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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 …

a weighted 4.11 GPA is a good grade or not? I used your calculate way it turned out 3.26 so it is a so so grade. but a lot school accept weighted GPA. It seems the conversion to 3.26 made my chance t …

Hey! Does anybody have any tips for chemistry(just a general chem high school course, not AP)? Or any resources?

I'm just looking for tips for taking notes/class participation, etc. and some good resou …

Is one more important to admissions officer than the other and why? This is for highly selective schools by the way.

I've participated in an engineering camp- my first instinct is to categorize it as Science/Math, but it also involved some computer/technology. Can I go with Science/Math, or should I categorize them …

I am interested in any good school in Colorado, but some of them don't offer full ride scholarships(still doing my research on schools), can I apply for more than one scholarship in that same school o …

I'm an international student so I don't have any counselor or any teacher who is familiar with the college application process in the US. What can I do?

My daughter is currently a junior and previously wanted to be a Neonatologist but is now considering Psychology. Either way, she's not 100% sure so I was wondering what resources you can recommend hel …

Hey guys! This is my first time asking a question here so I hope everything is fine. (For some context, I am a rising junior, and I have never started a club before.)

I have just recently heard about i …

I'm a rising senior and I'm working on my college applications right now. When I'm filling out the Common App, a lot of schools are asking me if I want to be considered for their Honors College. Is th …

I can't decide which one is better to apply for mechanical or aeronautical engineering can you please help me.

I had an eating disorder, but I'm recovering now. I also started an Instagram account to help other runners with eating disorders. I want to write about this in my commonApp/ApplyTexas essay (UT Austi …

I am planning on majoring in computer science and engineering and minoring in programming but I am going to grade ten and I am getting worried about what to put at extracurriculars mainly because most …

I am going to grade 10 and can only do the British Curriculum. I want to find out if after I write the IGCSE, I need to write the A-level to apply to universities. Can I not write it but write the SAT …

I am moving to grade 10 and MIT has been my dream school. I have realized I might need to take the SAT but I am doing the British Curriculum and cannot change to the American Curriculum. My school doe …

I've been studying on Khan Academy for a while now and whenever I take a practice test, I get the same score or worse. Do you guys have any tips?

So I assume that the chances for getting into schools on college vine using the chancing calculator are for regular decision applications rather than early ones. So I was wondering how much applying e …

So I am applying for the University of Oregon Robert D. honors college. The application for the honors college and university of Oregon are all together but to apply to the honors college you need to …

Hi! I was diagnosed with a severe chronic illness during my freshman year of high school and it largely affected my grades and attendance throughout high school. I have a low GPA (I have a 3.1), but I …

does mit acceptance changes country by country.