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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 dont know, how should i use summer vaction--please guide me based on my high school plan and future collge application

Hi! I am currently a 10th grader and participating in multiple extra curriculars. However, I am mainly just a member for my clubs I am in. I have worked my way up to two leadership positions within my …

I heard that most Ivys care about essays and extracurriculars more than grades. Is this true for Johns Hopkins University as well?

My name is Marty Johnson and I am a 9th grader looking to plan out my path to senior year in order to give me the highest possible chances of getting into top colleges.

After doing some research as to …

I'm in 9th grade, and I'm looking to apply for various prestigious internships in 10th grade. However, whatever internships I look at require me to be 16 (which I won't be until the summer before 11th …

I am 10th grader and i want to enter medical school in Harvard university. I was wondering if joining outside clubs will be counted as extracurricular activities and would raise the acceptance rate?

My son isn’t close to qualifying yet because he’s only in the 10th grade. I wanted to know the average SAT and ACT scores so he can strive towards what is desired.

what's the best place to find extracurriculars?

I am an incoming sophomore at a private high school in Minnesota. This year, I have taken the hardest possible courses (Honors: English, Algebra II, AP: AP Human Geography). I am earning all As exce …

I'm a freshman and I am currently involved with activism as 5 of my extracurricular activities. For privacy reasons, I won't explicitly state which organizations I work with, but I am a state lead in …

I recently scored very highly on the SAT (1570). However I scored low on the essay with a 15/24. Will my score be marred by the essay or will colleges ignore it in favor of AP english grades and the a …

Is it accurate to input National Merit Scholar under extracurriculars (honor society) in the Chancing formula?

I'm in 10th grade and I was wondering if it would affect anything if I'm volunteering at a zoo and enroll in zoology,like if it would BOOST my chances in getting into a college. I know that it sounds …

Okay so I am a Junior at Northeast High school, I am #1 in my class, and I have a 4.0 GPA. Yes that's good but my extracurricular activities seem mediocre for my rank. I am adopting a street to clean, …

I'm from India. I have recently graduated from 9th grade, and I have started my 10th grade. I would like to know when I should start preparing for my SATs. My father advised me to start preparing afte …

I am a homeschooler and got accepted to Boston College, UNC-Chapel Hill, and four others, I am now on the waitlist of UVA and Georgetown. I am a bit worried about the dates: according to these schools …

Cardozo high is ranked 3,640 in nation and farther away from me. Forest hills high is closer and ranked about 2,000 in the nation. If I stay in Cardozo, I will be able to take more honors classes and …

I will not be applying early as MIT and Harvard are my top choices. Also, I am an International student. Should I write it in my Why Columbia essay and tell it to my interviewer?

My high school doesn't allow any student to take APs until they reach junior or senior year, I had to be one of the exceptions in which I skipped chemistry and took AP Biology in sophomore year. To lo …

The CV calculator clearly dings the odds of admission in a big way for the limited number of AP classes.

In the real world, don't colleges adjust for kids who take the hardest possible course load b …