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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 a junior at a public high school. How do I convert my GPA out of a 100 point scale to a 4 point scale? I also did virtual shadowing with a fellowship doctor. How do I label this in extracurricula …

I am going to have an alumni interview very soon. I have done some research and am somewhat prepared. What tips would you give me for this?

hey, I'm an international student who doesn't have AP classes at the school. but, I'm very good at biology and I have great knowledge about it. so, I was wondering: can I do the AP biology exam even i …

Hello, my name is Elena and I am a transfer sophomore. When I was a freshman in high school, I was dealing with depression and most of it was due to the school I was attending at the time. Due to that …

I'm a junior in high school right now, and I am applying to a high school internship program with a professional company. Should I include my SAT and PSAT score on my resume? I got a 1560 cumulative o …

I was connecting to schools on my list, and the option to write a note popped up, and as I was connecting to Yale at that time, I wrote a Yale specific note. Now I am confused whether all the colleges …

Hello, I had a question about extracurriculars. I know they are very important to get into a "good" university, but how far do I need to go? My dream college is Cornell. I have multiple activities: Da …

As I was applying to a program, I was asked for my class rank. I found out that I was 98/540. Is my class rank above average, decent or below average? Does my class rank matter? How important is it?

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I am picking my courses for junior year and I am taking AP Bio, AP Lang and an AP Math. The problem is I don't know if I should take AP Calc AB or AP Stats. My school does not offer AP Calc BC and I h …

My dad went to a university through an educational program after he had finished his degree from another university for 1-2 semesters, but never went through the degree seeking program. Would he count …

Hey everyone! I’m currently a senior and I, thankfully, got into a few colleges. However, unfortunately, I started slacking a little bit senior year and I didn’t continue through with an extracurricul …

I'm currently a junior and the SAT is coming up fast. What is a good PSAT score so that I can know what to aim for on the actual test?

So I just got invited into the NHS, and I am just confused by that, apparently, there is a $100 due? But I don't understand if it's helpful or if it's gonna do anything for me or my college chances. S …

I'm not sure how to classify it here or on my normal applications, but my chancing profile is particularly confusing. It was paid, but also invite only and very selective (one person per state).

Hi, I'm from Colombia and in my country they don't give AP classes, so I want to know what courses or classes you recommend me to take to have more opportunities to enter MIT or Harvard.

I am a junior, and I was convinced that my GPA weather was 3.77 but it turns out that is weighted so it would be around 3.02. How can I raise it how long would it take? All my other years I was always …

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For an application I am submitting, it asks for the level of distinction for my awards. What level would that be for AP Scholar?

Additionally, I participated in a competition through RoundPier a …

How many years of foreign language required to take in high school for college admissions? - I am in high school sophomore and took 2 years of foreign language in high school ( 9th and 10th) and in mi …

I’m choosing my junior year classes soon, and I’m not sure which to take. I’ve taken GATE and Honors English before in the past but I’m curious as to how colleges see them.

My top 3 colleges on my college list are MIT, Stanford, and Caltech. So I just want to be prepared with a major to present. I also want to do a double degree.