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senior in high school applying to college currently and wanting to go into a psychology major on a pre-med track

I am an international student and am not able to submit my css profile as it was showimg invalid transaction. I was using the debit VISA card.

So I decided to take careers and civics in summer school which was 2 0.5 credit courses that aren't academic. It kind of brought my avg down a bit, would universities care at all. I know they will but …

Hello! I'm a high school junior and I'm thinking of majoring in Business and Sustainability. But my artistic passion (and what my extracurriculars seem to be) are creative writing (screenwriting) rela …

So I didn't know you can't send your sat scores without the essay and I received a low score on the essay. My overall sat score is good for the schools I am applying too but im wondering if I should e …

im in the 11th grade and i havent taken the act or sat only the pre-act should i enter that in my profile?

Which universities have strong STEM programs and are also research oriented? Please recommend me some safety schools for STEM majors too

took Physics SAT 2 and got 770, should i submit the score ?(Iam an IB student only took one year of physics and self studied second year physics in summer , before taking the test)

Hi! I went into sophomore year with a 4.0, taking 2 AP's and 2 Honors classes out of the 6 classes I am taking this year. Unfortunately, in honors math, I have an 84 and I don't see any possible way f …

I am really smart but I wasn't my Freshman year and it ruined my cumulative GPA, I have really big goals for college but no money

I took the SAT Biology (Molecular) Subject Test and got a score of 750 which is the 78th percentile. I am applying to universities like the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Brown Univer …

For the past few months I have been self studying German through programs like Duolingo and other online resources so I can better communicate with my boyfriends bilingual family. I would like to repo …

My unweighted gpa is a slacking 3.82; meanwhile my weighted gpa is a 4.61. This is largely because I’ve had a C in health and multiple B’s in other courses during the finale of the 2019-20 academic ye …

Wondering if North Carolina a and t has a entrepreneurship program

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Looking into schools, I stumbled upon a very general question (noted above) and I wish to know which major grants the best preparation for medical school and gives the best opport …

I have an interview with an Honors College alum next week and I just wanted to see if anyone had any tips or suggested questions to ask? I am a very anxious person so I want any I could plan ahead for …

I scored a 780 in math and I feel like I can improve that to perhaps an 800, or I can take SAT Subject Tests in Math and Chemistry and try and get 800s on those. I'm applying to schools like the Unive …

Duke University and the University of Michigan both have an essay prompt that's asking for you to talk about a community you are a part of. The Michigan one is required, while the Duke one is optional …

I have been doing musical theatre and commercials since I was 11, but I really want to apply to U of Miami for their Musicianship, Artistry Development, and Entrepreneurship bachelor and I'm not sure …