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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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How can I make my admission process stand out?

Hi! I’m a sophomore right now. As I said, in my other questions in college fine, I said that my high school had only one or two students they got into top universities like one ivy league and I’m not …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Junior Year Schedule

Hi!

I wanted some advice on my junior year schedule…..these are the classes I am planning to take - Dual enrolment English and U.S. History, AP PreCalculus, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Anatomy and Physi …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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What major should I pick?

I am a junior and have trouble deciding what interests me most. My dream school is Smith and I don't know if I should go into a STEM major or humanities or what I want to do. I have many interests all …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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I need help with my future Sophomore schedule

Hello! I am currently a freshman taking these classes

Foundation of AI

Accel Geometry gifted

AP Human

9th grade gifted language arts

Biology gifted

Health

Spanish 1

Gifted is the same as the honor level. Als …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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EC help? Which ones should get the ax?

Hey all! I need some help with formulating my ECs. I know that people stress quality over quantity so I want to cut down on some of my current ECs. I plan on applying to T20s for med or business. Let …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Thoughts and Reccomendations on my extracurricular plan

Hi there! I'm currently a high school freshman, and I've been making a list of extracurriculars I plan to do next year and in the future. My dream job is to be a costume designer/fashion or art histor …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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How do low transfer grades affect your application

I am currently in Junior year of highschool and have a semester left. I am trying to get into top CS schools, but I am not sure how I will fair considering the steep competition.

I transferred from my …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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I'm going to be a freshman in high school (2024-2025) Any advice on classes I should take or things I need to do?

I have good grades, the equivalent of A's but not good enough to skip a grade. I was just wondering what classes I should take, or what extracurricular activities would be good for college. Because my …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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I REALLY WANT TO GET INTO UVA. ARE MY STATS ENOUGH?

Hi. Currently I'm a sophomore, and I'm perusing to study biology at UVA. UVA is literally my dream school, but I dont even know if I can get in. I need some advice on how I can increase my changes of …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Lumiere Research Scholar Program

Hello, I'm considering applying to the Lumiere research program but was wondering if anyone knows if this will boost my chance of admission to colleges. Do colleges think highly of this program?

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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STEM scholarship but can I talk about my challenges in golf

Please complete a short essay (Less than 500 words) that articulates a challenge you've faced, a problem you've solved, or something you've overcome. Essays will be evaluated on values such as structu …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Scholarship essays

Please complete a short essay (Less than 500 words) that describes what you want to major in and why. Include what you would like to do with your degree and how this scholarship will assist with your …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Urgent Grade Help for a Junior

Hi! I’m a junior and I need to know if my grades are competitive enough for Ivies, Rice, UT Austin, Northeastern, Stanford, and MIT. I already have some alright extracurriculars. I co-started a nonpro …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Do top universities/colleges (Ivy League) consider high school rank?

Hi, I am a high school sophomore currently and I was wondering if schools care about your high school rank.

My high school is not that great and I really don’t like it here because it’s not that diffi …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Hello everyone, do you know anywhere I can take a free IM2 course in San Jose.. or if online.

I am currently trying to skip to IM2 because I have a low GPA but I have big aspirations. I hope to go to Harvard one day, but for that I have to work hard... and skip a math year, and am currently a …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Hello everyone, do you know anywhere I can take a free IM2 course in San Jose.. or if online.

I am currently trying to skip to IM3 becuase I have a low GPA but I have big asperations. I hope to go to Harvard one day, but for that I have to work hard... and skip a math year, and am currently a …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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A decreasing trend in GPA average

Hi guys,

I'm pretty worried about my GPA and overall profile as a college applicant as of right now. I'm a junior in a competitive high school taking a rigorous courseload.

Freshman year (0 AP's, hs do …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Best tips to increase your SAT score?

I know colleges now are test optional, but I was wondering if submitting your SAT would still be beneficial. However, I didn't do very well on my most recent one (1200) and so I was hoping if anyone h …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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Will an expulsion ruin me?

I was once expelled from one of my old elementary school years ago. During this time, I was pretty young and was in foster care. I don't actually remember anything about this time and the expulsion it …

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• 3 years ago • Admissions Advice
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I did all my extracurriculars for medicine and biology but now I'm being inclined towards law and social science realted

I am in my senior year and about to finish hs but I'm thinking of not pursuing medicine. What do I do cause all my activities are like this:

Researcher at Health2gether

John Hopkins Global Health Leader …

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