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Should I take a world language?

In middle school, I learned Japanese for 2 years, and now that I'm in high school (Freshman) I wanted to continue learning Japanese. Unfortunately, my high school does not offer Japanese and I have no …

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How do I demonstrate interest in a college?

I am applying ED-1 to a small LAC college. I have attended a Virtual College Tour and a Virtual Info Session. I am also registered in their mailing list. Is there any other way I can demonstrate inter …

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Medical Internships

Hello! I am a rising junior and I am trying to find virtual medical internships/positions/or anything in the field of dermatology/cosmetic dermatology. Do you have any tips or recommendations? Because …

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oxford Requirements

Does oxford take transcripts from kuwait ? if not how do I apply

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ROTC Colleges - Only 2 years JROTC- Will that affect my application chances?

I am currently a rising senior in high school and have only taken 2 years of JROTC in freshman and sophomore years but I want to apply to West Point. Will that affect my application? Also, if you have …

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Hopefullly a meaningful discussion of Class Rank, GPA and Test Scores in relationship to top schools

Hi, I'm writing this for those that want a better insight into the college admissions process. There are roughly 25,000 high schools and 3000 of these are private high schools. From these 28,000 scho …

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1 TO 7 SCALE TO 4.0 GPA CALC?

1 TO 7 SCALE TO 4.0 GPA CALC?

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Medical School

I want to be a surgeon, so would it improve my chances if I took more than 2 science APs next year

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How much of an impact do AP scores have on admissions?

I have a strong GPA (4.0/4.0), a very strong SAT (1560), and I would say that my extracurriculars are good. I have asked for recommendation letters from teachers who know me well and like me, and I be …

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Do I have to take AP courses related to my major ?

I am applying as a psychology major, do I have to choose my AP classes to be related to psychology or does it not matter ? For exemple can I take art history and business ?

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August vs October SAT

So, as the title suggests, I can't decide between the two

What do you guys think or recommend?

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Should I take Dual-Enrollment, If I want to go to a top school? (Like MIT or Ivy Leagues)

I am questioning if taking dual-enrollment would give me a higher chance of getting accepted to the top colleges or universities. My teachers and family told me that taking the dual-enrollment program …

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Should I include my LinkedIn and my personal website on the additional info section?

I took a few courses from MOOC websites (some of which actually have 'recommended college credit' from NCCRS or ACE Credit). The colleges I'm applying to almost certainly won't give me college credits …

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My school doesn’t have AP classes

I’m in the french system and my school doesn’t give me the possibility of taking APs. The equivalent would be something we only have in junior and senior year and I’m limited to 2 in junior year and 1 …

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How I applied to BS/MD programs: thinking of the application as a checklist - Part 3

Hello again! My name is Yesh and I am back with part 3 of the BS/MD advice series. As always, I recommend that you check out our previous posts on this topic in this community page as well.

BS/MD progr …

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Should I put my job on my common application?

I work construction and I don’t think that this has any correlation to anything on my application, is it still worth it to put it on or no?

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What kind of essays do we have to write for admissions?

Grade-11

Stream-Humanities

Country-India

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Interviews, do you think it would be a good idea to try even if I have terrible social anxiety?

I have awful social anxiety. Overall I would say I'm an A grade student. I don't have much ECs but I have a decent GPA (3.79UW), hopefully good rec letters, and work as a family responsibility. My cha …

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How can I explain the reality of my school curriculum (International)

I'm from Brazil, and here we don't have APs, dual enrolment, or IBs (At least not in my area and school), but, what we do have are a professional integrated curriculum and full time (7am-5pm) schools, …

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