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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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What gpa is taken into account?

I am wondering what gpa is taken into account during the admission process. For example, my current gpa is 3.72, I am taking 4 AP classes this year (senior year). I assume my weighted gpa will be incr …

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3 years ago
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What should I submit for optional academic essay?

I understand that when schools offer an optional essay to be submitted, it isn't actually optional. However, I have seen a few colleges ask for an optional essay done within 12 months of school, but I …

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Converting a 7-point grade average into a weighted 4-point grade average

My high school works with a 7-point grade average, they do not measure in GPA so I have to calculate it myself.

My unweighted GPA, through converting my average in 7-point grade average ( 5.857... out …

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Very specific question: which would be more valuable for admissions, a language course or an internship?

I'm a current junior and thinking about applying to a program for the summer. These would be mutually exclusive, so if I sign up for one, I would be expected to do that one and not the other. One is t …

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I’m ending first semester freshmen high school with a 3.3 UW gpa. I want to achieve a 3.6 UW by the end of junior year

I’m hoping to end my first semester with a 3.3 UW and with 4 B’s and 2 A’s. I’ve been ahead in math by a couple years so I took Alg 1, Geo, Alg 2, and got B’s which explain the somewhat low gpa starti …

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Will I still be able to get into a good 4 year university?

I am a 10th grader at an Early College High School. I am currently taking 5 honors classes and 3 college classes.I chose to go here because I have a dream of majoring in astronomy at RICE University. …

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Multiple colleges wanting to connect

Okay so thoughts about multiple colleges wanting to connect even tho I'm waiting for a specific one to connect with me

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3 years ago
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UPenn: Should I apply? Yes or no?

Hey guys, so I currently have a 3.3 GPA and im in my Sophomore year at Penn State, (I'm finishing up my last two semester at PSU and then applying to UPenn... Is this a good decision to make? I know t …

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3 years ago
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All As with a C - how will this impact me?

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I am a sophomore taking a heavy course load of all weighted classes. One of my classes is known to be the hardest in our school - it is an Advanced Honors PreCalculus class (I am in 10th grade) wh …

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I made 3 spelling mistakes on my application. Are my chances ruined?

I swear I checked over and over and just happened not to catch them before hitting submit. I did things like forgetting to put a space between a word, mispelling one word on my resume, and forgetting …

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Should I apply for Syracuse's Early Decision?

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I'm applying to Syracuse University for Fall 2023 and it has the best program in my area of study. The thing is I'm an international student and would need around 65K$ in scholarships per year. …

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3 years ago
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How badly will a drop in senior grades affect me?

I have consistently gotten A-/A/A+ for the past three years of high school but am now getting B/B+'s. This is partly because I'm taking harder courses, and partly because I was distracted by college a …

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Thoughts on including overcoming panic attacks in a personal statement?

I used to get them, but after four years of therapy, I have not had one in three. The main reason for that is that I found a passion: anthropology. Naturally, I made all that the central topic of my p …

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3 years ago
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What Happens If You Don't Participate In A Sport You Were Planning On Doing.

So I put that I would do winter track this year for my college applications, however, I currently do not want to do winter track as I am currently quite busy. So should I contact the admissions office …

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Cornell Foreign Language Requirement

Hello. In the Cornell Hotel School Admissions website, under the “What courses should I have taken in high school before I apply to the Nolan School?” section, it states that the following secondary s …

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When will College Vine update their acceptance rates?

When will College Vine update their acceptance rates to the acceptance rates for the class of 2026? I'm pretty sure that the current acceptance rates they have listed are mostly from the class 2024. I …

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