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How Do I Classify The Harvard Medical Congress On My Profile?

I'm not sure how to classify it here or on my normal applications, but my chancing profile is particularly confusing. It was paid, but also invite only and very selective (one person per state).

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AP classes?

Hi, I'm from Colombia and in my country they don't give AP classes, so I want to know what courses or classes you recommend me to take to have more opportunities to enter MIT or Harvard.

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I really need to raise my GPA

I am a junior, and I was convinced that my GPA weather was 3.77 but it turns out that is weighted so it would be around 3.02. How can I raise it how long would it take? All my other years I was always …

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What level of distinction are these awards?

Hello,

For an application I am submitting, it asks for the level of distinction for my awards. What level would that be for AP Scholar?

Additionally, I participated in a competition through RoundPier a …

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How many years of foreign language required to take in high school for college admissions?

How many years of foreign language required to take in high school for college admissions? - I am in high school sophomore and took 2 years of foreign language in high school ( 9th and 10th) and in mi …

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Do colleges find taking GATE (gifted and talented education) English or Honors English more impressive?

I’m choosing my junior year classes soon, and I’m not sure which to take. I’ve taken GATE and Honors English before in the past but I’m curious as to how colleges see them.

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What are possible major for an inventor inventing things to help the human body and cars and robots, etc.

My top 3 colleges on my college list are MIT, Stanford, and Caltech. So I just want to be prepared with a major to present. I also want to do a double degree.

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Do colleges measure the number of APs as the number of exams you take or the number of AP classes on your transcript?

I am currently taking AP Econ. The first semester was just Micro, and now I'm taking Macro. I'm also taking AP Gov, and it's a similar situation - last semester was US Gov and this semester is Comp Go …

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Where do I submit more information to IU Bloomington?

I just got deferred from Indiana University Bloomington. They encourage me to inform them with "new academic information," so I think I will do that. Do I email the office of admissions directly? An a …

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Why are the best LACs chanced as safeties for me with a 3.65 gpa, 1540+ SATs, and superb extracurriculars (white male)?

It seems like I am being chanced higher than I should be, I also had pretty difficult courses, and I go to a very good school. I'm also getting chanced at reach for a lot of larger top schools, like G …

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What level of 'Non-Art competition' is qualifying in the AIME?

I saw on the chancing profile that USAMO qualification is a Tier A 'Non-art competition' activity for the chancing profile. What about the AIME? A few thousand students (not sure of the exact #) quali …

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INTERNATIONAL student---no AP/IB/HONORS COURSES?

Hi! I am a junior in a traditional high school in China and our school does not have AP/IB/HONORS courses. I have a high unweighted GPA (96+/100). I am wondering if this will negatively affect the eva …

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Is it necessary to be heavily involved in school-related activities or extracurriculars to get into a top-tier college?

Hi! I'm Sia, and I'm currently a junior. A lot of the activities that I currently do, like dance, voice, piano, and art, I have been doing for a while and they are not related to school in any way. Th …

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Where do I actually start with thinking about college?

Hi. I'm Rosemellie. I'm 15 and in grade 11. Basically I've just started thinking bout college and I have no idea where to start. I've chosen Legal Practices as my chosen career however I have no clue …

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Do colleges look at weighted or unweighted GPA?

I have a ~3.6 GPA, but if you count the 3 AP classes I've taken, it goes up to a 3.714. Which number do colleges look at, or does it vary depending on the school?

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I have a 3.76 unweighted GPA right now. How much higher can I get it up by the end of HS?

I’m currently in my junior year of high school, and because of a bit of stumbling my freshman year, I’ve had a lower GPA than I’d like to have. Weighted, as of right now, is a 3.93 and my unweighted i …

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What is High school diploma in India?

I am a high school sophmore based in India, I just wanted to know what is high school diploma called in India , or what is equivalent to it in India for CBSE board.

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How do colleges/high schools judge personal stories and quarantine grades? Also, how can I improve their judgment?

I’m a high school sophomore from Georgia, and before I started high school, I was a pretty standout student in middle school, performing very high academically. However, during my first semester in fr …

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My reviewed essay is missing?

Hello! I had gotten feedback for one of my submitted essays a few days ago; however, when I now go to "My Essays" in the "Peer Review" section, I find the essay and its feedback missing--as if it was …

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TOEFL required ?

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A little bit about myself, I’m currently in 12th grade and will finish my high school by March 2022. My nationality is American but I have stayed in India for a bit and then have been living in Si …

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