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I have a 4.0 at the moment (all A's), but I am taking a class that I am having trouble handling. If I drop the class, I will receive an N or W on my transcript, most likely an N. Will this look bad to …

For some context, I took physics sophomore year and I got a 65 because I was at the lowest point of my life at that time and dealing with a family member’s death. I want to major in chemical engineeri …

I have a very unique situation, which has made it hard to find any conclusive results with a google search, so I decided to asking to see if I could get any responses. So here we go.

I am 17 and curre …

Are there any schools that I shouldn't submit this test score to.

Hey everyone-

I'm applying to the Honors College at the University of Missouri, and one of the requirements is submitting an additional essay. One of the essay options states: "If you feel that an essa …

Got 1250 on SAT which makes me scare to send this score to Columbia University & some other I am applying to.

It's 480 E/ 770 M.

As Math score feels like pretty decent and I am applying for Computer Sc …

what can i add to my application(extracurriculars)? i'm most likely going to apply as a business major and i'm aiming for ivys, top ucs, and top 20 schools in general. im a junior and so far i'm on jv …

I want to go to UC Berkeley, and I took 8 community college classes, but I didn't get all A's on them, and now my capped GPA is a 3.87 while my fully weighted gpa is a 4.34. I don't think there's anyt …

Should I shotgun admissions and apply to all the ivys and reaches I’m ineterested in or should I juts apply to the schools I believe I can get into? How long should my list be if I have a good chunk o …

I know that colleges will recognize that my school (IGCSE curriculum) does not offer honors or AP and will evaluate my application respectively, but I want to know my realistic chancing for colleges s …

Hello! I am a high-school sophomore hoping to major in English. Currently, I am in my school's Writing Club and do Speech and Debate. On top of this, I teach children how to read as a part of my requi …

Hello, I am currently a freshman, and I am hoping to enter the pre-college of a top university this summer. If you could help me understand what I should have in terms of awards, and what it's like I …

I am a junior, so I was looking into what you need to do to apply to certain colleges. I see that there are usually two options: Common App Application and the college's application. I was wondering w …

What should I apply to and ed to

My gpa is an unweighted 3.8 and a weighted 4.15 (3.4 freshman)(3.9 sophomore) (3.96 junior) and I took 8 ap classes (4 this year) I also have a 36 act. I live in Chi …

this question has been stuck in my head

Is there a disadvantage to applying test-optional as an international student?

A college wanted to connect with me, and I accepted but I always get an error when I try to talk to the regional admissions officer. Is it because I was too late to answer, or something else?

Thanks!

Hi, I had my Princeton Alumni Interview last week and applied for Financial aid. I got a little confused on the due dates bc of Fafsa coming out in December. The financial dept said not to worry becau …

Hey guys! As a California resident applying to through the UC system, I had a quick question regarding GPA. I know they weigh GPA/ranking a little differently, but I was wondering whether they (like C …

So I got a connection from the school I was considering, the way they respond to seemed pretty cookie cut, do schools just sent this out to anybody or is it that they have some interest in me based on …