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Do you feel lost and don't know where to start? Over the years, we have collected a lot of questions and answers from very basic to very tricky and nuanced! Browse them and we hope they will help you to build a plan.

What are “target”, “safe”, “reach/dream” schools?

In short, it is an idea of breaking your prospective schools into three groups: safe, target and selective. The breakdown will be unique for every student, depending on test scores, GDP, desired major, legacy policies, family circumstances etc. But ultimately, it depends on the admission rate of each school. You can read more in our blog posts where we provide a break down of US schools based on their admission rates.

My HS stats are not good, I do not have extra activities and recommendation letters. Do I have a chance?

What are buyers schools and sellers schools