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AP/Honors/College courses

I was just wondering how to take honors/AP classes, as well as college courses, in my freshman year of high school. Should I talk to my school counselor?

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What AP classes should I take junior year?

I was wondering what classes I should take next year to be competitive for a top 20 college (including liberal arts colleges). I am taking AP World History right now, and I find the workload pretty ea …

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How to get colleges to notice you?

I’m in my sophomore year right now and i’m trying to prepare and have an early start to narrowing down what colleges I want to go to.

I have all A+’s besides one class, which is an A still, and althoug …

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Extracurriculars

What extracurriculars should I do to help look better on college applications?

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Ap Environmental Science

There is a new class called Ap environmental science at my school. It is my Sophomore year now and I plan to take AP biology a year long course next year. Should I also take Ap environmental science f …

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Club Lacrosse

I am on a pretty good lacrosse team that travels to the east coast this summer for lacrosse tournments (east coast is great for lacrosse). Will this help me in college admissions even if I'm not a rec …

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Should I take AP Chemistry and AP Calculus AB together? Or separately?

I plan on being a doctor. I'm trying to decide what classes I should take next year. I know that I'm going to take APUSH, JROTC, and Spanish Honors II, but I don't know about my other classes. One of …

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Join the soccer team?

I have always dreamed of playing soccer in college but talking to my guidance counselor she said while taking a nursing program it's not recommended to be doing sports at the same time. The college I' …

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Honors Gpa dropper

I had a C first semester in Chemistry Honors. With all my other grades being a 98, 85, and 88. Do you think that will ruin my chances of getting into a good college?

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Should I take Pre-Calculus or just go straight into AP Calculus AB next year (junior year)?

My school is letting me take AP Calculus AB next year without having to take Pre-Calculus, but I want to know if I should. I'm pretty smart and I'd have a friend who is doing the same thing as me to d …

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I just moved to the US and I’m worried I have almost no time left to prepare (I’m a junior)

I was living in another country and this year I moved to the US. I’m currently in junior year ( only until summer, then I’m senior) and I’m looking for a way to get into a decent or good school if pos …

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Do AP classes make a difference in admissions for target or hard target schools

I'm in 10th grade choosing classes for junior year. My parents and I disagree on taking AP classes. They want me to take 2 as a junior and 2 as a senior.

I want to have 2 total, AP computer Science an …

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Accredited online college level and AP classes

Can anyone recommend accredited online AP and/or college level classes?

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Admissions Essays

Anyone have any good prompts they've heard of or tried their hand at? I like to write argumentative pieces but I'm terrified I won't do myself justice in 600~ words.

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Is it too late to send a letter of continued interest?

Hi, international student here. I was only just made aware of the option to send off a letter of continued interest to Princeton. It is still my first choice but, I feel as though it’s a bit last minu …

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What should I do in junior year (next year) to be competitive?

I go to a pretty big school. It's actually the biggest school in our district, but it doesn't have a lot of classes and isn't really renown. I think only one person from our school got into a top tier …

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Addmission Advice

I am just finishing my 10th standard. I live in India and study there as well. I want to give 2 APs, SAT, and IELTS. Then I would want apply to one school during early addmission. Please tell me when …

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Can I actually go to a nice liberal arts school with a 3.1?

I am really picky about the campus and want to go to a school with cool old buildings somewhere like oregon, washington, vermont, maine etc. Can I get in with a 3.14 as a sophomore? I have fairly good …

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Umich vs Brandeis vs URochester for Premed

My daughter was accepted to University of Michigan, Brandeis and University of Rochester but no merit scholarship. We live New England area. I see the premed ranking in Collegevine but there are no de …

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Extracurriculars

As a freshman in highschool, I feel like I can do just about anything and take any opportunities. This is great and I am happy about this, but I have no idea what colleges are looking for. What will m …

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