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Do I have a good chance of getting into my top university if I decide to opt out of the SAT or Act?

I’m a rising junior and I am planning on taking 6 IB courses in the fall. I have really good gpa and I am really involved with my extracurriculars. The question I have is that since Covid-19 has prohi …

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Is taking 4 out of the 6 AP classes offered at my school good?

I’m currently a rising junior and my high school only offers AP classes to juniors and seniors. I’m worried that by the time I apply to colleges, I will not have taken enough AP classes to be consider …

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Question about whether my topic for common app essay topic is a cliche or not

I am a senior and starting the college application essays, I am thinking about writing an essay about how my perception of friendship changed during the summer I visited my home country for the first …

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I need help with my college essay, can someone help me?

I’m a senior and applying for college I have my essay prompt and am struggling to write. Would love some help. The prompt it’s what changeless have you overcome that have helped you grow as a person i …

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Taking tests with a mask?

To those of you taken the act recently (or any other standardized test) and had to weak a mask, how was it? Was the mask distracting and do you think you could have performed better without it? Any su …

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Is writing about being an Asian-American a bad thing for college applications?

I’ve done some research into affirmative action for colleges, but the case with Asian-Americans is particularly taboo. A lot of different sources say a lot of different things. Some places tell me not …

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College classes for credit

How do we describe college classes that he has taken for full credit concurrently during high school? AP is not offered at his high school but he has 30 college credits.

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Should I submit my test score if I am just below the 25th percentile, or go test optional?

I am applying to MIT as my top school for this fall and my ACT score is a 33. It is also important that I am a white male. I am aware that this is one point below their 25th percentile score of a 34. …

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On applications (common, apply texas, my coalition) should you put activities, honors by date or by importance or type?

As I enter my activities, honors, awards, should I enter by date or by importance. If by date, most recent first? If by importance, Should I keep all national organizations together, then state, then …

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Should I still write the SAT Subject tests?

I am writing the SAT in October. The problem is that the next SAT Subject test date after this is only in November, after the Early Action and Decision deadlines. Should I still write the SAT Subject …

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I have a GED and an Associate’s degree and haven’t taken the SAT/ACT, can I still use this website,

I’m technically a sophomore in college and am 29 years old, so I want to earn a combined BS/MD so I can start working in my field of study ASAP. Many of the sites like these are catered to high school …

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Am I only good because of my demographics?

Hi, this is my first time posting a question here so I hope everything is alright. MIT is my dream school and I was elated to see that I had a 65-69% chance of acceptance. I referred this website to o …

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Does taking guitar lessons count as an extracurricular activity?

I plan to take guitar lessons throughout high school, and will probably major in music when I get to college. Do guitar lessons count as an extracurricular activity?

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What are some good ways to volunteer during Covid-19?

I am trying to get extra volunteering hours, mostly in the medical field or at least related back to the medical field. I need more hours for volunteering one for my resume and for my college Apps and …

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What exactly is Structure Design, Art foundations,Graphic Design class in high school?

I was requested to have structure design,Art foundations and Graphic Design in order to be an architect but what really would i be doing in those classes?

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How can I answer the question: What item would you bring to (university) that represents you or your community and why?

I understand that the answer must be creative to showcase my surroundings and connect it with myself. But the only things that come to mind are traditional things from my country but those don't repre …

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Fundraising/service activities for a high school Red Cross Club?

I am planning on starting a Red Cross Club at my high school this year. I do not exactly know what I want to do and I need help coming up with activities for fundraisers and service activities. Also, …

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How to bring or should I even bring up HFA on my application.

So I am kinda diagnosed with an alphabet soup of mental health syndromes but I don't have any life threatening and am high functioning. Should I even bring it up or is the information even relevant? I …

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Abbreviations on CommonApp

So for a EC description I'm character limited however and wanted to ask can I change

blah blah & yearly fundraiser that raises on average 1 (5k.) wanted to add the 15k part.

to blah blah & yearly fundra …

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Advice on College Essay?

I have no clue what to write my college essay on. I have had some ideas but they seem too cliche. For background, I am a First Generation Mexican-American with Mexican Immigrant parents. I was thinkin …

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