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How do interviews with colleges work?

I have two favorite colleges and was wondering how much interviews can help the admissions process. Should I do one with each or just choose my favorite of the two and do an interview with that one?

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Significance of Freshman GPA?

Hi, I'm a freshman who wants to know that if we're planning to apply for Ivies like Cornell, Brown or perhaps even Harvard, do we need a 4.0 unweighted GPA from the get-go?

By the way, my school doesn …

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What can I improve in my application to have better chances of being accepted into my top school?

I'm currently a junior in high school with a 3.7 GPA, it may be relatively low, but out of 32 total classes I will be taking 16 AP classes along with 6 honors classes throughout all of high school. I …

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how do college appications work?

I have tried for so long but I just can't grasp an understanding of how the admissions process works. For schools with honors programs, do I apply to them specifically, or am I chosen when they see my …

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How to improve my GPA in time for college applications

I just finished my junior year with a 2.7 GPA

Worse than anything I've ever done. Does anyone have any tips on how to improve my GPA for college applications?

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Junior year extracurriculars

it's summer and while I am occupied doing summer school to get early credit for senior year next year, I feel as if i need to do more in terms of extracurriculars. I am a little confused on what schol …

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College Prompts

For the Common APP are the 22/23 Essay Prompts available yet?

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Question about answering prompts

If a prompt a university requires you to answer has multiple parts to it, what order should you answer the parts in? Should I go with what order they gave me, or what makes sense to me? For example, t …

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When are you guys applying for summer programs?

I'm planning to apply for a pre-college summer program for the summer of 2023 (probably Brown, Stanford, MIT, and/or Harvard). The last time I checked (less than a week ago), all the websites still li …

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Will colleges look at my senior year classes?

Hi!

I have been taking a mix of regular and honors level classes throughout my Freshman through Junior years in high school. I have started taking AP and dual enrollment classes in Senior year, includ …

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Which AP Physics class is considered a lab science/physics class?

I will be applying to colleges/universities that require a lab science/physics class. I was wondering if AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, and/or AP Physics C: Mechanics would fit that category? My school a …

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What can I do during summer vacation

I am a 10th grader and I am targeting the major of premed, predental, or biochem. I don’t have money to join the summer camp which is held by prestigious university or doing an experiment with the pro …

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Do online courses actually prepare you for 5 on AP exams?

Hi all. I am a rising sophomore. This summer, I'll begin self-studying for AP Macroeconomics. However, I have heard that the AP course is more important than the exam itself. So, I decided to enroll i …

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Is taking an AP class more impressive than just taking the exam?

I am considering self-studying a few APs because either my school doesn't offer them or I can't fit them into my schedule. Is a good grade on the exam less than equivalent than a good grade in the cla …

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Is possible for me to have a remote research internship with an ivy league professor.

Hi, I am a rising senior and live in texas.

I was wondering if it is possible to do virtual research with an ivy league professor?

If it is possible can please give me tips?

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Does helping edit an unpublished book count as an extracurricular activity?

Someone asked me to review a book they plan to publish soon, and this summer I've been working on editing it and giving feedback to this person. (I'm not too involved to be considered a co-author.) I …

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is anyone else still unable to factor in early decision to their chancing?

I've contacted customer service but all they told me was to refresh the page. Its been weeks since the update and I still don't have this feature. Does anyone know why this is happening?

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What sort of extracurriculars should I do if I'm planning on majoring in psychology?

Hello. I'm a 10th grader and recently I've been thinking a lot about what kinds of things I could do to boost my extracurricular list, but I'm not completely sure of what would be beneficial and avail …

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Do colleges recognize NEWL exams?

I am considering taking a NEWL exam in Portuguese (since I have spoken it to some degree my whole life) in my junior or senior year of high school. NEWL, or National Examinations in World Languages, w …

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What are some good extracurriculares or intership/volunteer opportunities for someone who’s looking into sports medicine

Hello! I will be a senior this upcoming school year and I’m not to sure what extracurriculares I should participate in. I didn’t have much opportunities to join extracurriculares due to COVID and I fe …

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