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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 …

On all of the college applications I have started so far, the parent information section asks for the education level of each of my parents. The options typically include: "High School or Less," "Some …

Hello! How can I improve my PSAT score? I took it my sophomore year and got an 880, which is pretty low. My school doesn't have the best academics and mostly everyone in my class got below an 800. It …

Hi! I am interested in bio-dental programs (7-year BA/BS-DDS/DMD) programs, what are the medical related activities that I can do as a high schooler to help gain admission into these programs and to f …

I am a student in grade 12 in India. As of now i dont have any extracurricular activities.

For instance, if I take Honors Chemistry, how challenging will I find the AP Chem exam?

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You know what time it is...AP Score Release time!! Gosh, it's such a stressful week. I'm a very impatient person and my state is the last group to receive to get their scores, which really fr …

I am a sophomore and I took AP Biology last year, so in August, I am taking the Biology SAT Subject test. I have taken Algebras 1 and 2 and Geometry. I am taking Pre-Calc this year. Should I go ahead …

I'm going to turn 16 in August and start my junior year. I want to go into the math/engineering field, but I just can't find any opportunities to back up what I want to do outside of online classes. I …

What are some good extracurricular/opportunities to get involved in as a sophomore student?

My academic profile: 3.9 Unweighted GPA, 35 ACT (35 English, 36 Math, 33 Reading, 35 Science, 9 IB Courses & 13 Honors courses (max at my school), 3 subject tests: 800 for Math II, 760 for both US His …

The schools on my list are as follows (in order from favorite to least favorite): Duke, Brown, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt, Princeton, Harvard/Yale (still deciding between …

So here are his stats: He has a 3.67 unweighted and a 30 ACT. He has played soccer/badminton for 2 years each(he's a rising senior). He designed a website with a friend that raised 1300 dollars for fr …

Hi, I’m a rising junior and I’m thinking about applying to some elite colleges.

Demographics:

- Hispanic

- First generation

- low income; less than 10k

However, I have 4 B+’s and 2 B-‘s in my transcript. …

Hi! I'm currently struggling to come up with what to write my Common App essay about. I don't want to write about a cliche. I'm from India and I've lived in the U.S. for about 10 years. I want to writ …

Hello, I began an extracurricular this month. The summer of my sophomore year. However, in the common app, when should I put that I started it during my sophomore or junior year?

Hello, I’m going to be a rising junior and I’ve been wanting to join a sport since my freshman year. However, I couldn’t because I was working three jobs and my mental health wasn’t okay.

I’m thinking …

I am an international student who goes to a small American international school in Indonesia. I need more unique or good extracurriculars outside of the activities my school has to offer. I have limit …

So I've reviewed a couple of essays and received a couple of reviews on my own today. When I ranked people's essays out of 10, I thought it was just rating it out of 10. When I received MY reviews, I …

I have an interest in one field but many of my extracurriculars are in different subjects. I really like all of them and I am not willing to drop any, but does this damage my chances?

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As COVID-19 has me inside all summer since my intended activities have been canceled, I have decided what better way to spend my time then to get a head start on my college essays! I have decid …