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Will CBSE to IBDP transition not be easy or will harm the the college application?

I am a grade 10 student studying in the CBSE board in India can I transition into IBDP after 10th without harming the College Application?

Will appreciate a descriptive reply?

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Will this hurt my college admissions chances? (If so, how badly?)

In my sophomore year, I had my phone on me during a midterm because I forgot to put it in my locker. It went off in class and was confiscated. My school agreed that due to the type of student I am tha …

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Advanced Medical Internship

Hello everyone

I am in a dilemma right now and I need advice. I was recently informed by a friend about the Advanced Medical and Public Health Program.

It seems to be a valuable personal experience and …

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How do I get accepted to more scholarships

During my junior year (I'm arising senior) I applied to at least 20 scholarships every 1-2 months. For the whole year. I never got chosen once. I stopped for a while after school ended. Most of them w …

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Do colleges use the unweighted GPA or the weighted GPA?

ex. if a person is #7 in unweighted, but #9 in weighted......How does that weigh in college choice?

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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ACT or SAT?

I currently have a 720 reading + writing score on the SAT and a 630 on the math section. I have taken the SAT 3 times and usually end up with around a 1300 score. I am pretty strong in reading, gramma …

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Question Rigorous Course Load

I'm an international student and my school offers around 13 IB Classes, but I only took 2 that were oriented to what I'd like to study (medicine). I would like to apply to top colleges, but I don't kn …

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High School Transcript

I have all A’s except for the following grades: Geometry (H)- Semester 1:B- Semester 2: B+.

Algebra 2- Semester 1: B Semester 2: B+. Biology (H)- Semester 1: C+ Semester 2: C. I took 4 APs: AP English …

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College Essay Topic

My college essay topic is about genealogy and how it helped me discover an ancestor of mine, Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland. In the middle parts, I talk about how I reached this conclusio …

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Essay topic

I would like to apply to top colleges, and I was thinking of doing my topic about how I had to take care of my older brother at a young age and made me choose what I would like to study and what I fee …

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How do I find my referral code to invite friends?

I'm trying to invite people but I can't find my code

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What should I do if my school doesn't offer AP/IB or Honors classes?

I am enrolled in an Indian-curriculum based school which doesn't offer AP, IB or any sort of Honors class. Which means that I am lagging behind on the course work section of my resume. My extra curric …

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Understanding the value of my ec's

So, basically, I'm an international student from Ukraine and I wonder if my ec's are good enough to be a competitive applicant for financial aid (i don't know which ec's are common for people with my …

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Proof of doing internship?

So I basically emailed a professor at a local university and luckily had a chance to join his research team. Since this is an unofficial internship (my professor never had a high schooler or an intern …

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College Classes

If I'm a history major when I get into the college of arts and sciences, can I take, let's say, statistics/data science/cs (if this school's cs major belongs to the college of arts and sciences) class …

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College Resume

How long should a typical college resume be? Mine is about 2 pages long. I’m scared that they may decide to just not read it altogether because of the length. Is this true? Should I shorten it or is 2 …

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Is my Volunteer Work good enough for a hook?

For context: I'm a senior from a small town in Brazil.

Since 7th grade, I've been involved with volunteer work, especially as a tutor/teacher/teacher assistant. I started as a Portuguese and Math tutor …

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Internship

Would an internship for my local congressman be considered a tier one extracurricular for an aspiring political science major? Also, would an internship at a law office be viewed as impressive?

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Question about leadership

I am a rising senior applying to colleges this upcoming fall. I had a question about leadership though. I completed my middle school at City A. I went to a different high school (High School B) for 9t …

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Should I take the ACT or SAT?

I'm trying to choose between the ACT and SAT. I am pretty good at reading comprehension and that sort of stuff. On the other hand, I'm average at math. When I took the pre-ACT without studying, I got …

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