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I am a junior in high school, I have a 3.2 gpa, what can I do as someone who wants to be an architect?

Junior in High School. GPA is 3.2, Black, Drawing Skills, have interest in Math related topic, low psat score; 750 total

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Missed application deadline

A friend of mine is an international student interested in attending college in the US. He's a senior but didn’t know anything about the application process and did not apply this year. What do yo …

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Lehigh Launch Program

hi everyone, if you had to choose between these two which one you would choose? Semester in Ecuador: Quito, the Amazon, or the Galapagos Islands or Semester in the American West (WY and NM)

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Is this a good/well-rounded list of colleges for entrepreneurship?

I would like to know if there's any way I could improve/expand this list:

Rutgers U New Brunswick - Safety, 98%

Babson College - Target, 69%

U of Michigan - Target, 54%

Carnegie Mellon - Target, 52%

Corne …

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CS Competitions

What are some competitions on the topic of CS(preferably more friendly to beginners, like ACSL and such) that have similar prestige as Ross and Promys have in math?

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Can IB High Level Courses be considered Honors Courses?

My school does not formally offer Honors Courses, yet I am taking 4 High Level Courses. I am wondering if these courses can also be dubbed as Honors Courses, since I am taking them at a higher level, …

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How is the material in an AP course different than a regular course?

I plan on taking AP World History next year, it'll be my first AP class, I'm wondering how the material learned will be different than regular World History? Is it harder?

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What should I major/minor in? Any ideas greatly appreciated!

Hi! I’m an indecisive person and I’m struggling to choose a path to study in college. I enjoy doing so many different things, ranging from graphic design to politics. Any ideas you have, I will greatl …

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What is the difference between Accelerated courses and Honors courses?

I was applying for something and was puzzled about how to answer. I had asked how many honors courses I have taken and while I did enter the number, I wondered about the accelerated courses and if I w …

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How is student life at American university

American is my top school right now but I want to make sure it is a good fit socially. As of now I don’t want to join a sorority and I can be a little shy at times.

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Is Sanskrit considered as a foreign language for US admissions?

I am from India and my school offered only 2 languages from my 6th class. Sanskrit and French. I took Sanskrit and will continue to take it till 10th ( 4 years). So will that be counted as a foreign l …

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how can improve my profile. i want to study psychology, to become a family therapist.

I'm not a part of any sports currently. this is my junior year with a 3.5 GPA. hoping that I can get a 4.0 by the end of my senior year. I'm not sure if it's possible. Gpa falls easily then rising up. …

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What can I do for extra-curricular s activities as a Nigerian

I am a Nigerian in ss2 or 11th grade and my school does not have a lot of extra curricular activities and the few we have are not really functioning. What should I do?

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Class of 2026 Acceptance Rates will be lower !

Don't shoot the messenger! Some of you know I like to keep track of stats regarding admissions. So far this season, the colleges that have been reporting applications size have been reporting an incre …

 
Your assumptions are flawed, rates will be higher than last year
5%
 
Your assumption is corect, rates will be lower than last year
41%
 
It's too early to tell, I think they will MIXED
47%
 
I don't care about college acceptance rates GEESH
5%
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Honors class schedule change

I took regular English 9 A, but then got my schedule changed so I took Honors English 9 B. How will this look to colleges?

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How much money do you think I should spend on art supplies?

I've been looking at a lot of different things having to do with art college and how much money it has to pertain with art supplies. I was wondering how much should I get how should I spend it and whe …

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What's your opinion?

I'm a junior in high school who currently has an unweighted GPA of 98 and a weighted GPA of 101. Additionally, I'd like to say I'm fairly involved with the school. I am a part of National Honor Societ …

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How can I improve my extracurriculars?

Hello! I am currently a sophomore who is planning on going into Clinical Psychology. I am big on sports, as I play basketball and tennis, help coach a basketball workout for little kids on the weekend …

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Am I able to double major and minor if I go to college with already 25 OR 31 credits due to IB and AP?

I want to Double Major and Minor in college but I don't know how that works, so if anyone knows, please help me!

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