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Hello there! Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this! Currently, I'm a high schooler getting ready to start my junior year. I’ve been researching a lot about colleges lately, and I’ …

[This applies to ALL the subject tests, not just the reading/English.]

I'm a very slow reader and this is hindering my ability to get through all the questions in the ACT sections before time is up. T …

So I was wondering, should I learn some of the math i'm doing next year. Or should I just review the math I learned this year? Is it even necessary to do either. I just don't want the math I learned t …

Hi, I am a current junior and rising senior, and I have a few questions about the upcoming application process for fall 2020. Due to the recent pandemic, I've heard that many colleges are waiving the …

Hi! I’m a rising sophomore and was wondering if I should take the biology SAT subject test. I love biology, and plan to major in it in college. I took honors bio this past year and got an A+. The prob …

Hello! I am currently a junior (rising senior), and as I am beginning to prepare for college applications in the fall, I am also beginning to doubt myself. I believe that my grades and GPA make me eli …

Hi! so I need some advice regarding what sat subject tests to take. I have recently completed honors chemistry (regular chem at my school is really hard basically equivalent to ap chem) and ap bio, an …

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Do participating and winning competitions help in college applications. What competitions can I participate in as a rising junior, I am interested in computer science and electrical engineering (EECS) …

I am a junior in high school, applying early decision to an ivy league in the fall. I took a summer course at that Ivy League over the summer before my junior year and made connections with two profes …

I am debating taking AP Calc because of my heavy schedule (AP psychology is already in my schedule). Should I drop the psychology and take the Calculus course instead, or do both?

I go to a rural high school and the only foreign language course offered is Spanish, a language I don't want to learn. I want to get some way for colleges to know that I know German and French. In fac …

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I'm a first-generation college student and as such, my parents have no experience with applying to college. Heck, when I told my parents I wanted to go they were shocked. I feel like they kind of expe …

I am a rising senior currently working on college applications. I have two ideas for my coalition/common app essay. The first one is about my dad's death when I was five and how it taught me the value …

I'm a rising-sophomore right now and I couldn't decide which SAT Subject-tests or any other test do I need to take. My school doesn't offer any AP or SAT classes and it's conducting the national curri …

A friend and I are thinking of starting a non-profit. We have a product we could sell that could serve as a means to fund an environmental charity already in existence. Are there any issues with resp …

I am a Junior in High School right now. I can get a maximum of 4.08 weighted and 3.7 unweighted through my high school courses but I am taking various online AP Courses which are accredited at UC Scou …

I'm registering for the SAT and my access to the "My SAT" has been denied. What should I do now? I've informed my problems to CB already. I'm really upset now.

Lately I've begun to realize that a lot of people are doing so much more in their extracurriculars/free time. Maybe it's just Quarantine getting to me, but I've started to worry that I will never get …