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IB vs AP

Hi everyone!

I'm a junior from Colombia. I am a part of many minorities which are: women, Latino (white-passing), and queer. I wanted to ask about IB courses, which are the only ones that my school of …

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Advise for applying to Universities.

I am an international student, planning to apply to American Universities in Falll 2022. I am giving my second attempt of SAT in May. I am confident of getting atleast 1450 and preferably 1500+.

In co- …

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Not sure what to do when waitlisted to UC

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I've recently been waitlisted to a decent UC school, however, am unsure how to go about responding to prompt of 'Why this school' question and how to go about considering the school in the futur …

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What else should I do to prepare for college?

I have always been on top of my grades since I was young and I have straight A's as of now (Freshman Year). I am in one honors course (ELA). I am in six different curriculars : Class of 2024 (Public R …

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Advice on which colleges to even apply to, thanks!

Here are the colleges with the percentages from CollegeVine

University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland - Safety - (87% - 92%)

University of Michigan - Target - (65% - 77%)

Georgetown University - …

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What classes will you be taking next year?

Doesn't have to be AP classes, or anything. Doesn't even have to be classes next year. Feel free to share the classes you're taking atm, or last year, or whatever. Let's just talk classes!

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The % chance of getting admitted has dramatically changed

Have you updated your chancing algorithim? Colleges that were a analyzed as a target in december 2020 are now a hard target or reach school. Do you have information that suggests it is harder to get …

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Do colleges ask for all your test results?

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Do colleges ask for all of your taken standardized tests or can you choose which ones you send? I heard from someone that even if I score differently on the ACT the second time, colleges will be …

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5 years ago
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Columbia University Question!

Hey, thank you for taking the time to read this.

I have a question regarding the psychology program at Columbia Uni.

Does it have a B.A. psychology program?

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I could've taken 2 ap classes in sophomore year but decided not to. Will this look bad?

Here is a bit of context: I am a freshman and when it came time to decide which classes to take for tenth grade, I could’ve taken AP Biology and AP World History but chose to wait until junior year. T …

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What to do I am very worried about my college release results

What to do I am very worried about my college release results

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5 years ago
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Is Mock Trial a good extracurricular if you want to go into the medical field?

I am interested in doing Mock Trial next year, but I am unsure if this will benefit me for a science/healthcare major in undergrad. A lot of people have suggested Model UN, but that organization does …

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How impactful are leadership positions in school vs online organizations?

Hello! I'm currently a junior. My school has few resources and only around 5 active clubs out of 50 because of covid. I used to do a community service club but it is not active at the moment. The only …

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5 years ago
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How good are MUNs as extracurriculars?

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I want to study something related to politics or international relations, and I wanted to know how significative would Models of United Nations be to my application process

(I'm an international …

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which applications should I do first?

I haven't finalized my list and I'm probably going to get rid of a few, but, right now, I have four safety schools, five targets, three hard targets, and one reach. Should I start with my reach/hard t …

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Should I do Model UN?

I am currently a sophomore in high school and I have never really had interest in Model UN and I am planning to go into the healthcare medical field in college. A lot of my friends have said I should …

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study in free language courses

Hello dear friends. I am Gulnara Gilmanova.48 years old I would like to study at your university for ESL language courses. I live in Russia. And I am a Muslim. I would like to know about discounts and …

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Do T20 admissions officers filter people off by GPA preliminarily?

Hi! I'm currently a sophomore currently going to a private high school in the U.S.

When the pandemic started last year, I completely fell off track. I had countless homeworks missing, my grades droppe …

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What colleges are best for an aerospace engineering major?

I've been looking around online lately and trying to see which colleges have a good aerospace engineering program, but I'm not sure who to believe. Any ideas?

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I don’t know if it’s just me but I can not see the comments made on my essays after they have been reviewed.

I submitted two essays to be reviewed and both came back highlighted but the comment section was blank. Was it intentional or is it a software problem because I don’t want to give some one a bad ratin …

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