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Class of 2025 fewer spaces?

So I'm pretty nervous about the class of 2024 deferring admissions. Will that mean there will be even LESS space for people applying this November and January to colleges?

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how can I take APs outside of the school

My school offers 13 or so APs, but I can only take one for sophomore, three for junior, and three for senior year. (so total of 7). I want to take AP other than what school offers, and I want to talk …

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4 years ago
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What do I do if I don't know what to specifically write about?

So far, I haven't found the right topic for me. Nothing has helped.

I am a rising senior in a public high school. I am mainly a straight-A student with occasional Bs. I have participated in a lot of di …

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4 years ago
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Is taking online college classes helpful?

So I am thinking about taking free online classes from a top-tier school/ivy league, (going to an art major, and a current sophomore), and does it really help into your resume? of course, I am going …

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4 years ago
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What can I do to get into yygs?

Hey I am an international student.

I am planning to attend yygs next summer ie during my senior year. I want to know what type of extracurricular activities I should have and is it compulsory to have a …

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4 years ago
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Is there a chance for undocumented students to join scholarships? Are they able to apply for CA Dream Act?

Asking this question for a friend and provide this as a resource to many.

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4 years ago
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I am poor.I can't afford to got studied in a good college. If I got scholarship I learn more and more. How can I get ?

I am Sana. I am from Pakistan. I am keen interested to get education. But I am financially very weak. I almost complete matriculation. Due to coronavirus I am promoted to class 11th. From my childhood …

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4 years ago
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Factoring in ED in admission chances

Is there any way to accurately factor in the impact that applying Early Decision has on admission chances to a particular school? It's not a criteria on your chancing engine, but for some schools ED …

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4 years ago
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Should I put Girls State on my college apps even though it was cancelled due to COVID-19, so I was unable to attend?

Rising senior - I know that it is a great/competitive program, but I don't know if I should put it on my apps since I didn't actually get to go and have the experience. Also, where should I put it on …

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Are everyone extra-curricular on "hold", due to the coronavirus pandemic?

Just wondering so I can know if I need to do extra-curricular because so far I can't seem to find any.

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4 years ago
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Will earning an Associate Degree in High School help or hurt my application to competitive Colleges?

Background: I am a 10th grader in a public high school beginning to take Dual Enrollment classes at my local Community College toward the end of earning an A.S. in Computer Science. I am pretty intere …

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4 years ago
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Last ACT test date for 2021 apps?

Hi,

I am applying this fall, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, both my test dates were canceled. Since one of the schools I'm applying to strongly recommends ACT, I had signed up for it. However, …

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4 years ago
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The college I want to apply has an optional supplemental essay. What is it supposed to be about?

The college I want to apply to has an optional supplemental essay, but I have no idea what to write. Is the essay supposed to be about me or my passions, or struggles? Should I even write it if the ap …

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4 years ago
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What are the available scholarships for international students?

Right now I am looking for scholarships on the internet and every time I think I hit jackpot, there is always some kind of clause e.g. I have to live in the US, I have to be 18years old, Scholarship i …

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4 years ago
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How important is it to read to prepare for the SAT?

I have been looking at ways to prepare for the SAT and ACT (21 composite ACT, 1170 SAT) and have been seeing lists of what I should be reading (stuff like the New Yorker, the Classics, etc). Is this i …

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4 years ago
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When should I start filling the Common app?

I'm rising senior. I will apply to colleges this year so I wanted to know when I could start filling out the Common App info like ECs, Honours, and also check for Supplemental essays. I created my com …

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4 years ago
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Hey, please how do I ask a question privately?

Is there an email address or something? Or maybe a different section?

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4 years ago
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How heavy do colleges consider extra curriculars?

My SAT & ACT score isn't the highest, and my GPA isn't that high either. My SAT & ACT scores, as well as GPA is very mediocre, as a matter of fact, it's slightly above average. But I take IB level cou …

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How heavily do colleges consider IB/AP level classes in regards to admissions?

My SAT & ACT score isn't the highest, and my GPA isn't that high either. My SAT & ACT scores, as well as GPA is very mediocre, as a matter of fact, it's slightly above average. But I take IB level cou …

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4 years ago
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Do a majority of schools accept superscores, or is it the other way around?

Just wondering if superstores will help you out for most schools, and schools like the UCs and others that don't accept superstores are just outliers?

Thank you!!

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