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Debate in STEM major

Does anyone know if participating in Speech and Debate increases your chances of admissions, even when you are going into a STEM major? I know excelling in that extracurricular is very important, but …

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Denied at Safety Schools, Waitlisted at A Reach

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I have browsed through a few websites for this but wanted an informed perspective about my personal situation.

I am a senior from India applying as an international student that is in need of financ …

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Im in AE (Between H and CP) spanish for high school and I am really good at it but is it too late to move up to Honors f

I'm a sophomore and going into my junior year of high school.

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What does this question mean? "How many classes do you plan to complete by the end of senior year (12th grade)?"

I'm a bit confused. I can only take six courses in IB, but for some schools, it says that my coursework needs some improvement. What does this mean? How can I improve?

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Is it any good that at the end of my 3 years of HS I'll have completed around 70 classes, but not one AP?

I'm from a full-time school in Brazil, and our HS curriculum is quite different, even compared to Brazilian ones. While we aren't offered any AP classes, we have to take around 70 classes in 3 years t …

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UPenn College of the Arts & Sciences?

Is going to the UPenn College of the Arts & Sciences worth it for undergrad? The majors I'm looking at are environmental science, social sciences, arts (studio art/painting), and English (basically an …

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Academic rigor and AP classes

I will have taken 4 AP classes all together, 3 honors and 2 college courses with a 4.06 gpa. How is my academic rigor? I am late to realizing the importance of AP classes and am taking one now as a ju …

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I am an HS student who is going to an Vocational School for biotech. Will that effect my chances of law school

I am a Sophomore who is going into my 11th grade. In Ohio, we have the option to go to a vocational school if accepted. I got accepted into a vocational school specifically into a 2-year Biotechnology …

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How much do community college classes affect admission?

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I'm taking a class at a local community college that ended up being pretty difficult for some reason and currently I have a B. I would honestly be pure luck if I were able to bring that up to an …

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legacy status

Do colleges give strong consideration to an applicant whose sister is currently at a university and whose father is an alumni? The acceptance rate at this university is 11 percent, but my son is ranke …

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Computer Science Subject Requirements

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I am currently residing in Singapore and am doing my A-levels. I wish to apply to undergraduate computer science course but am not able to locate the subject and grade requirements for my particul …

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Admission

Hi everybody! I applied to school around mid/late January and haven’t heard anything back except that my application was received. Should I be worried??? Everyone is telling me that I should’ve heard …

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What gpa would I put on my collegevine profile?

On college vine profile, would I put my unweighted GPA from 9th-12th or use only 10th-11th since that's what the UC GPA calculates? Thanks!

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Do I have to report all the Community College grades I have recieved?

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This is more of a curiosity question tbh, but I was wondering if a student were to have several A's at a certain community college and a single B, would it be necessary to report the grade that …

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Intended major doesn't totally align with my extracurriculars. Will this be a problem?

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Thank you in advance for any advice.

I am currently a high-school junior and in college, I want to study poli-sci and econ. My academics are solid (4.0/1570+tons of AP) and I'm decent at writing, so …

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Hi I have an 88 during my first semester in on-level ELA

Will this affect my admissions to top universities such as upenn, Harvard, yale?

Thank you!

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GPA increase

Hi Im a sophmore and am in my last 9 weeks for the year and I checked my gpa to find out I have a 2.0 (super bummed about it ). Is it possible that if work hard enough I could end up with a 3.7 gpa by …

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What are some research opportunities I can access as a junior?

I'm a junior in high school who's planning on going into STEM. I have some solid extracurriculars, but I'm looking to participate in some research-orientated ones. I don't know what would be accessibl …

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Computer Science A level subject requirements

Hey,

I am currently residing in Singapore and am doing my A-levels. I wish to apply to undergraduate computer science course but am not able to locate the subject and grade requirements for my particul …

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• 5 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Sat form

I was trying to fill payment for sat may registration but it is saying try with another credit card or verify your credit card information

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