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Should I go to a public or private college?

I’m now a highschool senior and after about a month of searching for my top 3 schools I narrowed it down. My first choice is UF (University of Florida), Second is UM (University of Miami), and Third i …

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What should I major/minor in?

Hi!! I need some help decided my major/minor for college.

I'm not 100% sure on what I want to do as a career, but I'm leaning towards becoming a college professor. However, I would love to study law a …

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Do Universities look at grades differently (regard the challenges) if i moved school during my school year?

The question may be unclear, but I just wanted to ask if Universities check grades differently for each high school and their rigor.

For my freshman to sophomore years, I attended a school where it wa …

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Is self studying AP classes worth it?

I really want to take AP Classes, however, the ones I want to take are not offered in the school.

Is it worth taking AP Exams without taking the actual course? Or should I just not take any.

Currently …

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How should I include this accomplishment on my college application?

I’m a rising senior working on my common app, and I’m not entirely sure where to put this achievement on my application (potentially as an activity or award or honor) Sorry if this is kinda confusing …

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Timeline for college applications

Does anyone have a suggested timeline of when to get stuff done for college applications? I will be applying to about 4 schools during the early period and 10 during the regular period, and almost all …

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Classes

Where do pre-IB classes fall under? And for both Junior and senior year does an IB class count as one each year (such as taking HL English for Junior/ Senior year) or is it considered just one class o …

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What if I didn’t face any challenges in the past but still want to have a good essay?

I didn’t face any challenges in the past, but I want to write an essay that can impress the admission officers. Do you have any advices to do that? Thank you.

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Do ivy league admissions office care which school you are from?

I am an International student taking the A-levels in a non-elite school which does not hold much big of a recognition. Would this really affect my chances at an ivy institute? Because I do have good g …

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Is CollegeBoard's Net Price Calculator Accurate?

Hi! I'm a rising senior (class of 2021 yay!) and today, I decided to use CB's tuition calculator to see how much it would cost to go to the top colleges on my list. My family isn't wealthy but we're n …

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AP tests

if my school does not offer ap classes then??

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What will i get on my sat?

I always score in the mid to high 1400s on Princeton review practice tests but these tests seem harder than the sat. Do you think this means I will score above 1500 on the actual test?

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IB History of Americas HL

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I just completed my first day of school and I have one course that is already kind of worrying me. My IB History of Americas course already has a 2200 word IA paper due. To be honest the work is fi …

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I am not sure if I should do a Political science major for Pre-Law and if I should do a double major or minor with that!

I am planning on becoming a lawyer and I heard political science is a good major to help with my LSAT but I also heard that there aren't many job prospects with a political science major outside of la …

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How will a lack of community service hours and colleges being test optional affect my applications?

I'm currently a rising senior and COVID-19 messed up my plans to take the SAT earlier this year and to get involved with community service over the summer.

I've played soccer on a league since I was l …

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Is it better to put 4.0 unweighted or 4.1 weighted GPA in application?

Entering info into applications now. Is a 4.0 unweighted or 4.1 weighted more advantageous to enter?

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Hello ! I am a freshmen in high school and i want to prepare for ivy league colleges. Any tips or advices?

So its my first year of high school and i have always dreamt of getting into ivy league. Not only its just a dream of mine but i am very dedicated to work hard and make it a reality. I am just very co …

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Is member of honor council beneficial?

I'm already part of NHS, National Art Honor Society, and an officer of Art honor society (historian), cheer manager(made a position for the first time in my school), and student government(art commiss …

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Should I submit my Music Supplement?

I have been playing piano for 12 years, but stopped taking lessons about a year ago. I want to submit a music portfolio to college, but there are many articles citing the "dangers" of submitting a bad …

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