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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 …

I already asked a question similar to this earlier, but I want to find out a bit more.

I’m going to be a senior this upcoming year and am beginning to apply to colleges.

I recently used Chancing to cal …

I'm a student transferring from community college. Is it okay if many of my extra curricular activities are kind of the same. i.e. If I had multiple publications, could I list each of them separately? …

I'm a sophomore living in Israel and I don't know what activities I should to do stand out on my college applications? I have ideas for my college essays to write that I am writing now so I don't forg …

So I am an Indian student in Mumbai, the club culture isn't very famous In india but in my final year I have founded a debate club and I am also the president of the club

,since, I have attended a lot …

I understand that the obvious answer is yes - elite colleges have the choice to take in a class of countless straight A students so why would they take in someone with a D+? However, my one poor grade …

I'm a rising junior and I've been doing photography for almost 6 years, ever since I was 9 years old! I have 60 main photos that I'm really proud of. Some of my photography/artwork was published on my …

Hello,

I am currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree through an online college while I work. The online college has a National accreditation.

Once I graduate within three years time, I would l …

Hello! I'm a rising junior in a small town located in New Jersey. My dream school is Princeton. However, I haven't taken any rigorous courses except history honors and advanced computer graphics. But, …

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Unaccredited homeschooler with decent gpa (3.9); many dual enrollment courses and good extra-curriculars, however, just curious if anyone has had experience (or knows of others) applying to uga if the …

I’m going to be a senior this upcoming year.

I recently used Chancing to calculate my chance of admission to my #1 school, University of Wisconsin Madison.

It says my chances are at 88-92% (safety) whi …

I am a US student based in Europe. Last year, I sat two SAT subject tests in my foreign languages (French and Spanish) and got excellent results. No SAT this year where I live but drove to nearby coun …

I want to major in computer engineering, but what i'm focusing on now is programming.

How imprssive do you think these EC's are?

- 3 Apps featured in playstore

- Created a website with 1,000 participant …

I am a Senior in US High School, however while applying to college am considered as an international student. I am interested in majoring in Physics/Physics Engineering/Mathematics.

As a Junior, what were some ways you used to figure out what to choose as your major? Were there any online tools? How many people did you talk to or interview?

I put in my college list into collegevine and it says that colleges such as Cal Poly SLO and Northeastern are safety schools. However, CalPoly has a 28% acceptance rate, and Northeastern has a 19% acc …

I have ran xc since my freshman year and gone to state my sophomore for junior. I don’t want to run xc my senior year because I am CEO of my schools robotics club and FBLA president, and xc takes up a …

I am taking 3 community college classes as my last requirements for high school, and the only classes I had been planning to take my senior year were music classes. However, if school is going to be o …

I know local scholarships are very helpful if you are tight on financial aid.

Where can I find resources to help me see all the available scholarships around me?

Also, another side question if anyone k …

With the current pandemic happening, I still want to get involved. What are some resources I can use to find virtual volunteering services?

I know volunteermatch.org is a popular one. Are there any oth …