I took Multivariable Calculus at JHU Junior Year and ended with a C, as well as Micro Econ at the Harvard Summer School program and ended with a C there as well, how bad is this for college apps?

I'm currently a sophomore at a very competitive school that offers clubs and classes specifically designed to prepare students for academic and artistic competitions. Here are a few competitions that I've been interested in:

• YoungArts (Winner with Distinction or Regular Winner)
• Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (Gold or Silver Medal)
• The Concord Review
• The New York Times Student Contests
• JFK Profile in Courage Essay Contest

I know that each of these competitions has different award tiers and levels of recognition, but I'm curious about how much winning the grand prize or receiving a top distinction in each competition would strengthen a college application, especially when applying to top-20 universities.

If you're "committed" to a college (like you sent enrollment deposit & housing application) already, would it still be mandatory to attend or is there still time to withdraw before the fall 2027 term? How would you go about it? (asking as someone who is going out of state, but wants to be a few states closer to home now)

Context wise I have a 680 780 superscore (ik it’s really bad) and I want to ed1 washu for the public health and society major. Last year they took three girls from our school doing similar majors during the ed round. Should I go with test optional? My gpa is not bad and my ECS are fine too. I need advice on this :( thank you so much !

For those of you applying early action and doing it through common app, are you not submitting your personal statement through common app and then submitting it only through the long answer #1 that asks about background/experiences/talents? Or are you writing a whole different essay for that?

de influence my college list as a psychology major (theyre all in ohio)
Ohio university
Ohio state university
University of toledo
Kent state
Mount union
Xavier university
University of akron
University of cincinatti

Hi everyone!!

I'm applying to Georgetown and I'm not sure whether I should submit one SAT score or two.

My highest single sitting (most recent) is a 1440 (740 EBRW, 700 Math). I also have another SAT with 640 EBRW, 740 Math.

I know Georgetown doesn't officially superscore, but when I went to send my scores through College Board, it said:

Georgetown University Score Policy: Georgetown University has indicated that they consider your highest section scores across all SAT test dates that you submit. Feel free to send any additional scores that you want to make available to Georgetown University.

So now I'm confused. Should I just submit the 1440, or is there any advantage to submitting both?

The main reason I'm even considering submitting both is because I'd like Georgetown to see my 740 Math, since I know a 700 Math is on the lower end for Georgetown. At the same time, I'm worried they'll focus on the 640 EBRW from my first test or notice that my Math score dropped from 740 to 700 on the second test. Has anyone been in a similar situation or know how Georgetown actually looks at multiple SAT scores?

Thank you!

I am trying to look for a university that offers a good Electrical Engineering program that is under 22-25k usd for total costs. I know that's hard, but possible. I have a 1360 SAT with a 740 in maths. MY GPA is a 3.04 but it is uptrend. Freshman 3.0, sophomore 2.5 and junior year was 3.6. I was looking at texas out of state waivers but a lot of them actually might not work out. Help would be appreciated.

I got into my state school. If I stay at home, the cost is around $5,000 per year, which I have a few scholarships for, so I can pay that. My parents don’t have any money for college, there’s not really anything we can spend on college, and I don’t think I should take out loans.

The only thing is I feel a lot of expectations from other people because I’m valedictorian, have a 4.0 GPA, good extracurriculars, etc. However, I really doubt I’ll be able to get into a top-20 school—maybe a top-30—but I don’t think I can afford that. So, most likely, I’m going to my state school. I don’t feel upset about it at all, but everyone knows me as this smart kid that’s supposed to go to an Ivy like the other valedictorians, and I feel like I’m disappointing people. How can I stop thinking about that because I really do like my state school.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1xgjudc/you_owe_the_doomers_an_apology/ Brother I just want to get a j*b in 4 years 🥺.

She says, "It is a party school and not good for you since the ages 18-22 are the years when you develop your personality. Additionally, she also states that USC is meant for the elite and rich class public. Since i would be applying from india based on hoping to acheive trustee schoalrship. she sayd getting in makes no point since you wont be able to match the people there and be depressive or end up spending too much and stuff. And she says I must go to a research-heavy university only, as it is the best for me "

Is this true??? Someone help me!

Hello! I am in the process of applying to questbridge and I have some supplemental rough drafts completed, but I would like help to improve my writing, get my points across, and take away any redundancy. Please message me so that I can send you my supplementals for review. Any help is much appreciated! (I have supplementals for 6 universities)

i need genuinely good schools that ARENT ivies that give solid merit. i dont qualify for need based aid so basically every prestigious school is out of the question, but my dad isnt willing to pay full price either. my dream has always been yale's cogsci program but im slowly coming to the realization that we won't be able to afford it, so i might not even bother applying.

anyone in the same situation have any advice?? 🙏🙏🙏
edit: i live in ny for those wondering.. im not tryna go to a suny

Title, and is there a meaningful difference between EA2 and RD for OOS engineering? I don't mind getting decisions later, too.

I currently have a C+ in my honors chemistry class. I have until early November to drop the course and after that i cannot. I feel like I can bring up my grade and I want to stay in it since i want to do something stem related like medicine in the future.

Is it worth it to stay?? What if my grade goes down?

If I delete the spaces after a comma or make it so that a phrases are only separated by a space and a capital letter, would AOs see it unfavorably? I'm asking because of the character limit.

ex:
Given leadership position sophomore year,helped gain a larger audience

Given leadership position sophomore year Helped gain a larger audience

(not actually using these. they are just examples)

I have an open spot for my activities section and was thinking about putting amateur guitarist there. I've been playing since 2021 and taught myself how to play. I figured it would add more character to my application and make me seem more human. I'm just worried it might come off as unprofessional. Thoughts?

Hey everyone I’m looking for some advice on how to go about finding a good credible online college that are good with people who work full time and is fairly affordable. I am wanting to go back and get a degree in business administration. I didn’t go to college right out of high school so I’m very nervous as this is a big step for me and I’m planning on starting in August of 27’. I’m also curious about the best way to start applying to these places and getting the stuff I need together to be able to apply and kinda how the process usually works. Thanks in advance everyone.

How many in the applicant pool have set up a linkedin profile?

Employers look for them obviously, but will admissions officers?

Yo did anyone else get an auto admission on common app for university of Texas at Dallas (utd) I’m not too 10% either.

Hi everyone, I'm a prospective ME student in Texas trying to apply in-state colleges right now. My family doesn't meet the need-based requirements for FAFSA (annual household income >200k), but said that they aren't willing to pay for tuition unless I go to some fancy out-of-state private university (which I probably won't get accepted into). Any college/university with an ABET-accredited program is fine for me, as long as I get my bachelor's with <100k in debt. I would prefer if the college had good programs and opportunities, though.

My stats are: 3.96 UW, 102.4 W(100-point scale), top 10%, 1540 SAT, and decent ECs(NIETOC, TFA, UIL, SkillsUSA, etc).

I'm currently looking at:
UT Austin
Texas A&M
UTSA
UTD
U of H
Texas Tech

Any recommendation would be greatly appreciated.

EA deadlines in a couple days and I thought I was ready to submit but now I'm stressed about my supps again. What do i do, do i ask more people to read my stuff or rework paragraphs or just hit submit and go to sleep. This shi stressful man.

As the title suggests, I’m on the fence about whether or not to submit my ACT score to Duke. For some context, I got a 31 on math, 34 on science, 33 on reading, and 33 on english. I am applying early decision to Pratt for ECE. I come from a low income family and am enrolled in an early college program. My notable course rigor currently is Calculus 1 (A) and Discrete Mathematics (my only B), but by graduation I will have completed Calculus 3, Physics 2, Chemistry, C++, etc and have around 70 credits worth of classes. I have a 3.97 uw gpa and 4.69 w gpa and am in the top 10% of my class. Currently anticipating an A in Calc 2 (I have over 100% in the class) so I was hoping strong grades in university calculus could make up for my low math score. I‘m worried if I go test optional that admission officers will assume I scored way under what I actually did but I also know that my math score is a red flag for Pratt.

Any insight helps!

Hi!

Princeton’s graded written paper requirement is lowkey tripping me up. At my school, the only essays I’ve written recently for a grade were timed AP Lang writes from junior year, where we had around 40 minutes to plan and write. Because of the time constraint, the quality of my graded writing isn’t the best.

Princeton’s website says:

“The grade and the teacher comments should appear on the paper. If a grading rubric was used, please include this information along with your paper. The Admission Office is more interested in the quality of the writing than the grade it received and encourages you to submit a graded written paper that shows your best efforts, regardless of the grade.”

I’m considering submitting one of my timed rhetorical analysis essays, but I originally submitted it through Google Classroom, so I don’t have a physical copy with the grade and comments on it. I still have the original Google Doc, my teacher’s comments on Google Classroom, and the score I received (something like a 5/6). My teacher usually converted these scores to a 95, but she didn’t write that on Google Classroom.

Would it be okay to copy and paste my teacher’s comments into the PDF, or should I screenshot the original comments from Google Classroom? Should I include both the 5/6 and the 95, or just the original score? Also, in what order did you guys submit everything (grade, comments, rubric, essay, etc.)?

I’d really appreciate any advice, especially from people who’ve already submitted Princeton’s graded written paper. If anyone is comfortable sharing how they formatted theirs, that would be super helpful too. Thanks!!!!!

I’ve applied to a few colleges now, but with the first couple, including my Princeton REA reach, I messed up. I omitted the AP scholar with honor award, and did not put in my chairperson position for NHS. I do a bunch of other extracurricular activities and am pretty confident with my essays otherwise.

On top of that, I messed up my Princeton graded written paper submission twice, and sent three total. I already sent two emails to my admissions person for my area regarding the previous mistakes, and he’s only replied to one. I don’t think I want to send a third regarding the essays

Do you think that the admissions for all those schools will think i’m disorganized and forgetful? And if so, would that be a huge impact on my chances of acceptance into any of those schools i applied to?