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Where to Register for the Best Education Conferences in the USA in 2025?

I’m currently looking to attend some of the best education conferences in the USA in 2025, and I’d love some guidance on where to register for them. I'm especially interested in conferences that focus …

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Write a personal statement/UC essay about not having phone/social media, growth from being bullied to embracing it?

I go to a public high school and I will be a senior this fall. I'm planning to apply to all UCs and Stanford and major in physics.

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Would tutoring special need sister be considered an extracurricular activity?

For more context: I tutor my special need sister for 30-45 minutes a day, everyday of the school year.

I want to know if I should even list this as an extracurricular on the common app and how much it …

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How Can Local Educators Benefit from Attending Conferences in the Philippines?

Hi everyone, I’m Arlo.

As a passionate educator based in the Philippines, I’m looking to grow professionally and stay updated with the latest trends in education. I’ve heard a lot about local education …

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Same Paper, New Conference: Is It Acceptable in Academia?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently preparing my research paper for presentation, and I wanted to get some clarity on an important academic question: Is it acceptable to present the same research paper at more …

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Summerschool

Are 5 college summer classes too many for a junior?

(U.S History, Creative writing, intro to investigation, chemistry, and philosophy.)

These are all eight week courses I signed up for but I'm kinda g …

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Will my freshman year gpa affect my university admission?

I am currently in 9th grade, progressing to sophomore after the break. However, my freshman year GPA was 3.76 out of 4.0, and I am aiming for straight 4.0s from sophomore year to the first semester of …

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Why are there so many bots

When scrolling through this community page, there are so many bots. There are so many "questions" that are just repeated. Some as an advertisement. I feel like I can't even find a real question to try …

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8 months agoAdmissions Advice
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Would this be a good essay for the main essay in Common App?

In New York, I got to breathe again.

Before that, I was suffocating, literally. My body was failing me before I even had a chance to live. I had an enlarged liver, my skin yellowing before I could take …

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Pre med extracurriculars

I’m a rising junior without much extra curriculars, and I want to start working on them this summer. My goal is to get into brown PLME or into a good pre med college like Hopkins, but more realistical …

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SAT decision

Hiii okay so I have the June SAT in 2 days... and to be honest so much has happened up to this day and I didn't have time to study as much as I should've for this sat. my sat I took on may was a 1050. …

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SAT decision

Hiii okay so I have the June SAT in 2 days... and to be honest so much has happened up to this day and I didn't have time to study as much as I should've for this sat. my sat I took on may was a 1050. …

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What are some good resources for high school or college students preparing for IT certification exams like CompTIA, Micr

Hi everyone,

I’m currently exploring career paths in IT and looking to get certified in areas like cybersecurity (CompTIA Security+), cloud (AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner), and Microsoft technologie …

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What should I do if I have a low GPA but strong test scores?

Use essays and recommendations to explain any extenuating circumstances. Highlight your test scores and upward trends. A strong personal narrative can make a big difference.

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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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