Admissions Advice

My school only offered APUSH to freshmen. Since I can no longer take that course, would colleges understand if I self study?

Also can you list out all posssible AP courses that would give me credit f...

I'm a junior aiming for over 10 APs, with senior year I have 9. I know quality > quantity, but was just wondering if there was an option to put that.

My extracurriculars are not that strong, and getting involved during COVID-19 is pretty difficult. I plan on working this summer, volunteering, and pursuing some hobbies. I'm not sure where to start, ...

I'm first-gen and low-income, so my mom pushed me to try to get into a "traditional" career so I could have a middle-class life. So she pushed me towards STEM, and wanted me to be a doctor. Pleasant ...

Many of my friends say that Drexel is not a very good university to attend to because it is not well reputed university and is also not known to many. I have been selected for computer science major a...

Well, I guess my first question should be CAN I even show those achievements on college applications. I was just thinking since I spent a lot of time on them, they might be considered an extracurricul...

I am planning on taking the DELF B2 exam this summer, which is relatively close to fluency and what most French universities accept to go study there. I am doing this by myself, and one of my spikes i...

I want to apply, but I need a virtual experience for Juniors.

My school does not give out grades as an A+, meaning an A (90-100%) is the highest grade you can get. I currently have about a 98% in each class, but some of them I believe could technically be A+ if ...

I am planning to apply to California universities where freshman year isn't counted, that however puts more weight onto sophomore and junior year, the first half of sophomore year I had a GPA of aroun...

I'm currently a junior (and absolutely stressing about everything at the moment) I need to get my GPA up as fast as possible, it's the only thing that's bringing my chances down at getting into the Un...

freshman in hs here but where did we all commit? So proud of the seniors who survived this insane cycle. By 2024 when I graduate hs, I'll bet the acceptance rates will be like .1% 😂

btw no shame here...

I understand that some high schools don't even calculate weighted GPA so how does WGPA play into admissions? Will colleges look at WGPA since not all high schools use them?

I'm an international student, a high school junior, so, I don't have much of an idea about the ground realities of the universities except whatever info I get off the internet ):

I have a GPA(unweight...

I know I’ve posted about this before, but I’m currently deciding between UCLA, Loyola Marymount, and Chapman University for the film production programs. Which college would you recommend and why? I k...

Potential teachers for college recs.

I have a 2.73 college entrance gpa rn in my junior year and i am willing to work as hard as needed to get a 3.0. but is it mathametically possible with all APs and honors

Hi! I have been reading about science classes to take in order to signal my interest in medicine, and many websites say to take AP Chem, Bio, and Physics. Being someone who is, admittedly, weaker in m...

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I was wondering what I should major in, and I do want it to be something I love. Communications is my top choice, however, some people have told me that it's not a strong major in order to get...

I am having trouble deciding which colleges to apply to. I want to study film production, and I’m considering Loyola Marymount or Chapman. Which one would you recommend? They both seem really similar,...