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Hi! I am an international student from Apain and I was wondering if someone could give me some tips on the application process that is not in a lot of websites because they end up being all the same t …

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I selected additional schools to add to my school list. Now, I have two separate school lists. One list shows on the dashboard and another list of colleges I wanted to add show when I click the sc …

hello! upcoming junior here! :)

currently, i am preparing for both the psat & sat. it has been difficult working on math problems requiring a graphing calculator since i have to use the demos digital g …

I am a senior and I like to read a lot. I haven't done anything much related to this except taking 2 AP history classes and AP Lang. I read much more voraciously than the average person and some books …

Hello! I need advice. I'm interested in various fields such as Computer Science, Graphic design, Editing, Photography, Community service, Entrepreneurship, Education and Innovation. What extracurricul …

Why are the eligibility indexes used for ACT and SAT different? Using the SAT has a significantly higher number compared to the ACT. For example, when having both of the highest scores (1600 and 36) a …

I'm from Brazil and I intend to apply this year

I am a senior, wanting to get in to the BSN program

I am a rising high school junior. I have taken 3 AP classes so far and scored 4s on all 3 AP Exams I have taken. The 3 AP’s I have done are AP Human Geo, AP US History, and AP Psychology. Would this l …

I am writing blogs,practicing esaays and thinkimg to open my own NPO. I am in class 9th now so I want the suggestions how can I prepare well to get into harvard? How can I prepare for my SAT score. I …

Hiiiiii!! I got a three on AP comp sci (which I hated and do not plan to pursue), but 5s in my other two APs. Will submitting the 3 hurt my admissions odds? thank you!

I am applying to some very top tier colleges, but I got a 3 on the AP Lang exam. I took the class too, and I am wondering whether reporting my score would have any negative effect. I also self studied …

I follow the Cambridge International Examination curriculum. I have finished 7 IGCSE subjects and am currently doing 3 AS levels and 3 A Levels, and am writing them in October. I know I am supposed to …

i got a 2 on my ap macroeconomics test. however, i don't want to go into this field: I want to be an art history major. Will not sending in this score affect my chances at places like Barnard or NYU? …

I am beginning the process.

Provide me information how can I start preparing from class 9th so that successfully I can get into a good college

I have a list of just over 50 schools that I’m looking at. I want to get that list ranked and thus down to around 25. I can not physically go to campuses for finicial and pandemic situations and when …

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 …