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Duke Admit + Valedictorian Offering 1:1 College App Advice

Hi everyone! I'm Ashia — I recently graduated high school as valedictorian and will be attending Duke University this fall. I was also accepted into UT Austin’s Turing Scholars Program (CS honors, ~20 …

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Dual Enrollment Grades in Graduate School Applications

If you’re a high school student who took dual enrollment classes, will graduate (medical/law) schools see the grades you received in those classes (considering the dual enrollment institution and unde …

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How can I make my college application stand out if I don't have many extracurricular activities due to family responsibi

I'm currently in 11th grade and have had to prioritize family obligations, which has limited my participation in extracurricular activities. I'm concerned about how this might affect my college applic …

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GPA Help

Do an A+ and an A- cancel out into an A? In my schools grading system an A+ is a 4.3 and an A- is a 3.7, so logically they would cancel out but I'm not sure how colleges would view this. Thank you!

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Is 4 AP's enough in the context of my school?

My school is a public school that does not allow students to take APs their freshman or sophomore year (sophomores can take AP computer science only if they took the prerequisite computer science cour …

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Dual enrollment in place for AP courses.

My school doesn't offer any AP or Honors courses, but has a very strong dual enrollment program. I want to self-study for 4 AP exams for next May before graduation, (Statistics, Government, Psychology …

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Can I have help on my college admissions essay?

Hi everyone. I'm a junior in high school and would love it if I can have some help on reviewing my college essay. I would love it if you guys can help with these things: Clarity and Flow: Are the even …

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Can anyone guide me on how to pick affordable CCTV solutions for a student apartment in Lahore?

Hey everyone,

I'm currently planning to move into a shared student apartment in Lahore and was thinking of installing a basic CCTV setup for security purposes. With increasing concerns around safety in …

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Explain best possible way to get admission in UOT, Austin Univerof Texas, austin, in Electrical Engineering

Explain best possible way to get admission in university of Texas Austin

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How do I create an Animated Tv show?

Ive been planning on creating one ever since I was young? How or where can I work meanwhile? How do I get studios or networks to notice me? What jobs can I do to help me? What are the steps like I hav …

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Studying in China for 10th grade.

I am planning to spend 10th grade in China. I attend an IB school and they allow me to take 10th grade abroad. The reason I am choosing China is because I speak at HSK 3 level due to studying since a …

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Is this a good topic and opening for my common app essay?

I haven't written the actual essay yet, but I want to know if it's a good starting point or topic for me to write about. The opening line is: "Some people have butterflies in their stomachs; I have bu …

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7 months ago
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Chance me for pre-med course

How many colleges should I pick for each category?

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how can I make my ECA profile strong

did science fair for 2 years and was awarded second prize in intra school science fair, did dance for 2 years and was awarded second prize in intra school science fair and was awarded third prize in a …

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Freshmen year worries

Hello, first time posting here. I’m a rising sophmore from Iowa, planning to go online next year. To be blunt my freshman grades sucked. My course rigor was high however, 3 college courses. This year …

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Financial Profile Reset

So I filled out the financial profile however I estimated most things and wasn't exact so now my estimates for tuition are off and I'd really like to see the actual ones. Is there anyway to reset this …

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EC recommendation and room for improvements to get into ut, uiuc, purdue, etc. for engineering

Im looking to improve my ecs to get into the schools mentioned in the title for mechanical engineering. pls give me some recommendations

Here are my current ecs:

All mixed region choir (did a solo too)

r …

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With my stats, is it reasonable to hope some T20 or T50 schools will accept me??

I'm a rising senior and I want to apply to really good schools, but I don't think my stats are good enough to get in. Please help me! Here are my stats:

-white, Hispanic, upper-middle class female

-Clas …

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SAT retake

I am a US immigrant and the high school in my district said they couldn't take me since i already graduated high school in Nigeria. I took the SAT in May and i had a score of 1340. I am planning on do …

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How many essays do you need to write?

Okay, I need to write like 11 essays/short answer question answers and it is stressing me out. I'm a junior at the moment and about to enter into the summer before my senior year. I'm very excited to …

 
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