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GPA Concerns.

I am a junior in high school and just finished my 3rd academic quarter. I dream of becoming a pilot one day but am worried I wont get into any good colleges or flight programs because of my GPA.I curr …

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2 months ago
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Lacrosse

I am currently a sophomore in high school and would love to play women's lacrosse is college. I got moved up to jv as an 8th grader and am currently play my 3rd year as a starter as well as a 2 year c …

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2 months ago
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How to study for History

So, my teacher makes a slideshow and lectures on it. We take notes, but we can't use them on the test. We don't need to know dates or years, but we need to know people and events. For example: We are …

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2 months ago
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Help!! Last minute SAT prep

Unfortunately I was informed I will be taking the SAT next month, as required by my school. I have little time to prepare and am extremely busy at the moment- I don't have much time to study aside fro …

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2 months ago
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Low GPA for Rice

Hello, I am currently a junior with an UWGPA of 3.5 and WGPA of 3.9. I realize they aren’t the best but my extracurriculars focus on robotics, our team has won state championships back to back and we …

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2 months ago
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AP studying

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone has effective study methods for the AP exams. I'm taking 5 classes and I got the Baron's book for all of them except AP Lang.

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2 months ago
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gpa conversion

my school uses percentage grades out of 100 instead of the 4.0 scale. I want to know where my GPA fits in with the average GPA of colleges i'm applying to. what would a weighted 102 be?

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2 months ago
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No AP Classes

My school does not offer AP or honors classes, but I want to still stand out to colleges. Is there a way or different activity that will help with this?

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2 months ago
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The Course Conundrum

Hi everyone. Hope everybody reading this is doing well.

As almost everybody, I'm stressing over picking my courses for the 12th grade. Here are the classes I'm thinking of doing next year:

1. AP Litera …

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2 months ago
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HELP! Any last minute tips for a few extra SAT points????

I got a 1380 on my last practice test and it would be great if I could get it to at least a 1400. I'm taking the SAT this week; any last minute tips/tricks to maximize my points even just by a little …

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2 months ago
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HI

Y'all I am scared we are look at colleges and it scares me.

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2 months ago
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What school do I go to?

I wanna major in forensic science/criminology, my "back up" choice for college is biology/animal sciences to later go on to veterinary sciences. But I want to try to stay in state for college/universi …

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2 months ago
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Early decision

What’s the difference between ED I & ED II?

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2 months ago
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How to get a presidential service volunteer award

So recently I've been thinking of ways to get 200 hours by the end of this year, mostly for college apps. But I'm having a hard time finding any organizations that I can volunteer with online to get v …

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2 months ago
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Do language exams help in college applications for the US? [DELF, Goethe]

I've been learning German and French for the best part of a year now, and I've gotten upto the B1 level in French and untested yet, but I'd like to approximate I've attained A1 proficiency in German. …

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2 months ago
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WHAT TO DO?

I don't have an Ivy AI what should I do.

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2 months ago
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What do you do If your school Doesn't offer Honours /AP classes

I live in south Africa and am a Dual Athlete in Football /soccer and a 100m sprinter I am nationally recognized in both but at the end of the day I want to Apply to a school Like Stanford and my acade …

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3 months ago
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32 ACT

I just took the ACT for the first time and I got a 32. I've been doing some tutoring and I want to boost my score, does anyone have advice about how they boosted their score?

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3 months ago
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Hello! Just wanted to know something regarding validity of certificates

For college applications, prizes / certificates won till what grade are considered valid? [As in for example, 9th grade or older, 8th grade or older], or is it worth putting in most of the significant …

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3 months ago
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Are you going to take ACT or SAT, or go test optional?

What is your decision on that?

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