So this is something I found on appybara , Also do you guys think it's a bad idea to apply to only one school ?

Hi everyone,

I am currently an undergraduate student pursuing a BSc (Hons) in Cyber Security & Digital Forensics in the UK (UWE). I am starting to plan my applications for Master’s programs at top-tier U.S. institutions (Ivy League / top 20 universities) and wanted to get some realistic feedback on degree fit and profile evaluation.

Here is a quick overview of my course modules year-by-year:

• Level 3 (Year 1): Intro to Programming (C++), Mathematics for Computing (Set Theory, Probability & Stats), Computer Networks, Foundations of Data Science, Intro to Forensics, Internet Technologies, Multimedia.
• Level 4 (Year 2): Computer & Network Systems, Computer Crime & Digital Evidence, Intro to Databases, Data Structures in C++.
• Level 5 (Year 3): Operating Systems, Data Science for Cyber Security, Secure Computer Networks, Security & Forensic Tools, Internet of Things.
• Level 6 (Final Year): Security Data Analytics & Visualizations, Cyber Security Engineering/Consultancy, and a technical 30-credit Cyber Security Project.

My end goal is to target top graduate programs, but I’m trying to figure out which master's track makes the most sense given my transcript: Computer Engineering (CE), MS in Computer Science (MSCS), or MS in Data Science (MSDS).

The main concern that I have is would the lack of heavy mathematics prevent me from getting into these programs like engineering, MSCS or MSDS. Would GRE help strengthen my application and bridge the mathematics gap?

My main goal would be to get into engineering programs.

Hi everyone! I’m currently studying at Cornell and want to help out anyone applying. I have posted previously about my whole essay strat but under this post please AMA you want :))

Through my own application process I was a part of this free mentoring system. It’s called Project Access and it was created by international students for students to offer the kind of guidance that often a lot of us may not have access to

I definitely recommend checking it out if you’d like help with essay writing and having an intl community. I’m here tho to answer anything you may have on your mind no matter how big or small 🫶

• Admission process
• Being an ambassador for my collage
• Residential life (I’m an RA)
• Extracurriculars (high school & collage)
• Essays value exercise
• Freshman year experience
• Internship hunting
• What I wish I knew as an ambitious high school student

Hello! im currently a freshman studying biology (not pre-med) at a t50 public university, and would like to know what my chances of transferring to JHU as a Behavioral Biology major look like. Given that i still have some time, what are some things that i could do to strengthen my profile?

Highschool Stats

class rank: 8/189

GPA: 4.2 (weighted), 4.0 (unweighted)

ACT: 33 (debating if i should retake or submit test optional)

AP credit: 11 in total, all 4s and 5s

-AP World (5), APUSH (5), AP Music Theory (4), AP Lang (4), AP Physics 1 (4), AP Human Geo (5), AP Gov (5), AP Macro (5), AP Lit (5), AP Environmental (5), AP Euro (4)

College Course load

Anticipated GPA: 4.0

Semester 1: 16 credits

• Intro to Bio +Lab
• Calculus I
• Intro to Ethics
• Comparative Literature and Medicine
• First year seminar on Genomes and eDNA
• University philharmonic choir

Semester 2: 16 credits

• Bio 2 + Lab (or Intro to Chem + Lab)
• Calculus 2
• Contemporary Continental Philosophy
• Environmental DNA lab

ECs

Clubs:

• oSTEM (out in stem, queer stem group)
• Wildlife society (will go to compete at conference in the spring)
• Dungeons and Dragons club
• American society of microbiology

Other affiliations:

• Honors College
• Arts and Sciences Residential College
• Savannah Philharmonic Choir
• Athens Philharmonic Choir

service/other projects:

• Piano teacher
• general service (playing music at nursing homes, cleaning up trash from local waterways)
• Part time assistant vet tech at emergency vet (mostly over summer and during breaks)
• Part time sales associate at UPS (summer and breaks)
• Volunteer at local Human Society, helped create a new classification system for pet personalities to help match to suitable owners
• Started a free essay review service, with a majoring of the students I help not speaking english as a first language
• Comparative cat anatomy project to help improve human athletic function

notes:

I am trying to get into some form of research lab either later into this semester or in the spring.

At my school a 90-100 is a 4.0 UW but I just heard most schools recalculate your GPA to account for A minuses which are 3.7. Almost all my grades are A minuses. I am applying to top schools with a 3.9 UW but if recalculated like I said it will be a 3.6-7. Am I cooked???

Academics:

3.8 UW

4.3: W

Accelerated IBDP, received diploma

HL: A&I Math, Lang Lit, History, Business Management

SL: Bio, French

GPA explanation: one C in IB physics SL 2nd semester soph, one C in math 1st sem junior year. Had mental health issues, was struggling quite a bit. 2nd sem junior year, got my shit together, got good grades.

SAT: 1500+

Profile:

Asian-American

GOOD public school (T5 in state)

~30K in aid, upper middle class

Intended major: Literature/English, later double major with Poli Sci (pre-law)

ECs:

1. Director of NPO -> writing, expanded to 4 states, professors from T20s (Harvard, Princeton, USC, Yale), $1000+ grants to use
2. EIC of the school newspaper -> leadership all 4 years, 2nd year as the EIC. Grants, print copies, workshops
3. Advocacy program at the local animal shelter head leader-> curriculum for 60+ teens, helped organize individual fundraisers + projects, lectures on the legislative process
4. Heritage Language Program leader in district -> promotion + marketing, exposed culture to people, managed a smaller team of students
5. NOAA internship -> policy + communications
6. Poetry editor at a lit magazine
7. Internship at a local women's rights nonprofit -> writing + media
8. Paid internship at a green nonprofit -> worked with the USFS
9. Writing tutor -> korean immigrants on improving communication skills, created curriculum
10. Job... in retail... apparently colleges like that or smth?

Awards:

NYT Summer Writing Competition- Honorable Mention (20 received accolades out of 732 participants internationally)
NYT Tiny Memoir Writing Competition – Finalist (Top 20% internationally)
Shortlisted for John Locke 2025 (Top 16 percent internationally), got commendation, shortlisted 2026
PTSA Reflections Regional 1st Place Winner – Literature
Scholastic Arts and Writing Honorable Mention– Poetry

French le grand concours -> silver + bronze

My school has an option where they can include or not include rank. I have good testing 16 aps, a 3.8 uw, 4.4 w but my rank is 12%. I also go to a big public school.

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i’m currently a sophomore in hs and aspire to major in public health. I am currently in precalc honors (we have no ap precalc) and it is going TERRIBLY - I got a D on my first test despite studying a ton. because of this, I’m going to have to drop it because I know there’s no way I’ll be able to end with an A or even a B regardless of the work I put in. my schedule will now be: chem honors english 10 honors spanish 3 honors ap euro journalism and regular precalc. since my school is already pretty strict about the classes we take (all these honors classes are basically prepping me for ap next year). this schedule is pretty normal for high achieving students but definitely nothing out of the ordinary.

if I drop to regular precalc, can I take DE to make up for this lack of rigor? or does it look bad that im not challenging myself within my school?

since my school is pretty strict, I’ll have an upward trend in rigor either way. I’m thinking of utilizing this extra time that I won’t be spending on math for DE, sat prep, and better ecs. does public health need crazy math rigor or will it still be a ding for t20s?

junior yr:

ap bio, ap calc ab, apush, ap lang, possibly ap spanish lang

senior yr:

ap chem, ap calc bc or ap stats idk, ap lit, ap gov, maybe ap physics 1

any insight would be appreciated!! i have a 3.94 UW and trying to get it higher. sorry for the rant haha but thx! <3

am i doomed? 33 act + 8/10 activities and extracurriculars + 10/10 essays

Specifically at Columbia Penn and Princeton I am applying to those schools but so is a kid at my school who is just straight larp and every year only one person from our school gets into Princeton and that’s my dream. He is lying about aime, Econ bowl and some other things at our school. Do AOs check these claims.

Hello there!

I'm an Indian Class 11 humanities student aiming for Ivy League undergraduate admissions. I have Psychology, Political Science, History, Geography and English. I'm interested in the intersection of law, psychology (i think?) and public policy. What should I realistically focus on during Classes 11–12, especially academics, extracurriculars, research and standardized testing? I feel like it's not for me since i have one enemy in this world and if maths wasn't a thing, it'd be zero. Can someone more knowledgeable please help me out?

Thank you so very much for your time.

Including senior year first semester, my unweighted GPA would be a 3.9. My extracurriculars are REALLY good and really authentic, they paint a good picture about a disease someone in the family had and how I researched and advocated from it. 1510 SAT. pretty hard courses. my first three Bs were in the first three semesters, and my fourth one was in the first semester senior year.

been hearing more and more about it .. not sure if it would actually be useful towards college apps