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school of NYT summer program

hi guys! im a current junior looking to apply to the school of the new york times summer academy because i'm interested in both journalism and poli sci.

would anyone happen to know the selectivity/acce …

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AP precalc?

hi, currently a rising junior, and it's time for me to choose my classes for next year. I will be taking ap chem, ap capstone, ap physics, ap lang, and biotech. The new ap (ap precalc) class is offere …

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Community college classes

Does anyone know if taking community college classes during the summer and only taking one or two classes in high school in my senior year hinders my chances of going to a top-tier university? Thanks!

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University of Tennessee Chances

How come College Vine lists The University of Tennessee as a safety for me when my SAT scores are super low but my GPA and rigor of classes are high? The program was correct so far as I have been acce …

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University of Tennessee Chances

How come College Vine lists The University of Tennessee as a safety for me when my SAT scores are super low but my GPA and rigor of classes are high? The program was correct so far as I have been acce …

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Should a take all 9 AP classes I plan to take?

I know that the college I want to attend, Johns Hopkins University, is a very prestigious college and you really need to impress the admissions step. Also what extracurriculars should I take to seem i …

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Should I join speech and debate?

Hello, I am currently a sophomore in high school. My freshman year I was vice captain of the soccer team, I was in chess and softball. This year I'm still vice captain for the soccer team and I plan o …

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What are hackathons and how do they work?

I'm pretty into CS and generally enjoy it. I'm hoping to explore it more through attending hackathons, but I really don't know what they are or how they work. Are some more prestigious that others? Ar …

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is course rigor or high gpa more important for college admissions?

I'm a junior who's planning out my schedule for my senior year. Right now I'm taking 3 AP's, an IB, and regular required classes. For next year's schedule I have planned to take 2 regular required cla …

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Should I take AP Music Theory?

Should I take AP Music Theory 9th grade year instead of Orchestra for my arts credit? I plan to apply to schools as an Econ. major, and hope to get into UPenn Wharton. I have heard that UPenn likes ar …

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Will I still get into a good college even if I don’t take any honor classes? Can I stick with college prep level courses

My school offers honor and ap classes, but I feel they will be too hard for me. I get great grades in regular CP classes so is that ok? I still work hard.

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Extracurriculars for an Ivy League

Hi everyone! I’ve been insecure about my extracurriculars, I have 7 and I need 10, What is the better activities that I could do? I want to study engineer or computer science.

This is my curren list: d …

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3 years ago
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Is course rigour or high gpa more important to college admissions?

I'm a junior who's planning out my schedule for my senior year. Right now I'm taking 3 AP's, an IB, and regular required classes. For next year's schedule I have planned to take 2 regular required cla …

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Is Civics Unplugged a prestigious or noteworthy program?

Can anyone who has been a part of this program share their experience? Is this beneficial? What is a fellowship?

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3 years ago
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How to start a finance blog?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently in high school and I’m trying to start a blog about business/personal finance. I’m really passionate about it and could talk about it for hours. My question is how do I star …

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Is name dropping okay if I mean it?

I’m writing the classic “why this uni” essay and have a unique situation. I originally connected with one of the admissions officers and had multiple in depth conversations with her, and even took an …

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3 years ago
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What type of grades are best for Ivy Leagues?

My school doesn't give our grades on a 4.0 GPA scale, which is why I'm having a little trouble. I have about a 97% average, with one grade below 93% (which I'm pretty sure means an A-, although I woul …

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Summer Programs

I really would like to do a summer program at Georgetown and I’ve been accepted, so I showed my mom this program. One problem, it’s $3700!!! So that’s a no, and I was wondering if you all could help m …

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