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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 …

Hello, I’m currently in my sophomore year of high school near the Atlanta area, and I’ve been struggling to find good extracurricular activities near me. I would like to major in Journalism and I woul …

Can a high GPA compensate for a low SAT score at schools that require a SAT score like Tennesee for example.

Hi, I’m currently a sophomore in high school. I’m pretty set on becoming a tax lawyer, and I was wondering if I could do anything now or in the near future to make my application better. Currently, I’ …

Hi everyone! I am a junior in high school and want to major in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience. I have a 4.4 weighted GPA(on a 5.3 weighted scale) and am wondering if anyone has any advice/knowl …

Hi! I'm a high school freshman. I am interested in the medicine field and I want to go to any highly ranked and prestigious college for Pre-Med. I have a 4.0 UW/5.0 Weighted GPA and I am taking 1 AP a …

I've been struggling with this for the past couple of months. Up until this point, I have always assumed I was going into engineering. My course load in high school was always lots of math and science …

I'm an 8th grader and I have been planning on working towards getting into Harvard. I am a straight-A student and do Drama Club and Band so I have some extracurriculars. What kind of programs and AP c …

I am a current freshman who took the PSAT earlier this year. I got a score of 1440 (750 math, 690 language/reading). Do you have any idea about what my predicted SAT score will be and if that will be …

Currently, I am a freshman in high school. I am going through the College Credit Plus program (if you're not familiar with it, CCP is a program where you can earn college and high school credits while …

I have decided to take my own language learning seriously after about two years of coasting. I am currently studying Russian and am looking into taking up Spanish. I am mainly studying on my own, with …

I'm a Black, Muslim upper middle-class student from Richmond, TX and I got into both UT and Yale University. However, I don't really know where to go. Obviously, the first choice is Yale University; t …

Hi! I'm a junior in high school and my current GPA is a 3.4 (weighted), and I have no idea what it is unweighted because our school has no way for us to check (and frankly Im scared to find out), this …

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Hello, I am a gap year student from Singapore. I am interested in moving to USA and I am going to apply to universities here this year. I am an American permanent resident. Is there any internship opp …

Hi! I'm a rising senior who plans on applying to a number of top ranked schools, but isn't so confident in their GPA. Currently, I'm sitting at a 3.7 UW and 4.0 W. I know this isn't terrible, but it's …

I am 1 week away from my ACT. I got a 28 composite on my practice test with a 36 on the reading section and weaker in math science and english. What should I focus on and study before my exam next wee …

my school gpa is 2.9 - 3.0

I’m a freshman and these are my plans for AP Classes in my next years, a lot of them I am forced to take as an upperclassmen and for next year I can add maybe 1 course because a lot of courses are sti …

Do my sub section scores matter? I scored a 31 composite score however I only got a 26 on math will that negatively impact my chances?

As an upcoming sophomore, I am beginning to think of colleges I would love to attend. The University of Texas is one of my dream schools but I am worried about not standing out since they get so many …