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I am a high school junior who is looking to apply to colleges starting in summer 2020. I just got my March 4 SAT score and its not very good for the colleges I would like to attend (1250). I would …

I got accepted to Reed, Brandeis, and Vassar. I was offered enough scholarship that the choice is fit not money. I plan on majoring in math and minoring in music and going on for a PHD. I got into U …

I am currently a sophomore in a STEM magnet school (engineering pathway, you have to apply to get in and there is 10% acceptance rate in entire county), and I want to pursue a bs/md program in hopes o …

Hello! I am interested in starting a Future Doctors of America club at my school. Can someone explain to me as to what students do in this club and provide more information on the organization because …

I am a high school junior with a 3.81 weighted GPA and SAT score of 1360. I am going to take the Biology and Math Level 2 subject tests and I already took Chemistry and got a 660. I am also doing rese …

I'm a sophomore at an arts magnet school (basically a public school, but you have to apply to get in) and I'm concerned that colleges won't believe I'm challenging myself because of my schools lack o …

I got waitlisted to Cornell and they encouraged me to send any updates grades. I want to send my report card, bc my GPA rose from 94.5 to 100.3(both weighted), and my core subject classes(all AP or ho …

Im a junior and I go to a small catholic school

My gpa is 3.75 unweighted but weighted I’m a 4 and my psat was 1280. I’m in my school’s scholars program, NHS, SHS, as well as a service club and two cul …

Is there a specific website where I can find these prompts?

I go to a pretty small school, which only offers 4 AP classes. I've taken all classes, but have had terrible luck. I got a 2 on my APUSH exam because of teacher reasons, and corona practically ruined …

I'm currently in my junior year. I've taken mostly honors classes in my high school career, this year having my first standard class and AP class. I plan on taking 1 AP, 1 dual, and the rest honors fo …

I’m a junior planning on studying nursing. I’ve known people who have applied to 3 schools and people who have applied to 15, so what’s the better option? Should I apply to more schools because nursin …

I have already accepted my offer of admission to a college but I still would like to negotiate my merit aid scholarship. Am I still able to?

I scored a 1540 on the SAT. My twin sister scored a 1530.

Are these scores competitive to get into top colleges (harvard Mit stanford etc.)

I've heard that once you get 1540+ threshhold, they don't care …

Hello everyone!

I am currently a sophomore in high school and love to debate. I plan on becoming a lawyer and later on a politician so naturally, you can see why I was disappointed that my high school …

Is it possible to negotiate as an OOS student for more merit aid from a public university?

Hi, I was wondering if it is worth it to become a history major? I know salary shouldn't matter, and I will most likely choose a different major if I discover something better, but viewing all these s …

I plan on pursuing a career as a data scientist, and I know I want to study some combination of economics or statistics and computer science in 6-8 years of college. What are my options for doing this …

I live in the Midwest but if I am a non christian (but am semi-religious to an Abrahamic faith) therefore definitely not Jesuit how good of a fit would Creighton and other religiously affiliated scho …

I have know my music teacher for the past 4 years (and am taking both his music classes for another consecutive year), and have grown a lot in his class. I would like to know whether I should ask him …