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Here are my "stats":

ACT: 34/36 [34 E, 35 M, 32 R, 34 S)

PSAT: 1400/1520

GPA: 3.91/4 | 4.41/5

Awards:

- USABO Certificate of Merit (top 30% nationally) --> National

- Commended Scholar (most likely) --> N …

I am in the TAG program for CCC and plan to transfer in the fall of 2023. That said, I think that should help me out, at least for the middle tier schools like UCSB (the one I plan to tag), UCI, UCSD …

I just learned what it means to have an extracurricular spike and am wondering if this is a good thing to have when applying to selective colleges. I've always thought it's good to seem well-rounded a …

Junior, Class of 2024

Will colleges be able to see my senior GPA? I want to up my GPA through my senior year grades and I am confident I can. However, by applying as early action and studio-based major I am forced to submi …

I will be a junior in high school this year and want to study physics in college. Many of the top schools for this subject are very difficult to get into (M.I.T., Oxford, Harvard). I attend an IB scho …

How do I find my personal narrative to base my college application off of. I do like sports and I am considering a few careers but haven’t decided between computer science, business, marketing, real e …

I saw some tips for being unique, like a writer that write stories, or a programmer that builds an app, and things like that to put on application to be unique.

I want psychology and i am very good at …

HI! I am a current Junior in high school, and I am trying to decide on what my "spike" is. I am really good at and interested in a broad selection of areas, but I know this approach won't serve me wel …

Hi,

My son is trying to decide which class to keep as a high school senior from the choices above. His target schools include the likes of UCs, USC, SCU, etc. I assume the answer depends on the targe …

I was looking through the common app, and the 150 character limit on activities seems pretty short. There’s also only room for 5 awards. I was a significant circuit debater in public forum and won a l …

I’m applying to UT Austin

1100SAT 4.0 GPA 17/76 class rank. Should I submit score?

Hi all,

Son is a rising Senior in HS.

Weighted GPA: 4.24

ACT: 35 composite (33 in science / 35 in other categories)

AP classes taken: PSYCH/APUSH/LANG/EURO HISTORY/ENVIRO SCIENCE (5 units)

AP classes in …

What should I do during my sophmore year for ECs and other things?

Could you plz tell me if you think I have a spike in one area, and things I could do to improve it and also tell me if you think my extracurricular are good and what they all classify as in terms of t …

I am currently in a bit of a dilemma. I am currently an IB Diploma Program student, basically I am taking 6 IB Classes (Math,Science,English, History,Music, and Spanish), but I am really struggling i …

I took an online summer health course to get a health credit so I could fill up on more advanced classes during the school year. My counselor told me as I applied that the grade would not go into GPA …

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My friend was wondering what she should do, she is going to be a junior this year and is planning on applying to U of M(twin cities) She is planning to take 3 Ap's this year, they will be her first Ap …

So I want to do business/economics and I think the collegeboard recommends it especially to business majors. Though, last year in AP World I did bad. here are the courses I am taking now and senior ye …