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Hello, I'm a junior who will be applying to colleges soon. I want to major in computer science but I'm really worried. This year, I'm taking AP US History, AP Spanish, Algebra 2H, English H, and Anato …

So, I recently got my SAT scores back. 1st test: 1410 (750M, 660RW), 2nd test: 1450 (730M, 720RW), Superscore: 1470 (750M, 720RW). This is hovering around the C/O '24 middle 50% for Cornell and other …

We may need to relocate this summer from New England to Texas. Our daughter will be a junior next school year. She currently is a strong student (mostly honors classes with mostly As) and has numerous …

I am caught in a really tough position when it comes to Score-Choice for UPenn and Rice. The first time I took the SAT I got a 1480 (R:750 M:730) which was just short of my 1500 goal. Thinking I could …

Hi, when I initially joined CV my chances at schools like UCI, UCSD, UCSB etc were between like 50-60% due to my course rigor. Now after looking at the site once again the chances decreased significan …

Respected Experts I'm student of grade 11 in India. I recently came to know about MIT and Yale summer program. I'm passionate to work in NASA and to work there a good degree is needed. I'm not having …

I am a student studying in the British curriculum, I recently received a choice to choose between English iGCSE first language and literature/second language. I am planning to apply to very selective …

I heard that early action schools should be my "safety" schools and the regular decision schools should be "target" and "reach" schools. Is that right? Will I be at a disadvantage if I apply in the ea …

I am a senior in highschool and I was wondering if writing about my unique family would be a good common app personal essay topic (Prompt 1?)? I have over 20 family members who all live within 20 minu …

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For my Stanford note to future roommate essays, I have anxiety that mine is too risky or unacceptable.

I researched that it is good to be creative and humorous ( and I even read some examples in li …

Should I submit my 3 on the AP Chem exam even though none of my colleges accept a 3 or below on the AP exam?

Should I submit my weighted GPA (4.21) or unweighted GPA (3.95) to colleges? I am applying to NYU, Johns Hopkins, Duke Uni, etc.

In my activites section of the common app, my description of my activites are largely based on how they were before covid when we could meet and do stuff in person. But should I specify that now they …

I'm currently in Economics (one semester) as my social studies class for this semester. I have been on my school's mock trial team since 10th grade, and for 10th and 11th grade one of the humanities t …

I'm a Sophomore in high school, and most of my life my parents often worried if I joined any extracurriculars outside of school, something would happen to me. Last year, I had planned on working my se …

He, I'm an international student and I am aware that I am not eligible for FAFSA (if I'm not wrong?). How do I apply for financial aid?

So I'm responding to a supplement essay asking how I will contribute to the community aka what clubs and activities I plan to join if I go to the school. So I was wondering if I'll be obliged to join …

1) If you are an international students and your school don't offer AP classes or honors, would you still be accepted by colleges?

2) If your school don't calculate your final grades as GPA but rather …

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If my high school doesn't offer extracurricular opportunities e.g. no sports program, should I mention it in an essay or additional info? Do you think admission officers would view my it in a …

For the Common app essay, can you write something about a day in your life or something that you went through. Such as a daily routine, racism that you have been through, something that changed you, o …