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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 …

what extracurriculars should you have from 9th grade to 12th grade to get accepted at stanford ,which summer camps are good, where to find internship and volunteer work.

Hi there! I'm just a little confused as to how long the main Coalition Essay is supposed to be. I've seen a couple sources that say 500-550, some that say you can go up to 650 and some (college vine, …

I'm in Senior High School 2,equivalent to grade 11.I attend Wesley Girls' High School(Cape coast)

Hi! I'm from a lower-middle class family and I plan to apply early decision (ED) to one university. my ED university says that they'll email their decision by December 15 but I also plan to apply for …

How can I calculate my chance if I will apply for masters? I'm international student amd I couldn't calculate my chance as master student. I have GMAT score.

I am moving out when I turn 18 in June which is the summer before my senior year. I will be going to school in a different state and living in a different state. I know it takes a year for residency, …

What is this statement comparing your essay to others with? What is used to calculate this percent/what does it mean?

so I accidentally put the wrong teacher for a specific schools recommendation and they have already submitted the recommendation but I feel bad removing them. I just don’t want the common app to tell …

I have some academic extracurriculars, but I don't know in what section should i place them because the places where I have developed this learning are international corporations, also i have paid for …

So my school does not rank, and I have moved to several schools till I arrived in my current one. What makes me angry is that A&M is ranking me based on my GPA at face value, and not considering that …

Do PE and Art get counted in GPA for A&M

Will Texas A&M expunge an honors class Chemistry, and an elective, if I have more then enough credits to qualify. Because those classes are bringing my GPA down.

what exactly should be done to avail a full ride scholarship for sure? Are there degrees 100% online in the humanities field and can someone say more about the specifics on how to enroll for it for …

I’m a 9th grader and I was wondering How can I find something to develop a spike in? My brother said I could be good at running, but I’m not sure if I’d like it. But I feel like if I don’t do it I’ll …

Since the Common App only offers so many activity slots, I have ran out of space. I have room for one more activity and I need to decide between Beta Club and playing guitar as a hobby. I would choose …

So I have written two different Common App Essays.

One is about how a project I did in middle school led to further research, which ultimately shaped my character as a person. The essay is about how t …

Since the Common App only offers so many activity slots, I have ran out of space. I have room for one more activity and I need to decide between Beta Club and playing guitar as a hobby. I would choose …

I provided my GPA on my chancing profile out of a 5.0 scale but I feel like the information is off when I am looking through college statistics. should I have entered it out of a 4.0 scale?

On an IB scale is a 4 a C+ or a B- and is a 5 a B+

Hi, I'm an international student.

My weighted GPA on a scale of 4.0 is 3.27. My average grade is B+.

I was very motivated with the colleges I wanted to apply to, like (UNC-Chapel Hill, Penn, Harvard, G …