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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Should I take these AP classes for the year 2021 - 2022?

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I am a rising senior, who just got her AP scores yesterday. Thankfully, I got all 5s for 4 AP exams. When I took 3 APs last year (10th grade), I got one 4, while for the other two AP exams, I got …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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AP Scores

So AP scores came out and I'm just finding out that they send them to the colleges you apply to and I did terrible I mean terrible on the exam. And the withholding form costs money, so they'll send th …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Is it okay if I give this in my art supplement?

A client commissioned me to design a poster for an album which looks really beautiful but it is an 18+ album so the poster has the "18+" sticker on it.

Also, I have written on the poster- "Make love, m …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Should I take pre-calc or trigonometry?

Hello! Here's my predicament; I am currently taking Algebra 2 over the summer in order to get onto the advanced math track + to study for the SAT. As such, I'm trying to figure out which math course I …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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I'm having some course scheduling conflict which I think will negatively affect my college admissions

I'm a rising senior, and just today I checked my planned coursework for next year, and it was completely different from what I had planned originally planned for back in April.

I'm taking a relatively …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Which class should I take? And are my following plans managable(Asking for opinions)?

Dream Major: Political Science and Humanities

Junior Year

-AP US Gov

-AP Comparative Gov

-AP Language and Composition

-AP World

-AP Macro

-AP Psychology

Senior year

-AP Literature

-AP US History

-Which would be …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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What Does the Average BS/MD Applicant Look Like? - Part 4

In today’s BS/MD admissions advice post I would like to discuss the profile of the average admissions applicant applying to the selective to highly selective programs. These would include schools with …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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how do i enter my second act scores? will colleges superscore?

I am having trouble adding my second ACT score. How do I input it? Will schools automatically superscore?

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Is my essay topic cliche?

I'm writing a common app essay on prompt 3-Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

I decided to challenge the idea that …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Will supplements change this year?

I've already written my USC and UNC supplements now I feel like a joke...maybe I'll just see them as practices lol

USC has used their prompts for three years now...

Any insights?

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Have I done enough my first three years of high school?

I’m a rising senior and I’m afraid I haven’t done enough to get into the schools I want.

I’m majoring in biology or a major related to biology.

Unweighted GPA is 3.74 and weighted is 4.01. (My school do …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Extracurriculars

In the summer of my junior year, and I was wondering if the number of extracurricular activities that I've done in high school really matters. I wasn't really active in a lot of the extracurricular ac …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Is this class schedule acceptable?

Would You say my overall schedule is rigourous enough for a top school? (School offers 27 APs, but only offered 2 APS[AP US history and AP Gov) for 9th and 10th graders) Grade Inflation, school weighs …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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What would be a proper major for someone interested in business with cosmetic intent.

I'm a rising senior with a massive interest in business/enteprenurial studies. I go to a tech school and I'm going to be testing for my cosmetology license this year. I plan on starting my own skincar …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Undecided Major

Hi I just finished my junior year of high-school and currently I'm working on my college list, while also trying to find a major because right now I'm undecided. I just wanted to know should I even be …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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For the supplement essay, how many topics is required to pick

There are many supplement essay questions and it doesn’t specify how many topics to pick.

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Have I done enough for my freshmen and sophomore year?

I understand that colleges want to see people challenge themselves throughout their high school years, but I fear that I havn't been. Dream Major: Political Science, Current GPA: 4.0 (unweighted), 4.6 …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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What are some things you shouldn't ask an Admission Counselor of a college?

I have tons of questions I want to ask Admission Counselors of colleges but I'm not sure if I should (Stuff like average GPA of the college, What they are looking for in a college application, how muc …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Common App problem

I have an issue with finishing my Common App profile because I need a fee waiver and main problems are:

1. I don't have a counselor in my school

2. All people from my school administration who can s …

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Worrying about Extracurriculars

Hello. I am a rising junior in HS. I am a bit worried about my extracurricular profile and how it affects my chances of getting into schools that I want.

The problem is my parents work full time and I …

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