Admissions Advice

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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 …

I recently took the PSAT as an 8th grader and got 1280 (640 on each section). Is this good progress for my age? Thank you in advance!

I am worried that if I post my essay it may show up as plagiarized on my apps. If the admissions office ran my essay through something like turnitin.com, it would show up as being on the site, right? …

I am applying to UNC Early Action out-of-state. I am running out of time, so I am focusing on shortening my personal statement and the second required supplement.

Would it be better for me to submit a …

I am a senior and am running out of time with my essay.

So, I'm gay and very much in the closet, but I'm marking it on my CSU and UC apps, as well as talking about it in my common app essay. The CSU and UC application asks for permission for your parents t …

I was planning to apply to Texas A&M's EA deadline, which is in two days, on Oct 15th. I just realized that I can't submit my LORs in time of that deadline, because Texas A&M requires you to wait 3-5 …

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 …