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What should I include/not include in college applications?

I maintained a 4.0 GPA and higher my Freshmen year and Junior 1st semester, I hope to do the same by the end of my 2nd semester. HOWEVER, my grades dropped immensely Sophomore year, I had 5 C's...it w …

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IB versus AP weighting

I’ve heard that certain colleges weight IB courses differently than their AP equivalents, is that actually the case? My school only offers IB for upperclassmen, and honors for underclassmen like mysel …

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I have a 3.3. G.P.A in grade 11, and barely any extracurriculars, I want to change that, but I think it's too late.

I'm a Bahamian student who was originally planning to go to by own university (UB) but I realized that all of the subjects I want to study aren't actually available to me. Although they do have lingui …

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Latin as a language in high school

At my high school, Latin is offered as a possible language you can take. I heard seniors saying that taking Latin is bad for your college admissions chances. I'm pretty sure that this isn't true alrea …

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Will I get int Wharton as a transfer 2024

I am a BMCC student majoring in math with a 4.0 GPA, and a full-time job. I taught myself how to code and I moved to NYC 2 years ago when I got a job as a data engineer. I work full time as a data ana …

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Senior Schedule?

Hey!

For my senior year, I plan on taking the following APs:

AP Chemistry

AP English Lit

AP Microeconomics (2nd semester)

AP Psychology

And non APs:

Anatomy and Physiology

Community college course

Statis …

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What effect does Hope Squad have on college applications?

What effect does Hope Squad have on college applications?

Good evening!

I hope you are having a good day!

I am currently an eighth grader who is about to go into highschool net year, and I have hit a dil …

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How to fill out the financial section

Hi everyone! So, I was in the middle of filling out a financial portion page, and suddenly I was kicked out of it. I was wondering if anyone knew how I could get back to this page to finish filling it …

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What are the benefits of having a Seal of Biliteracy

Hello everyone :)

I was wondering what benefits could come with having a Seal of Biliteracy on French.

To put it into perspective, I am currently a sophomore with multiple advanced classes, including …

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Online Volunteering

A lot of online volunteering opportunities are suggested to high schoolers by bloggers and even Collegevine requires an age above 18, such as the UN volunteering program and Translators Without Border …

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What more does the chancing simulator want from me for extracurriculars?

This is regarding the "extracurricular" aspect of the chancing simulator. Though my GPA and SAT may not be as good as they can be, I've always thought that I've maintained a good amount of extracurric …

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How to get class rank up?

I am currently in ninth grade with a 97 average, (we calculate our grades on a 100 scale, and have unweighted GPA). But, last year I was taking Algebra 1 and Earth Science a year before, and I didn't …

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College application portfolio (attempting to apply to ivies in the future).

Hey y'all, want to see what u guys thought of my current portfolio as of rn. (11th grade btw) I have a 4.13 unweighted? gpa which'll increase to 4.2+ by the end of the year. I have been doing fencing …

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Womens Lacrosse question

Hey there,

@Allenab here is the information I could not fit on our discussion.

I used Ivy assistant to find answers for some of your questions:

Pre-Med Programs with Women's Lacrosse:

Columbia University …

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AP exams are coming!

I am pretty sure AP exams are next week, and another week after that, this is my first time taking AP Exam, it is AP human geography, I am just writing this, so maybe if anyone knows how APHUG exam wo …

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What do I do with a bad GPA and good SAT?

I'm a junior in highschool with a 2.4 gpa. I don't have the time or the courseload needed to get it up by much. I got a 1310 on my SAT for my first attempt and plan on taking it two more times and inc …

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Application Improvement + ECs

I'm currently an Asian American Female (class of 2027) at a large public high school in TX, and I'm hoping to go into marketing, finance, or corporate law. I want to know if there are any good ECs I c …

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How can I improve my ACT score quickly? Attempting to go from a 31 to 34 - testing in June.

Hi there! I'm a junior, and I recently took the ACT for the first time and got a 31. I didn't study for the test at all - my school administered it and I missed its announcement, so I didn't even kn …

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Is it worth paying to apply to very competitive schools with a not perfect GPA?

Hi,

Lately I have been stressing a lot over the idea that my not perfect 3.96 GPA will already remove every possibility of me getting into this school.

Northwestern is my dream school and I really want …

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Is 16% chance is ok for Princeton?

simulator shows me that I have 16% Is that the norm to enrol in Princeton?

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