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My averages dropped this mid term

My average dropped this mid term because I had to take up the most tasking courses and drop the easy ones. What effect does it have on my chances in getting into my dream school.

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Is the AP International Diploma worth it?

Is going after the AP International Diploma worth it? How beneficial is it for admissions to higher ranked universities?

Thank you!

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Should I leave my first quarter grades of senior year on my transcript/grade report?

I am currently a senior and I was informed by my counselor that I have the option of leaving or removing my first quarter grades off the transcript that she will send to my schools. My final average f …

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How would colleges look at your Grades and application if your an international student but attended school in the US?

I attend a high school in the United States, but since I'm not a citizen would colleges evaluate me the same way as someone who is an American?

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Would this huge mistake not allow me to get into good colleges?

I am currently a junior in high school. I took 3 (technically 4 since I did one outside) APs sophomore year and had As in all of my classes except for one. I took calc bc sophomore year and it was ext …

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Does my halt in academic performances affect my application?

In October 2019, due to a road accident, I had to go through a surgery and follow-up treatments, which took me months to fully recover. Concerned about my health and my ability to fulfill academic req …

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Does gpa of international students get evaluated differently?

I am currently a student in grade 12th in a gifted high school in Vietnam, my GPA in Vietnam is 9.2/10 which is extremely good compared to my peers. However, when converted to US GPA mine is only 3.7/ …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Does gpa of international students get evaluated differently?

I am currently a student in grade 12th in a gifted high school in Vietnam, my GPA in Vietnam is 9.2/10 which is extremely good compared to my peers. However, when converted to US GPA mine is only 3.7/ …

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What extracurriculars would you recommend to get into my dream school(s)?

I am currently a junior in high school (3.9 Unweighted, 4.87 Weighted, 1540 SAT along with multiple State championship T&F wins in LJ and 800m, in addition to being class president and top of my class …

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arks and okla and tenn and south carlina

I'm luke I am a Juniner in Hich school I play sports I want to play in a sports team, I am want to meet more people, and I'm doring disability program.

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What should I do in high school to get into a top tier college and top tier medical school?

I am currently in 9th grade and I have made up my mind to get into a top tier medical school and an excellent college. Currently, I have straight A's in all my classes, I participate in chess, dance, …

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Do colleges recalculate GPA if you send them two transcripts?

I’m in my junior year, I take AP courses from an accredited online school and they provide transcripts at the end of the year to show how I did throughout the year and I’m also taking AP Exams. Will …

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Are my extracurriculars good enough?

I'm a junior. I have no leadership positions (correction, I have one small one) because I transferred to a new school at the start of my junior year.

I am in JROTC, JROTC Knowledge Bowl (since freshma …

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Did I make the right choice not signing up for the AP Euro exam?

I'm a senior, here is my AP coursework and scores as of now:

9th: Music Theory - 5

10th: APUSH 1 (no exam 1st year)

11th: APUSH 2 - 5

AP Lang - 4

2D Art - 3

Physics 1 - 1 (not …

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Nursing Program

Is there a nursing program?

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Am I doing enough to get into UW

never mind i got it1

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Do I quit an extra curricular if I've already invested a lot of time?

I'm a junior, 3.8 gpa, and I've been a member of Student Council for the last 3 years. However, I've been contemplating quitting it in my senior year for several reasons, the largest of which is that …

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I had a bad Freshman year. Will this effect my applications to colleges?'

Freshman year was my COVID-19 year where everything was online, and I had severe depression at the time. Currently, I am a Junior taking two AP classes and have had almost straight A's (with the excep …

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I had a bad Freshman year. Will this effect my applications to colleges?

Freshman year was my COVID-19 year where everything was online, and I had severe depression at the time. Because of this, my grades were at an all time low. But currently, I am a Junior taking two AP …

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I got a C in Apworld last year- can I still get into Columbia???

I have a 3.8 cumulative unweighted first sem of junior year, a 4.0 first sem rn, hoping to get to 3.9 unweighted senior. I got a 79% in Ap world last year. Will this kick me out of Columbia running? I …

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