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Hey everyone, I’d like to share a bit of my personal statement and get some feedback from you

“Don’t aspire to be considered important. Aspire to be someone others feel grateful for. Recognition follows good actions.”

These words from my mother, spoken years ago, became a turning point in my li …

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Why would a top tier college rush to take a screenshot to make an admissions decision?

Hi all. This story won't make any sense, but I'll give it a shot! So I applied to a college that was marked for me as a hard target school on my list. I was under review and days later, they reached …

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Can I get into Florida State University with a low gpa but High SAT score?

Im curious if someone could get into Florida State University with a lower GPA but High SAT score? I hear that they are test heavy so I wonder if this has influence. I have a lower gpa that is 3.1 unw …

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How to raise my GPA from a 2.90 to a 3.9 by senior year

I'm currently a Sophomore and have been doing poorly academically my whole life. I really want to get into Cornell College but my GPA isn't the greatest due to some personal issues in my life and not …

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What do I do if I want to take online summer classes at my local community college, but the registration date passed?

I'm a freshman in high school and wanted to take some summer classes to hopefully earn some credit, build up my resume/application, and just keep myself busy during the summer, because I'm going abroa …

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Chances to get into university of tennessee knoxville

Hello, I am a week off from going into the summer before my senior year and have been trying to stay prepared as possible for applying to colleges. I was wondering if you think I would get in as an ou …

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What are the best ways to prepare for the HPE6-A86 exam?

I'm currently preparing for the HPE6-A86 – Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ACSA) exam, and I’m looking for effective preparation strategies. I’d like to hear from anyone who has recently passed t …

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What are my honest chances of getting into Yale or UPenn? (or any other ivy for that matter)

Hello, I am a rising senior and for the longest time my top two dream schools have been Yale and UPenn. I honestly just want the bare truth on what my chances are looking like. I have a 4.6 Unweighted …

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Will 2 Cs hurt my chances at good schools? (not Ivies, and things like that)

I am a Junior this year, and I got a C in AP Calculus AB this year and the same in AP Physics C Mechanics. One teacher taught both. He was really bad, and family issues made it worse. I have a 3.9 GPA …

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Starting a passion project/small business

I am applying for Rice University in the fall, and want to make sure my resume represents me, not just as a student, but as a person. I was thinking about starting a passion project or a small busines …

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Pre-calculus & the Ivy league

I'm applying to Yale next November, and I'm coming up on my senior year. I skipped a year so I have a choice between three math classes; Pre calculus, Physics, and Algebra 2. While I'm not bad at math …

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How do I strengthen my extracurriculars?

I’m a 10th grade student from Malaysia and I’m taking IGCSE next year, I mainly want to focus on strengthening my extracurricular this year but I’m not sure how to do it. My interest is in medicine, m …

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Dual Enrollment Spanish

Okay so I took Spanish 1 at my local junior college, and I’m taking Spanish 2 this summer. My school says those two semesters count for 3 years of Spanish total, and I was wondering if anyone thought …

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📣 Community Forum Reopening Announcement 📣

We’re pleased to announce that the Community Forum is now officially open once again.

We appreciate the patience, curiosity, and enthusiasm you’ve shown. Your continued interest and support meant so …

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Is it worth it to retake the SAT after getting a 1420

My scores just came in and I got a 1420, but my Math score was almost 90 points lower than what all of my practice exams showed I could do. Is it worth it to retake the SAT this fall to get a better s …

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AP courses vs. PSEO or dual enrollment college courses

Hello, I’m a rising senior and am interested in taking rigorous, challenging courses next year. I applied and gotten into a PSEO program at a local university. This particular program requires me to g …

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how can i stand out to cal poly pomona?

hey guys!! just some background information, i'm a current sophomore in arizona, and cal poly pomona is my dream school. i didn't start highschool too hot because i had a 3.1 gpa by the end of freshma …

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will i get my UC Davis admission rescinded

I’m a little worried right now because I have a 2.8 with 2 C’s, 2 B’s, and 1 A. They are all ap/college classes. I forgot if the admission policy was to keep above a 3.0 unweighted or weighted? Will U …

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Notre Dame Vision?

hi! has anyone ever been to Notre Dame Vision? i’m trying to decide if it would be a good experience for me :) if anyone has any information about it at all, i would greatly appreciate that too. thank …

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