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Hello! I am currently a Freshman and have signed up to take the AP courses listed above during my Sophomore year. So that I do not go in blind, I was wondering if any of you would have tips or tricks ...

I'm looking to apply to a couple of competitive academic or leadership summits, where do I put these on the common app? I want to say honors section but I'm not exactly sure.

Honors question

I want to write humourous and somewhat informal essays for my college app. is that a good idea or should I stay away from informal essays?

I'm a sophomore in socal and I'm paranoid at the atrocious prices for many of the summer programs/research at UC's near me (like High School Summer Institute in Law at UCI costs $1,110 for 5 days!) Do...

How do I increase my chances of getting one/finding the best one for me.

Hi :) Current junior here. I have been playing flute for eight years and have been principal flutist of a very competitive youth orchestra for two years. Flute used to be the only thing I did outside ...

I am a high school senior, I have taken AP Computer Science A and I do know Python pretty well. I have also won two (high school level) hackathons. Also participate in Science Olympiad, Toastmasters, ...

I withdrew from Calc 2 (community college class) as a sophomore in high school. How would that be viewed by admissions?

So, my school informed me that there is an opportunity to completely retake my Junior year. My grades this year were crud (mainly due to the fact that for the first part of the school year we used an ...

I want to major in political science and I have done something amazing this year but I'm unsure if I should mention it on college applications? Please be very honest. So I play this Virtual World Game...

hey! I just learned I have been waitlisted from Harvard. Do you have any advice on how to write a great letter of continued interest? Thank you!

I started playing tennis in 8th grade. In my sophomore season, I got onto the JV team. I am confident I will get onto the varsity team in the 11th and 12th-grade season as well. I read that colleges d...

Which ones do colleges usually prefer?

i live in northern ga. what i mean is like workshops, programs, or internships for high schoolers. it can either be technical theater or production and set design.

So I am currently a junior and I want to take biochem major for college. My question is: should I take biology, chemistry and physics (all three sciences) even if I am not good at physics?

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I've heard that an average american student spends less time in the classroom compared to a Brazilian student (which is my case), which would make it easier for you guys to have good ECs. Is th...

I'm thinkig about going to a UC and majoring in Political Science. Don't have room to fit in APUSH but my school offers it.

Also, do second semester senior year grades matter?

(School only offered...

Those of you who took/studied for the SAT and ACT which one did you prefer/think was easier?

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I'm from Brazil and schools here don't have AP classes, the difference is the level of difficulty of the schools.

What other options would you recommend, instead the AP classes, to make my ...