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Is 11 aps in through all of highschool too much?

I'm currently a freshman, and AP's are offered starting sophomore year at my school. With my current academic plan, I'd be taking 2 AP's next year, 4 junior year, and 5 senior year (+1 DE course). I w …

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College

I have a low gpaand it’s my senior year. It like a 1.9 because I got covid and got really sick my 10 and 11th grade of high school and I was in an out of hospitals because of covid. I really want to g …

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Should I complete a essay for a college application if it is not required?

Yes, I applied for Old Dominion University and the essay component was not required, and I did the essay component.

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4 years ago
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INTERVIEW PANIC ALERT!!!

I just got an email from am alumni (Stanford) for an interview.

I did not expect to get one at all because I am in Nigeria, and somehow think Nigerians aren't in places like that (No offence to the mem …

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Unique Extra-Curriculars for STEM degrees

Hey, I was wondering if there are some unique extra-curricular activities that I should attempt to bolster my university application in any STEM-related field. I have searched this up on the internet …

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colleges have not received my counselor rec even though counselor said she submitted it

My counselor has confirmed with me about three times in the past month that she has sent in my letters of rec, counselor rec, and fee waiver to all of the schools I applied to. Because she sends the …

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please advice

I attend a private school, on paper it's amazing and has a lot of resources....but in practice, it's well behind where it should be. would transferring schools my junior year (fall next year) hurt me …

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Can I get into the Mays Business school at Texas A&M University?

I applied with a class rank of 371/842, a 95.8 weighted GPA, 2 letters of recommendation, a resume, I was a Varsity athlete in football, I took 8 Pre-AP classes and 8 AP classes throughout high school …

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Which extracurricular tier would a political internship be?

Hello everyone! Which extracurricular tier would a political internship be if I intern with a US Congressman? What if I intern with a governor? What if I intern with a Mayor?

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4 years ago
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9th/10th graders NOTE that the SAT is going ALL DIGITAL next MARCH !

Today CollegeBoard announced that they are scrapping the old 3 hour SAT format and going all digital starting next March. The impetus of doing this has to do with 3 major drivers. 1.) CollegeBoard los …

 
I'm in FAVOR of a NEW SAT
41%
 
I'm against the NEW SAT
20%
 
I'm NOT SURE what to think
29%
 
I don't care, I'm taking the ACT!
8%
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I'm nervous about submitting a essay for review..........

Can I really trust this essay peer review? Please be honest/objective

- Would the essay show up on websites that detect plagiarism? I don't want to be accused of plagiarism just because I submitted my …

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Is My Junior Year Class List Reasonable?

Hello!

I am a sophomore and about to sign up for my junior year classes. Based on my previous years' courses, do you think this is an appropriate jump in difficulty not only to allow me to continue th …

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What AP should I chose?

I will be a junior next year and am thinking about taking at least 3 APs. There are only certain AP classes offered, so is it worth it that I take AP computer science/econ online even if it is a pass/ …

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4 years ago
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T50 colleges will have lower admissions rates this cycle according to early data

I've been keeping close tabs on whether competitive colleges are getting more total applications than last year and so far those that have reported indicate this trend is true and continuing.

Tufts is …

 
I believe admit rates will be the same as last year.
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I agree with your logic and believe that is the trend.
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I think it still will be a mixed bag & some will go up
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It's too early to tell anything becasue only 6 schools reported.
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4 years ago
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AP classes?

So, the public school I will be attending has around 130 students in each grade. There are no AP or IB classes offered at the High School. Will this effect my chances into prestigious colleges? How ca …

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AP Environmental Science or AP Statistics?

I am currently in 10th grade and am looking at developing my schedule for 11th. My school is offering AP Statistics and AP Environmental next year and I am trying to determine which one will be best o …

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Mid-Year Report Application

I submitted college applications in early January, and my mid-year report was finally sent in by my counselor today. Do colleges begin reviewing applications before a midyear report is received, or do …

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Is going to a culinary school for college worth it rather than just attending a college with a Food service program?

I want to pursue Culinary arts/Food services for my career. Is attending a trade like school for culinary worth it rather than just a college with a Culinary/Food service program? The plan is to work …

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Community Service.

After a meeting with my academic counselor, she recommended doing more community service to help create a stronger admission portfolio. With that being said I am stumped about how I should go about do …

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Stetson University

Hi, does anyone know what will make you stand out in an application to Stetson, I want to major in Graphic Design and minor in music (cello) and I am not sure what would stand out on admissions or wha …

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