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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 am currently a junior and I noticed the common app only has ten spots for extracurriculares. Im involved in more than that and was wondering how I should chose the best ones to put on my application …

Class of '27 What Part of your application makes you nervous and uncomfortable?

As we embark on yet another hyper-competitive admissions season, I'm sure other CV members want to know if they are the o …

I'm currently a sophomore (class of '25) at a small school in West Virginia (~500 students). I have not taken the SAT or PSAT yet as I haven't had the opportunity to. That being said, I am taking the …

I am currently about to go into my junior year of high school and have to choose between two important classes. Right now, I am scheduled to be in Regular Chemistry when I wanted to be in Honors but …

I am currently a Senior looking for teachers for my college recommendations. I originally planned on asking one STEM and one humanities teacher, since I will mostly apply to a political science major. …

In my school the administration is very strict on some of the rules in place. For example, I have to wear an ID visible on my person at all times when on campus. If I fail to have my badge visible I w …

What kind of Essays do I need to write, do I need a lot of Extracurricular activities, & if I don't have very good high school accomplishments can I still get into a college?

Hi, I need exam codes for my past AP exams, and I'm not sure where to find them. I hear that they differ for each school and are also different if you take the exam on a regular date (original schedul …

hi guys I have 0 ideas about my essay. I have had a very unique life with some unique circumstances but I have no idea how to mould that into an essay without coming across as trauma dumping or self p …

I am currently self studying European History. How can I get a predicted grades if I am completely studying independently and not being supervised? Thank you in advance.

I had a setback in my senior year and scored just 75% but i have great scores in all other three years of my high school in India, i have financial problems and had to tutor and help my mom in her bus …

I received a 1480 on the SAT and most of the schools I'm applying to (Duke, Vanderbilt, Emory, Yale, UPenn, JHU, Brown, WashU) all have SAT ranges above 1500. I'm also middle to upper-middle class and …

My School dosnet have a marketing teacher and I intend to go itno marketing so what should I do about this ans who should I aim to get rec letters from.

I have 2 questions. Number 1 Im took 2 ap classes last year, 3 this year, and will take 2-3 next year and rest are honors od you think that is good for course rigor. Number 2 is it ok if I got a B in …

I am a sophomore this year and I live in a small town with a small school that does not have a lot of opportunities, no ap, no ib, no honors, no school team that has anything to do with debate, or any …

Hi! I’m currently writing my common app essay and I have started writing about the importance of community and how my community has shaped me as a person and allowed me to be a leader. I feel like my …

Hello, I am a junior at CPS taking mostly all AP and dual credit course load this year. Ranked in top 3 every year so far and I wonder if me graduating from a CPS on the southside of Chicago will help …

I have tried studying for the SATs and its very difficult for me. I am planning on submitting Test Optional as I just can't get my score above 1100. I have a ~3.94 weighted and ~3.69 unweighted. I got …

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know any good programs about business for winter?

Thanks

Is there a date where most colleges have the deadlines?