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4 min read 2021-04-22 01:04:41

Is 24 Schools Too Many For My College List?

My son is working on college applications now. He isn't sure whether he wants to major in communications, psychology, business or physical therapy,

4 min read 2020-12-16 00:57:47

I was just denied from my first choice and I'm trying to piece together what happened. One thing that sticks out to me is that I listed my

2 min read 2020-12-14 22:32:24

I was denied from Stanford last week, and I have a question about appealing. I took the ACT this fall, but my scores weren't back in time to submit

2 min read 2020-12-14 22:32:24

I was denied from Stanford last week, and I have a question about appealing. I took the ACT this fall, but my scores weren't back in time to submit

3 min read 2020-12-11 05:13:31

I just got back my PSAT scores and it appears I didn't meet the National Merit cutoff. My parents want to appeal because National Merit is very

2 min read 2020-12-09 20:41:57

I have a question about honors colleges. I sent out one rolling application and was accepted to the college, along with an invitation to the school's

4 min read 2020-11-30 22:32:59

I am just starting the application process, and I waited until the Regular Decision (RD) round on purpose. But now everyone I'm talking to is done

3 min read 2020-11-25 21:08:53

I applied Early Decision (ED) to Johns Hopkins and my twin sister applied ED to Duke. Our parents are getting nervous as the notification dates

2 min read 2020-11-23 22:30:55

My son received a 27 on the ACT exam. We are grappling with whether or not to submit his scores or just let his application speak for itself. He has

5 min read 2020-11-17 01:10:08

I have a question about test-optional admissions and a gap year. I'm not a good test taker and my pre-ACT was only a 15 (I didn't get a chance to

1 min read 2020-11-13 21:50:22

I just got my first quarter grades and they're straight A's, which are better grades than I've had in the past. I already submitted transcripts and

3 min read 2020-11-11 19:56:57

Can you explain self-reporting test scores to me? I am putting all my SAT and AP scores into Common App but now I am not sure if I also need to send

2 min read 2020-11-04 20:24:24

One of the colleges I'm applying to wants test-optional students to submit a statement about why they are applying test optional. For me it's because

2 min read 2020-10-30 20:08:03

I have a question about alumni interviews. I applied test-optional and I have two alumni interviews scheduled. Do alumni interviewers ask about test

2 min read 2020-10-28 21:40:23

I am starting to panic because my applications are all due this weekend and none of my teachers have sent recommendation letters. Most of my colleges