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Columbia, Yale, Cornell, U Penn and Dartmouth test-optional.

Is this good for an international student with 4.00 (Unweighted) and have many achievements in Scientific Research?

I will apply without SAT …

I understand this question has been asked before but I'd just like to say it with my perspective. I am a rising senior and have yet to take the SAT. I have taken 3 PSATs and got 1160 freshman year, 12 …

I am a rising sophomore with a GPA of 4.00 (unweighted) and 4.36 (unweighted). My school does not offer honor classes nor AP classes/tests. I do take college class from Bakersfield College during scho …

I am a rising senior. In reviewing my extra-curricular profile, I found that I need additional tier 1/tier 2 type activities to enhance my chances of getting admitted at elite schools. Could you pro …

My school already has mock trial and debate team

I am a rising junior! In reviewing my extra-curricular profile, I found that I need additional tier 1/tier 2 type activities to enhance my chances of getting admitted at elite schools. Could you provi …

I am going to be a high school senior in the fall. I really want to be a nurse but I know that it is a competitive field and I want to know what the best path is. Can I go to a Cal state? Or should …

I'm a rising senior and lately, I've been looking at all the financial requirements I need to meet to attend certain colleges. Do colleges give out scholarships based on how much your family makes, or …

So I am doing prompt 6 of the common app and I am thinking if astrology is a unique prompt that most people will not do. And this is something that actually cultivates my interest. Thank you!

My school already has mock trial and debate team. Any other ideas?

I graduated sophomore year with a GPA of 3.75 but I got straight sevens in IB and a predicted grade of 42/42. I also got 1600 on my SAT, 800 for my Math level 2, Math level 1, Physics subjects tests, …

I am confused about coursework, on collegevine I don't know how should I fill my coursework. I have done 8 IGCSE subjects and 6 IB subjects, so how should I put them into my collegevine chancing profi …

I am stressed about my transcript. I got moved out of my school on the east coast a month earlier than summer break and due to the stressful moving time, my grades weren't the best (I got a C and a B …

Hi, I wanted to ask how do universities convert IB grades to GPA?

I'm a little low on extracurriculars and I'm a rising senior. I want to increase my chances for getting into elite colleges and to do that, I need more extracurriculars. Any help?

I am a Senior in High School. I am interested in applying to Temple University in Japan. I am interested in doing International Affairs. What is the best chance for me to use that degree in US?

I have a 4.432 weighted GPA, and a 3.5 unweighted GPA and I am unsure if that is good or not because everyone at my school has a much higher GPA but I also go to a "smart" school. When I look at what …

Throughout high school my grades have been all A's and B's but this past year I finished with a D in Trigonometry. The first half of the year was trigonometry (which I finished with a D), but the seco …

I’m going to be taking AP Chemistry next year as a junior and I was wondering if someone could give me some perspective on the class if they have taken it before. I’ve heard that the class is really h …

i have a very strong stem background and basically all my classes and ecs revolve around science and math. but i just decided i want to major in business/stats, is this going to be a huge problem? i k …