti …

I recently took the SATs and I want to use that updated score to calculate my chances instead of the previous predicted score I put in. I changed my score on my profile but when I go to "calculate you …

I was wondering what the ideal set of extracurriculars would be for elite colleges; mostly a question of how diverse they should be. We are assuming that someone has perfect or near perfect SAT/ACT sc …

I joined an organization that I became the Executive Director of in June 2020, and I became a web developer for an activist group a few weeks ago. These are all activities that are long-term commitmen …

I’m currently a senior at my highschool and I graduate in may. I’ve wanted to apply for colleges abroad because of their educational system compared to the US.

I go to a selective dual-enrollment high school/early college. All classes in junior/senior year are college classes, and I will graduate with a Associate's degree and a HS diploma. For the "chancing" …

Which extracurricular weights more to IVY admission: national FBLA or National ranked athlete?

I'm still working on finalizing my college list, but I'm simultaneously having my teacher evaluations done. On the Common App, if I have teachers who have already submitted a recommendation for one sc …

How can I submit my essay for review to Elias in today's session as there's no link available in the description ?

I am barely a sophomore and I want to be part of a good club or have good extracurricular. I am interested in STEM and want to be a civil engineer.

I am a junior and I missed the deadline to sign up for the NMSQT. I want to go to a large public university, so I need to be competitive. Are colleges going to see that I chose not to take it, and tak …

Do Ivy League schools care if I am getting several A minuses (vs. A’s) in AP or honors classes?

I'm a part of an upper-middle-class family, and I was wondering if admissions officers, especially those for t20 schools, hold students like me to a higher standard. Do they expect a higher GPA and sa …

I'm currently a sophomore, and I have one B on my transcript, the rest A's. I'm struggling with online classes, and I'm wondering how many B's is too many for t20 schools. I also don't have any extern …

I'm a sophomore currently, and I have a writing "peak". I'm currently creating a podcast, writing a children's book with a friend, putting together a poetry chapbook to send to publishers, and doing a …

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I've been lucky enough to take 3 SAT's in September. I was wondering how I know which colleges require that I submit ALL SAT's. Is this just a recommendation, or do will they track me down and h …

Hello, I'm a junior who will be applying to colleges soon. I want to major in computer science but I'm really worried. This year, I'm taking AP US History, AP Spanish, Algebra 2H, English H, and Anato …

So, I recently got my SAT scores back. 1st test: 1410 (750M, 660RW), 2nd test: 1450 (730M, 720RW), Superscore: 1470 (750M, 720RW). This is hovering around the C/O '24 middle 50% for Cornell and other …

We may need to relocate this summer from New England to Texas. Our daughter will be a junior next school year. She currently is a strong student (mostly honors classes with mostly As) and has numerous …