Duke, Vanderbilt, and Northwestern were the only schools that specifically asked for a glimpse video. But initialview allows me to send it to other schools such as Cornell, Emory, Notre Dame, NYU, UMich... Should I send it to these schools even though they didn't really ask for it? Thanks

My first semester of school ends **after** most of the deadlines for the colleges I'm applying to. I currently have a C in an AP class, but the rest of my grades (also APs) are A's.

Basically, will colleges only use my senior year grades to see if I should be rescinded after acceptance, or will it be a part of the admission process?

Hi everyone,

I'm interested in attending a creative writing summer program (online or in-person) and there's seems to be so many lol does anyone have experience in one or knows a good one and can recommend it to me? Thank you in advance!

hey I'm senoir and I was wondering can I get into university of az or Coastal Carolina uni or Miami Ohio with my 2.4gpa my extracurricular is Student Council (Stuco)2yrs, track for 3yrs, 2jobs, debate team for 2yr, speech for 1yr

Hello everyone,

I'm really passionate about STEM (Computer Science/Coding) and Writing (Creative) so I'm looking for some online competitions to do. This sub has always been very helpful for me so I'm hoping you guys have some good suggestions. I tried searching up ones but most of them have US citizenship requirements which is quite frustrating because I don't have one lol. Prestige would be a plus but not a huge requirement. Thank you!

for reference, i am an INTERNATIONAL student

I'm wondering how much money is a "good" scholarship?? I got into one of my safety with 25k and I can't seem to find their average aid package for intl students.

In Canada, 25k is extremely generous and means you're definitely a strong applicant, but how does that translate in the US? Is that considered generous or is it more of a basic amount?

Sorry if that sounds dumb, I was just wondering to try to compare my financial aids :)

Short version: My dad is self employed. He does not have a wage, only business earnings. What should I put on the question about income from work?

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Long version: So the css asks about 2023 and 2024. In 2023, my dad was employed by another company AND had his personal business. In 2024, he was employed by others for 3 months, then he got fired. So he is currently only self-employed in his personal business.

Because of this I have declared everywhere (in common app, etc) that he is currently self-employed. I also said that on css. He does not have a wage, he just has business earnings.

Now when it asks me about my dad’s income, in 2023 I put the wage from his other job. In 2024 it asks for income again. He only has wage income for 3 months, while the rest is business income.

The issue is what do I declare as personal income when I’m going to declare business income on business earnings later? If I only declare his wage for the first three months, whats the point of saying he’s self-employed?

I might need to add that I am an international, and my parents are non-tax filers

Their Live Chat doesn’t even work. They have no e-mail just phone calls…

this might already be answered but i'm having a hard time finding this info. ik a large number of scea acceptances are legacy and recruited athletes, but for the people that are neither, are they just crazy insane? who are these people compared with? eachother? or is the process literally rd (compared to school) and you just apply earlier? thank you!

I grew up in a house filled with conversations about places I had never visited. My dad liked to talk about his childhood in Singapore. He once described how he spent weekends on Sentosa watching laser light shows. My mom grew up in Malaysia, and she told me about small fishing towns she passed on her way to school. Their stories blended into my imagination. I felt pulled in two directions that never quite overlapped. A history teacher mentioned a local group that staged battles from the Napoleonic era. I pictured smoke, cannons, and rows of uniforms on a field. My heart raced at the thought of stepping into a page from the past. I signed up for their next reenactment without asking my parents first.

On the first morning, I struggled with my uniform. My borrowed jacket smelled like mothballs, and my boots pinched my toes. A tall man in a blue coat asked if I knew how to handle a prop musket. I admitted I had only seen tutorials on YouTube. He grinned and explained each part, then nodded at me to join the line of new recruits. My hands trembled at the idea of marching across a muddy field behind men in hand-stitched jackets. When the signal came, I clenched the musket tight against my chest. We advanced in unison while thick plumes of smoke rose around us. The smell of sulfur made my eyes water. I felt an electric surge of excitement and fear. The practice shots rang out, and I caught myself shouting commands I had memorized from a random documentary. It felt surreal, like I was waltzing through a high-stakes movie set.

The second day brought an unexpected storm. Wind tore at our tents, and lightning flickered across the horizon. I found myself huddled next to people who had grown up in places far from my own background. A woman who lived near the reenactment site offered me a dry coat and talked about her grandfather’s obsession with every detail of the Battle of Waterloo. She said he wrote trivia questions for the group, including obscure facts he found in old British newspapers. A college student from a neighboring town joked about how this entire setup reminded him of a scene from The Crown. Despite the rain, we made our way onto the field for a shortened drill. My coat weighed me down, and my shoulders ached from the water that pooled in every seam. Mud coated my boots, but I pushed forward. I felt part of something bigger. I thought of my parents as I stood in formation. They each carried pieces of different worlds. I saw that same spirit in the group around me. Everyone came from somewhere else with a story to tell. I realized this patchwork of voices made the reenactment feel alive.

On the final day, my division staged a large-scale mock battle. My voice broke when I yelled commands, and my arms burned from lifting the musket over and over. Mud splattered everywhere, and I lost track of how many charges we ran. People cheered from the sidelines. At sunset, we gathered our gear and trudged back to camp, exhausted and glowing with pride. I sat on a wet wooden crate and thought about my parents, who always mixed Singaporean and Malaysian stories around the dinner table. Being part of this group felt like a new extension of who I was. It made me see how people from different corners of the world can come together over a shared fascination. I felt that same sense of belonging I yearned for when I listened to my dad’s and my mom’s tales. I did not solve every question I had about my roots, but I stepped into a place where history and identity moved side by side. That weekend of thundering cannons and muddy boots showed me the power of unity in the midst of complexity. It sparked a passion to seek out connections in unexpected places, and I carry that spark with me now.

I do GCSEs and Alevels can I just list my achieved and predicted grades for NYUs 'unofficial transcript' that they require from students?

Got my first acceptance to Indiana University for business. Not an Ivy acceptance or T20, but it feels really good knowing that I’m going somewhere. It felt so good seeing that acceptance, like holy cow.

just got into CSUF.. 86% acceptance rate. i also applied to CSUS (97%), CSUC (83%), UCM (91%) (alr got in 😼) and UCR (70%?) There’s two more I’m forgetting 😞

i’m not going to any of these schools bro 💀💀 am i insane? for some reason i got really nervous about not getting in anywhere and spammed applied anywhere with an 80+% acceptance rate 😭

my best friend just got in OOS to a really good state school with an application profile extremely similar to mine and now i’m kinda regretting not applying places more selective :/// dont forget to apply to reaches, guys.

edit: i still have really good targets (accept me UCI 🙏)

Hello from New Zealand! I am needing a bit of help because I have no idea what to do as an international student.

I am a year 13 student [which is final year] (I am doing NCEA level 3 in 2025) and I am going to apply for USA Universities as international student. I want to study medicine. For USA is there any undergrad/premed course I need to do or am I able to straight away go into medicine? I am a bit unfamiliar and need help with the timeline of when/how to apply. I got my level 2 exam results (got excellence endorsed woohoo!) and I am planning to sit the UCAT exam this year.

My questions are:

1. When & Where do I apply for USA universities to study medicine?

2. When, where and how do I apply for scholarships for mediciċe?

I would appreciate any help and guidance for this issue I am facing :)

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I have been waiting impatiently to see answers from the universities that I applied to and finally received an interview invitation from Princeton for First Year, Faculty of Engineering.

I am an International, good ECs, good grades, but applied TO, so I believe the interview is even more important for me to strengthen my application.

This is my first university interview.. Could someone please give me some advice for the interview itself? Will I be expected to talk about my passion for engineering and personal projects? Is it better to attend in person or virtually?

Thank you for support! Much love and good luck in your applications this year! 🎄

Please leave your tips for any last minute things to do to make yourself stand out more. I am a junior in high school rn. Does anyone have any opinions/thoughts if it would look good to have a job as a personal assistant for a manager of orthopedic clinics...?

I got deferred from UGA back in December as an oos applicant, which was pretty disappointing. I know its a lot more competitive oos, but my stats are: 4.03 GPA (weighted weird but 1 3.33 grade, everything else 4.0s and 4.2s),7 DE credit hours, 1 AP (only AP offered at school), 33 ACT, and quite a few ecs. Are my chances good or is it a tossup?

It says rolling admissions on the Dartmouth commonapp? Can i still apply

I have been crying for the past minutes after discovering that I've only scored 840 points on my SAT, which is below average and is stopping me from achieving my dreams. I have been given to retake the test again in June, but I'm kinda confused on how I would go through with studying for it. Any ideas on how I could study and practice for it?

Also I am very sorry if this is the wrong sub reddit for this question.

I’m stressing cuz I only filled up 12/20 spots for activities and honors back when I did my UC application even tho it was so long ago now lmao

I feel like that's some sort of trick question genuinely. Like what am I supposed to say 😭 Like basically SAT is supposed to be "standardized" but it really isn't and it isn't even an aptitude test and it doesn't even measure us on an equal ground because not everyone has equal resources to "prepare" for SAT (which wasn't meant to be "prepared" for in the first place, but here we are). So I really don't know what that's supposed to say about my SAT score (of 1550) and i also don't know wtf kind of question that is. I was caught off guard by this, like why are you asking me why I think it makes me a good fit? Isn't it your job to decide if my SAT is good enough lmao 😭

Edit: I have the urge to write "(is this a trick question?)" in brackets after my response. Should I go ahead with it?

I have a pretty high GPA (3.7) as a junior in highschool and I'm thinking about applying to Kennesaw state university in the Summer. I need advice. Thanks :)

Hello, I signed up for a Dual Enrollment (DE) course and unfortunately I was only placed on the waiting list. My CC has an option for Summer DE courses as well - would this be beneficial or would it only be beneficial to take DE courses for the Major of my choice? Additionally, are there any other colleges other than CC's in the state of California that would offer the same benefits? I understand that is is likely not possible for Spring but are there any for the Summer/Fall/Winter (other than CC's).

Is it possible to get into Harvard with a 1450 SAT score (being an International student from South Asia)?

I currently have a 3.79 UW GPA and 4.5 W GPA and i’m planning on applying to Penn State, Ohio State, Pitt, Virginia Tech, UMD (in state). UT Austin and UNC are my reach schools. I’m not going put my entire stats but I’ve only taken regular math classes only, which I always get a B first semester then an A the second semester. I currently have 7 B’s on my transcript, with 2 B’s on honors english sophomore year (yes it’s embarrassing but my teacher was such a strict grader, well embarrassing to my families standards). I want to major in mechanical engineering but i’m worried that my course rigor and those B’s will hurt my college application. The first two years of high school were rough, I didn’t care as much as I needed to. I’m trying to aim for a 1400-1500 on the SAT to compensate for my GPA and improve my EC’s.

Dear Brown University, I am ready to commit and spend the most important chapter of my life with you once you accept me. I’ve been in love with you since the day I read about the Modern Culture & Media major for the first time and the more I learn about you the more I become more infatuated. I feel a unique connection to your values and culture that just felt like home to me. Not in a “this is like what I’ve known so far”, but in a “this is how I imagine paradise to be” way. I just hope you’re willing to look past the fact that I don’t have any major honors whatsoever, I’m just an international student, who doesn’t know anyone who went to college in the US personally, trying to figure stuff out. I enjoyed spending time with you so far, every single supplemental essay I wrote for you came to me so naturally that it didn‘t feel like a chore but a natural expression of love. I love you, Brown, and I ask for your Hand in marriage. Please admit me, I know you’ll love me the same.

I'll keep it short. I can't afford drexel with 74% aid (the avg given), I would require atleast 93%. Should I apply knowing that I cannot afford it.

The program I wanna apply for is great and would be adream to attend.

Also If I do my total fee for application would be 95 dollars (this could afford me food for an 3 month in my country) .

Hi everyone,

Really quick question: So I have choreographed a dance for my school's dance class and it was required coursework but it performed on the school's outside of school hours dance show so IDK if that could count as an EC? Could I word it to sound like one lol

I see a lot of people saying that the acceptance rate for Oxbridge is higher than many ivies and T10s in general - but they really need to stop comparing two different systems. In the UK, they literally tell you that you need AAA to be considered, so the people that are applying there are people who meet that criteria or get better grades - so a little less shotgunning.

But really, I feel like if universities in the US said that you are required to have 1500 SAT or higher, 4 or more 5s in your APs or a particular GPA, yall would riot. As much as people may disagree, I personally feel that leaving applications open to everyone to evaluate their profile on an individual basis is very lenient. (Forgive me if any university already has a set of requirements that I don't know of)

A good example is Avi Schiffmann who got into Harvard with a high school GPA of 1.67 but he had built a globally accessible and widely used Coronovirus Tracker by the age of 17.

Your passion projects eventually show up as evidence in real world in a way that is hard to fake and if you do this right you will offset other criteria like GPA

screenshot of him saying this here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ECAdvice/comments/1i1cxvk/ec_done_well_can_offset_gpa_by_a_huge_margin/

If so, can it cover the entire fee for internationals? What's the max it'll help with?

University of Texas at Austin.

Also what about U Mich (University of Michigan Ann-Arbour)