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is Boston University good in engineering?

what else is BU known for?

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How to not think about my grades and just move forward?

Since I took accelerated classes in 8th grade, I got an 89 in algebra and the rest of the accelerated classes were as. However in freshman year I got 2 bs one in science and one in math and now I have …

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If you went from a low score on the SAT to a 1500+ how did you do it?

The last time I took a practice SAT my score was low and I want to increase it by a lot. I was wondering how people who raised their SAT score by a lot were able to achieve it and what tips, resources …

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How to prepare for ap physics and precalc honors?

I am a rising junior and I am afraid that I will not do that well in these subjects because I am weak at Math and Science. I was wondering how people who did well in the class prepared for these subje …

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I have taken both AP english and AP capstone. Do I need to take an English senoir year?

I took AP Lang and Ap sem as a sophomore, both got As and passing exam scores. I took research and lit this year and got As and expect to get passing AP scores. My counselors want me to take a senior …

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Rising Junior

I am a rising junior and am wondering what ECs I can do over the summer or even in the fall to boost my college apps. I am interested in Business/Finance.

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If I have two D's on my transcript, can it be compensated with a high SAT score? I'm looking towards Cali and NY schools

These D's were in AP classes so I'm scared of the fact that colleges might quickly reject me

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How do I "grade" my classes accordingly to the U.S classes?

I am an international student from Brazil trying to apply with Common App.

The problem is: while applying, the site asks for "Course level" (something that I don't know how to put my classes in.) Wha …

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Should I take AP Stats or AP Calc BC after taking AP Calc AB? I am aiming for a career in healthcare.

I'm having a REALLY hard time choosing my senior-year math classes. I just took AP Calc AB for my junior year, and I originally signed up for AP Stats for my senior year since it's not as rigorous as …

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Application process

What can I do to make my applications stand out? I have the grades but that’s really it. Please help me I’m kinda freaking out😂

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Research Cold calls and emails

I'm a rising junior,

and during the summer or junior year, I was thinking of doing comp science(ai, robotics), biotech, or astronomy-related research and my local universities. I checked and they curr …

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Is university of Kentucky test optional if you have a high GPA of 3.9?

I’m a rising senior and I’m looking for test optional colleges just in case I didn’t make a higher score. I have took twice of PSAT in my sophomore and junior year but I’m scared to take the actual SA …

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My school doens't offer AP/Honors classes

I'm an international student from Chile, and I have a 4.0 GPA, but my school doesn't offer any AP or honors classes. Does this affect me in a negative way? I want to apply test optional

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If I start an activity between my 9th and 10th grade, can I write that down as a 9th grade activity?

If I start an activity between my 9th and 10th grade, can I write that down as a 9th grade activity on my college app since I haven't started 10th yet?

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Just how much do ivys care about the type of extracurriculars I have?

So I noticed on social media that all the kids applying to ivys (and getting accepted) have these crazy extracurriculars like multiple national level competitions they participated in. Some started th …

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Majors similar to Genetics?

Hello! I'm a rising senior, and I'm interested in the biomedical field. I want to major in Genetics, but not many colleges offer that. What are some majors that are similar to genetics that I could ap …

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I am an International student, and I want to be accepted to Santa Clara University.

Hi, I am wondering if I have a chance of being accepted to SCU with my SAT score of 1370 (610 in reading and writing, and 760 in math) and a UW GPA of 3.7. I have a variety of extracurricular activiti …

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College Short Essays on Common App

Do the college short essay prompts for Common App change every year for each college? I noticed that for colleges such as Stanford have multiple essay prompts. Is it required to answer all of them and …

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Wrestling Program

Hi, I was curious on if you have a wrestling program and how hard it would be to get in?

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