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Can I self study AP exams and take the test to get a bit of an edge?

My school only offers 5 and I’m willing to learn more on my own and go to give the exam if it’ll help show my dedication and interest in certain subjects.

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I need to improve my extra curricular activities so can someone give me advice on some easy things I can do to online?

I am a junior in Catonsville Highschool and I already do Outdoor track and MUN. I have also completed my service hours at a national charity organization in Ethiopia, Africa. I just need some tips on …

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So... should I go to Rice for the B.Arch program or to Princeton with a B.A./B.S. majoring in architecture?

I'm an international student from Argentina. I was recently admitted to Both Rice's B.Arch program and to Princeton University. Rice has a 6-year NAAB-accredited program that's consistently ranked in …

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Should I send both old and new score reports to colleges to show improvement, or just the new ones with higher scores?

Hi!

The question summary is a bit confusing, so let me explain! The answer to this question might also be obvious, but I just wanted other people's opinions just to make sure!

I had taken an ACT and an …

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Would academic contests look good?

I’m a student in Canada and wanted to try the COMC (Canadian open math contest) for a chance and performing well and ranking higher. If I do well on this, I could try for national or international too …

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Where should I go? Carnegie Mellon? Johns Hopkins? UW Madison? BU?

Hi, I'm a senior who got into CMU, JHU, UW Madison, and BU... Decision time is really soon for us this year, so where should I go? I just wanted some general thoughts or pros and cons if any of y'all …

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How to mention this in an essay

So one of my parents friends is for lack of a better term very high up in an area adjacent to my career field (think cardiology and nuerology) For privacy’s sake (not what he is but one that should a …

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"Pre-med majors"??

Hi! What are good majors for students who want to go into the medical field, specifically at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. I'm a 10th grader. Would microbiology/lab sciences be good since c …

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Are my ECA s strong enough to apply for top 100 colleges

I was always dedicated to my studies for which I could not take part in much extracurricular competitions. I participated in math and physics olympiad upto regional levels in Bangladesh. I learnt some …

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Athletics other than Football and Basketball?

I'm trying to research College's with Div 1 and Div 2 competitive swim teams. I'm a nationally ranked athlete. I'd like to do some research on schools with competitive swim teams that offer my chosen …

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Good Afternoon I live in Jamaica,can you help me get into a college in Jamaica, GOD bless you in JESUS CHRIST NAME AMEN

Grade 10

Knox College Jamaica ( the highschool)

I have the following choices:

UWI MONA

UTECH

MANY MORE

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Should I contact a admissions counselor at my dream school?

All honors English classes at my school are available for dual credit, so my teacher brought up the point that for credit an AP class is pretty useless because you can get it in honors and not have to …

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For those that dominate the SAT Math section

Hi! I am taking the SAT on June 5th and I'd like to know how to increase my math score. I've taken the SAT twice now, first time I got a 1340 and second time I got a 1230. On the first one I got a 710 …

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pls help me with my ECs!

hiiii yall i'm an international student and i'm currently a junior.

our school is a traditional high school so we don't have any clubs or activities that can be written on my resume. so all of my ecs a …

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What percent scholarship can I get with 1200 SAT?

GPA is good.

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What are some pros and cons of graduating HS early and going to college early?

Hi! I am a freshman who is thinking about options to go to college, and my parents mentioned graduating HS early. I am not like a straight A student, But I take 1 AP right now. Anyway, I wanted to kno …

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I am trying to find a research internship before college, suggestions?

I am a sophomore in high school who is interested in science. I really want to participate in a research internship sometime before college (summer before senior year, maybe?). I really want to get th …

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Will I have a disadvantage applying to universities from a high school that does not have that many advanced classes?

So I'm a sophomore in high school in a really small town in a rural area. There are not many options for AP/Honors classes or different extracurriculars like there are in bigger cities. I am taking a …

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Would having a varsity sport make a large impact on my admissions?

I'm a junior in high school aiming to attend a top 10 university and I'm trying to figure out whether I should take on the extra time commitment of doing varsity track.

For context: I should have arou …

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Is there a chart for the average unweighted GPA of accepted students for each college?

I believe that collegevine had some kind of stats where you can see the average GPA or the percentiles for each college, but I don't know where to find it. I would really appreciate it if someone know …

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