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Would it affect my college admissions negatively if I were to repeat a year in highschool?

My family and I moved to the country I was born in (dual citizen) at the start of the sixth grade and planned to move back to the US after I finish 8th grade. Unfortunately, the pandemic broke out, s …

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Is the college I get my bachelors at crazy important?

Does it matter where I get my bachelors degree if I plan on getting a masters? I have a pretty good idea of what and where I'm going to get my masters, so I can't decide if it's worth it to go to a mo …

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When should I start AP classes?

Many people warned me about taking the AP classes freshman year so I took their advice and didn't take the classes, But when should I start?

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Should I send a brag sheet for my counselor rec. letter?

My counselor doesn't know me well at all, and in times of covid I haven't seem him or talked to him barely at all, even though I haven't been requested a student or parent bragsheet for my counselor r …

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Common App filling the forms question.

My counselor and teachers are not English native, should I ask them to fill the Common App in Spanish in a separate docx file and then send it to me to be translated the docx file in English by a prof …

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Extracurricular Advice

I'm aiming for the Ivy League and planning to major in biotechnology, but another one of my passions (and my main focus in extracurriculars) is visual art. I've been in both science inspired competiti …

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Cn I increase my ACT score?

Realistically speaking, is it possible for me to increase my ACT score by 8-10 points? How long would it take me to prepare myself to reach that goal? I scored a 25 on the pre-ACT without any practic …

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International student Transcripts

What is the process of sending the official high-school transcripts for international students? Do the counselor need to send it through common/coalition app or is there any other method to send them?

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What are ideal extra-curricular activities for an aspiring physician?

I am interested in pursuing medicine as a physician. What are ideal extra-curricular for a high school student?

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Dual credit student with AP exams

HI! I am a Collegiate Student in my High School, this means that I get college level courses throughout my highschool years. I have not taken any AP exams, since I automatically get college credit. Sh …

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Will I be automatically rejected if I don't have 2 years of foreign language?

I only have one year of foreign language (Chinese 3), and next school year will be my last year of high school. My high school doesn't offer any Chinese courses, so I'm looking into taking Chinese at …

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5 years ago
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UCI vs UCD

While I am still waitlisted at the University of California, Davis and the University of California, Irvine, I would like to know in case I get accepted to both, where should I go ?

Being an internatio …

 
UC Irvine
25%
 
UC Davis
27%
 
Both are great
47%
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Which is a better extracurricular

I am intrested in a finance major or business related would voleentering at john hopkins or a non profit be better hoping for this to cover the comunity part of my application

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My school does not support the Gpa system in providing evaluation for our exams

I am in a high school that does not support this system in giving grades, so I will have a chance to apply to universities

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Graded written paper

What exactly is a graded written paper for international students which is required by Princeton? What should be written in it and how is it graded? How long should the paper be (number of words)?

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5 years ago
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Receive a scholarship in the field of medicine

I am in grade 11 and I want to get a scholarship after high school in the field of medicine, and I don’t know where I started or what to do.Also, I do not know what exams I should get or which country …

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Ideas for EC I need?

Hi I am just finishing freshman year and the only EC's I have are HOSA, my drama club (which I hold leadership positions), and community service for my local cheer team. I want to attend Baylor Univer …

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College Search

While you search for your perfect fit, a number of factors need to be considered, with every single factor crucial. However, which of the following factors do you look at first ?

 
Cost of attendance
28%
 
Location (City/Suburban etc.)
57%
 
Safety (As in, the Crime Index)
14%
 
Class sizes
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APs

I am international student and my school doesn't offer AP exams. is there a way I can self study and take them or is there another alternative exam that gives college credit

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UK student applying US university

How to find out the equivalent of your grades, GPA?, since we all just given grades here. Any advice on applications? What does junior vs varsity mean?

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