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About the extracurricular activities..

I am presently in India ..in a area where where there is less chances of presuming my dream hobbies and extracurricular..but even then through some of my relatives ..I started learning programming on …

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How important are the years of commitment in extracurriculars?

What if we didn't do an extracurricular for all 4 years of high school? Will it affect me?

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Can I redo high school?

To prove my potential, should I redo high school courses or just apply to top colleges as freshman if I had illness first time?

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How can I make up for having ilness during most of high school and still get into elite colleges as freshman?

I had illness most of my high school. How can I make up for it and still get into elite colleges as freshman?

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How do I keep track of my community service hours, if my school doesn't?

I was just informed that my school doesn't keep track of community service hours. How do I keep track? I've done a few since middle school, does that count?

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Grade conversions Canada-US?

I have a 94% average in a canadian grading system. It's a grading system out of 100 and you can't go higher no matter what courses you take. How will I convert that to american GPA. All my courses are …

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I have done a technical school in my country but not a university. Can I still apply to elite schools as freshman?

In my country, I went to a technical college-and not university- for a diploma and not a degree. I read that as long as you have not done university you can apply as freshman. Can I still apply as f …

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How do I get into Harvard from Canada?

Should I redo adult high school in my country if I did not do well the first time due to illness? If yes, should I do all four years of high school?

And, what average do you need in adult high school …

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NYU Application is nearing and I'm worried

Hello! I am an incoming senior at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. I have a GPA of 3.4 in my junior year and I'm getting worried as I may not receive a full scholarship at NYU, if I …

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How important is it that I take AP Physics C as opposed to AP Physics 1?

Hi. I am a rising senior who is looking to dual major either in psychology and classics or psychology and biology (potentially with a German minor) on a pre-med track. Because of the large amount of c …

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Wondering if any of you had any ideas of extracurriculars for this passions?

Hi! I am from Mexico, and I am extremely interested in research, community outreach, medicine, chemistry, and entrepreneurship. I was wondering if any of you had similar interests and/or any suggestio …

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If I have not taken my SAT yet should I sign up to take it even though it is optional this year?

Hello, I am a rising senior and I am wondering if I should take the SAT since it has now become optional for many schools. I was supposed to take the SAT in March and then again in the summer, but due …

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International Student

Hi! I am an international student from Apain and I was wondering if someone could give me some tips on the application process that is not in a lot of websites because they end up being all the same t …

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School list different on dashborard vs school list page

Hi,

I selected additional schools to add to my school list. Now, I have two separate school lists. One list shows on the dashboard and another list of colleges I wanted to add show when I click the sc …

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is purchasing your own graphing calculator worth it?

hello! upcoming junior here! :)

currently, i am preparing for both the psat & sat. it has been difficult working on math problems requiring a graphing calculator since i have to use the demos digital g …

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Would reading count as an extracurricular?

I am a senior and I like to read a lot. I haven't done anything much related to this except taking 2 AP history classes and AP Lang. I read much more voraciously than the average person and some books …

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What extracurriculars/projects can I do with these passions?

Hello! I need advice. I'm interested in various fields such as Computer Science, Graphic design, Editing, Photography, Community service, Entrepreneurship, Education and Innovation. What extracurricul …

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Why are the Eligibility indexes for ACT and SAT different?

Why are the eligibility indexes used for ACT and SAT different? Using the SAT has a significantly higher number compared to the ACT. For example, when having both of the highest scores (1600 and 36) a …

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If my current school doesn't have an AP / IB program, will it affect my application? How can I compensate for this?

I'm from Brazil and I intend to apply this year

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The minimum requirements (GPA, ACT score, extra curricular) for a good chance into SDSU's BSN undergraduate program?

I am a senior, wanting to get in to the BSN program

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