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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 am from India , SAT and ACT exams are not easy to apply for . Also the cost is way beyond what I can afford . However , I will be giving some very important exams such as JEE , CET and other privat …

Hi all! Hope everyone reading this doing well. I had a question regarding SAT prep. I'm currently a junior in high school and I'm a late bloomer in terms of starting the SAT. I found a seven week Prin …

I'm a chemE major who just got into CMU, UCLA, and GaTech. I'm in-state for UCLA, which means it's a lot cheaper, but GaTech and CMU have better engineering programs. Cost is not a huge factor for me, …

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Hello! I am a junior and nervous about getting into college, especially my major of choice. I have a 3.6 GPA, taking 7 IB courses (3 HL & 4 SL) and 1 elective. I have a 1260 SAT and I am interested in …

I have been thinking about this all year.

Due to family circumstances, I have the option to do my sophomore year (and the rest of my high school career) in the same small-town school I’ve attended my …

My school started scheduling for next year and I’ve put together a list of the classes I want to take. I’ve gotten enough teacher references to take them and the school approves, but I’m wondering if …

Hey everyone, I wanted to talk to an Ivy alumni (preferably Harvard or Yale) and I wanted to ask about some stuff from admissions to switching majors if admitted, it would be a very big help!

I'm from Bangladesh where we follows the national curriculum called NCTB. NCTB equivalents of the curriculums listed will barely be accurate as the NCTB curriculum is just... weird. Now, how do I use …

I'm from Bangladesh where we follows the national curriculum called NCTB. NCTB equivalents of the curriculums listed will barely be accurate as the NCTB curriculum is just... weird. Now, how do I use …

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this is kinda a stupid question but if anyone has any recommendations on free career/major quizzes or has a story about picking their major/career or smtg that would be insanely helpful. i’m kinda …

By the start of the IB-DP I was planning to become a computational economist/econometrist. Although, recently my interests have shifted from economics to science, particularly - neuroscience. My curre …

Hello! I am currently the student advisor in one club, go to three other clubs, have over 100 volunteer hours, speak as a panelist at conventions once a year, and work. I want to get into nursing scho …

My high school offers multiple AP courses for sophomores. I’m a freshman at the moment and finalizing my course choices- I was thinking of taking AP Seminar as well as AP Biology, but if I take AP Bio …

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Are there any awards that International students can apply to? The only weak point of my application is that I do not have any international-level awards. I have 3 awards that I got in my school fo …

I have run 100 miles every week for almost a year now and was wondering if this would make for a good college essay.

I used to get injured a lot because I was malnourished but once I got that sorted I …

Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

"Still waiting for a big smile out of you, you're up 2-0… what's …

So I’m wondering do I have to follow the prompt they have for College essays? I wrote one that I like but I don’t know if it fits some that I see,

Best paid course for AP World History exam prep?

Hey!! DECA, FBLA and JA are all unavailable in India. I have been trying to get my own started but I'd also love to be able to join something that already exists! Is there any sort of club/competition …