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I have this web application that’s targeted towards younger students and I want to ask the school district to promote it. But I don’t know if they’ll take me seriously since I’m in the 9th grade. I wa …

I'm just curious what the people on here think about COVID-19 affecting admissions for domestic and int'l students.

Many schools in many countries do not provide AP classes or honors. Will these affect the chances of getting in? How will the admissions committee get to know the difficulty level one is accustomed to …

I am a junior and I have very few extracurricular activities. I have gotten different answers as to their importance.

I know they're important, but I worked since the summer before sophomore year. I …

Hi, I have a bit of a dilemma.

So I am wondering whether it is more beneficial for me to apply REA at a school I have only a 20% chance at, or to apply Early Action to a mix of reach, target, safety.

I'm planning to attend NJIT next year so I would like to know how many essays I have to write. Thanks

Hi, I would love it if someone can say to me if the most important during the application process is the essay and extracurriculars?

I mean, I know GPA and SAT are important, also I want to know if now …

current junior, taking all APs senior year

He seemed super nice and I'd love to talk to him !!! :)

Hi, I'm an international student who came here about two years ago. the staff, the international coordinator, who accepted me into their school(my school now) got fired and now we have a very sweet in …

Now I'm studying physics ( 2nd year honours)

I wanna study physics at abroad

Plz recommend country that suitable with me

Sorry for my low eng skill .

Now I'm trying to improve .

Thank u for reading my Q …

Btech Biotechnology in India is for 4 years

this is the curriculum of the course - https://vit.ac.in/sites/default/files/B.Tech-Biotechnology-2019-20.pdf

So I’ve had some people tell me that I have no shot of getting them to my dream school, Cornell. That I would be lucky if my application would get read. One I’m not reporting AP scores because of the …

how can I upgrade my profile stats?

What is the acceptance rate of students applying to med school after earning their bachelors degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison? (I.e. 75% of pre-med students at University of Missouri are ac …

In the webinar on August 20, 5:00 pm EDT, Vinay Bhaskara states that in the Common App he recommends to enter the unweighted GPA. Could you elaborate on the reason of this recommendation.

Is there a way to reorder activities on the UC application? I am currently applying to the UC system.

If I participate in an extra curricular activity e.g music and I'm not great at it, is it advisable that I submit a portfolio on it? Do admission counselors judge an activity by how good the applicant …

AP courses aren't offered in my school's curriculum, so will not taking them affect my acceptance at very selective schools?

As an international student, would it be better to apply to cheaper schools with less financial aid packages or more expensive schools with better financial aid packages? Also with the consideration t …