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İs it possible to get in MİT as an international student with winning 3 national science olympiads in physics but without any international ones? What should I add to my application? How to improve it …

Do universities see my application and compare them to other people from my school or do they just compare applications based on major? I have this question because many people from my school are appl …

Hi there,

I'm applying to a selective LAC. I feel a why school essay should have an academic reason. However, the school in question has no special or 'unique' academic offering or courses. What I mean …

How generous is the University of Michigan towards international? I am a Bangladeshi Indian. I was ranked first through grade 9-12, created a website that has 90K/month web traffic now, my answers abo …

So I have taken 7 honors and AP classes, which is all my school had to offer. My SAT score is 1420, which for the schools I'm applying to isn't that great, but it is VERY good compared to what student …

If I traveled overseas and went to an international united nations model (NHSMUN) should I mention it individually in some part of my common app? If so, where would I put it? In my activities section, …

I am a senior in a US high school planning to study either in a 2 or 4-year school. (Still not sure)

If you know or see any popular scholarships for Muslim students please share it with me here.

currently age 13 (female)

Will graduate in either 2022 or 2023 at age 15 or 16.

Will want to live on campus.

Has had multiple successful grade accelerations in a public school. Currently 3 years accele …

I am taking the November SAT and would like where to aim.

I got really good grades freshmen and sophomore year (mostly A's with one or two B's.) Junior year was really tough for me. I took many rigorous AP classes and I had a lot of extracurricular activitie …

As an international student, I need to prove my English language skills and for this, I decided to ask my school for a letter proving that I am proficient in English and I also took the Duolingo Engli …

I am an International student from India and want to apply for ED at UPenn Engineering. I understand that UPenn is a need-aware for international students. But my family's total annual income is under …

I finally had the opportunity to take the SAT last October 3 and achieved a 1490. However, MIT's 25th percentile is 1500. Should I report my 1490 or should I apply test optional?

In terms of context, …

I am applying Early Decision to a school that has an optional essay prompt that is similar to the main Common App essay prompt I want to submit to other schools. Can I submit the Early Decision appli …

I was wondering why my chances of admission to certain schools is so high. I have a 3.8 GPA with 1330 SAT, with more or less an average list of extracurricular activities for the schools I'm looking …

Hi, I am a senior and I was wondering if anyone could answer the question above? I plan on taking the SAT that my school is offering this month. I think that I might get my scores after the early acti …

Carnegie Mellon's cybersecurity competition 2018 (PicoCTF), the largest cybersecurity competition in history

competed in teams of four against other STEM-oriented students.

got top 50 among 12,000+ team …

How do I add more schools to compare list, and /or delete schools

Is Early Decision Binding?