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Inquiry about Senior GPA, AP's, etc. for Early Action applicant

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 …

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How can I stand out to universities?

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 …

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Personal narrative

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 …

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How can i be unique?

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 …

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Are my EC's good and do I have a spike

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 …

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Spanish 3 versus AP Biology versus some general elective

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 …

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Should I submit an additional resume on the common app?

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 …

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I’m applying to UT Austin

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

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Course load strong enough for Selective Colleges?

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 …

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what should I do during my Sophomore Year?

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

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Extracurricular Spike

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 …

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IB DP VS CP

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 …

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How badly will a single D affect my chances in 2022?

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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What should I do in my junior year

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 …

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is it bad to not take APUSH if you want a business/economics major?

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 …

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Does the following schools offer financial aid for international students?

I’m an international student applying to us universities that have an aerospace engineering major.Unfortunately I can’t find that amount of universities or colleges that offers good scholarships for i …

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CLEP Exams

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I am a junior at a public high school in Texas. While browsing the internet for college prep resources, I came across a test administered by Collegeboard named the CLEP Exams. Who are these for, …

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Is 6 AP Classes too much?

Im an incoming senior and I’m taking 6 AP courses. These are the classes I’m taking:

AP Physics 1

AP Calculus AB

AP Art

AP Research

AP Literature

AP Government

I really want to enjoy my senior year, but I al …

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What should students interested in art do?

Hi!

I would like to know what art students can do to increase their chances in college admission. For example, biology students can participate in research, or math students can apply to math olympiads …

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