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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 …

My daughter is currently a junior and previously wanted to be a Neonatologist but is now considering Psychology. Either way, she's not 100% sure so I was wondering what resources you can recommend hel …

Hey guys! This is my first time asking a question here so I hope everything is fine. (For some context, I am a rising junior, and I have never started a club before.)

I have just recently heard about i …

I'm a rising senior and I'm working on my college applications right now. When I'm filling out the Common App, a lot of schools are asking me if I want to be considered for their Honors College. Is th …

I can't decide which one is better to apply for mechanical or aeronautical engineering can you please help me.

I had an eating disorder, but I'm recovering now. I also started an Instagram account to help other runners with eating disorders. I want to write about this in my commonApp/ApplyTexas essay (UT Austi …

I am planning on majoring in computer science and engineering and minoring in programming but I am going to grade ten and I am getting worried about what to put at extracurriculars mainly because most …

I am going to grade 10 and can only do the British Curriculum. I want to find out if after I write the IGCSE, I need to write the A-level to apply to universities. Can I not write it but write the SAT …

I am moving to grade 10 and MIT has been my dream school. I have realized I might need to take the SAT but I am doing the British Curriculum and cannot change to the American Curriculum. My school doe …

I've been studying on Khan Academy for a while now and whenever I take a practice test, I get the same score or worse. Do you guys have any tips?

So I assume that the chances for getting into schools on college vine using the chancing calculator are for regular decision applications rather than early ones. So I was wondering how much applying e …

So I am applying for the University of Oregon Robert D. honors college. The application for the honors college and university of Oregon are all together but to apply to the honors college you need to …

Hi! I was diagnosed with a severe chronic illness during my freshman year of high school and it largely affected my grades and attendance throughout high school. I have a low GPA (I have a 3.1), but I …

does mit acceptance changes country by country.

in india we are not given option to choose subjects and we do not have concept of ap/ib classes. all the students have the same classes. then what should i choose when i am asked in the common app abo …

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I'm a rising senior applying to some prestigious colleges. I asked for recommendations from my computer science and art teachers (matches my intended majors, teachers liked me) at the end of jun …

Hi, recentely edited someone's essay and there was a phrase that really stood out to me. Was wondering if there's a way to revisit essays you've peer-reviewed. Thanks everyone

I started a Student Cultural Committee and my previous school that was pretty devoid of any sort of clubs or extracurriculars, but I had to move unexpectedly. I don’t want to just abandon my brain chi …

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I'm applying as an international student needing a lot of aid. I actually understand the differences between Ed and REA but REA is a bit of a gamble for me since I wouldn't be able to apply for EA …

Hi, I had a question regarding school

So I am planning to attend a school called Utah Military Academy grades 7-12th, I was wondering does going to a Military Academy up my chances of getting accepted …

so I am applying to a public university with an honors college with the intent of going to the honors college. The application for the public university and the honors college are all put together but …