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What to do about summer school?

So I am someone who is more or less dead set on going into civil engineering. My GPA is lower than what I want for elite schools such as Rice and elite LACs so I plan on taking a summer course.

My on …

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What will replace the SAT Subject Tests?

My school doesn't offer many foreign languages (with only Spanish offered) and I was planning to take the SAT Subject Tests in German and Latin. But now I can't do that. What can replace these?

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Is doing volunteer summer research with professor good as a high schooler?

I'm a current sophomore and I cold emailed a couple of professors near my local community college and one responded back with a potential research opportunity. However, it's an unpaid position. Was wo …

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How can I increase my GPA?

I would ask my counselor this but he never answers my questions, so here I am. I have a 3.95 GPA (according to Collegevine) and I'm wondering if a 4.0 is possible or at least 3.99 by the time I gradua …

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Word count

I am applying for an award that ask for an up to 500 word personal statement. Unfortunately I didn't realize I needed to do it until today and the deadline is next week. Is it acceptable to write a 20 …

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Do colleges value summer programs such as the Congress of Future Medical Leaders or NSLC?

For context, I am a high school junior who was recently invited to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders and the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC). Are programs like this legit and does a …

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Which competition should I attend?

I'm a freshman in high school, and I have two really important competitions on the same day. One is the science olympiad regional competition. If I don't attend it, I will be dropped from the team thi …

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Will Class of 2022 also be test-optional due to COVID-19?

I am currently a junior in high school and have never even taken the SAT. I will be applying to colleges at the end of this year when I am a senior and worry that I won't have the opportunity to take …

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Moving to a different country in the middle of the school year

With covid being a thing I was already missing out on a lot of things that I was planning to do. Then my entire family moved to a different country and I am now doing online school. I was doing IB dip …

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Do colleges care if you repeat a year of high school?

Title. basically. I want to repeat my Junior year in an effort to improve my GPA more. Is this ok?

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SAT/ACT/Extra Classes

I'm a Junior and have a few questions.

Where can I get help practicing for the SAT and Act? I have taken a few practice SATs however don't usually get past 900.

I usually have a full schedule but I can …

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Safety Schools for Journalism and English

Hi! I'm planning on applying to some colleges in the USA by March, as a transfer student. I want to do a bachelors in either English/Journalism - with one or the other being the major/minor.

So far I …

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Do colleges pay attention to a student's first semester grade on their final transcript?

I am a senior and I was wondering about this. My semester is ending soon.

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5 years ago
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Is taking an AP exam more important than taking the actual course itself?

I know that colleges are more inclined to accept someone who has more rigorous coursework than someone who takes all regular classes. My school offers a variety of Ap classes (about 20) and I am a jun …

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My GPA

How much can I bump up my GPA in one semester, and how much can I bump it up in one year?

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5 years ago
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How do I calculate my unweighted and weighted GPA?

I am confused as to how I am supposed to calculate my GPA on a 4.0 scale. My school calculates GPA based on percent so my unweighted shows as 92.289 and 95.053 weighted. Based on the 100 scale to 4.0 …

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Can I apply as an international student even if I began my first year ?

Hello, I'm a high school senior with a strong profile (acc. to collegevine)

However, I did not apply this year due to financial reason + I'm strengthening my profile (ECs and test scores)

I got accepted …

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What schools have small classes with special education programs?

Hi I am a sophomore in high school and I am planning out what schools I would want to go to and I don't know which ones because I am in a special education program in high school and in small classes. …

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