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Should I take AP Calculus AB or BC my senior year?
I am wondering if I should take AB or BC Calc my senior year. I'm currently a junior in Honors Pre-calc, and I've held an A- for most of the year. The reasons I'm considering BC are mainly: a) Gives m...
What does UF value MOST in admissions from your experience?
Hi! With recent UF decisions coming out, many people that I know with fantastic stats got rejected, and many with less than amazing stats got accepted. As a junior wanting to apply, what do they value...
Research as a highschooler?
Hello! My dream school is Harvard and I'm trying to find some more strong ec's that stand out. I'm currently a strong debater, take Latin outside of school, have a spiritual practice, and am a writer ...
Chancing Engine - Change in its evaluation of strength of courework?
Has anyone else noticed that the chancing engine recently seems to have been tweaked to have a much higher expectation for the number of AP and Honors classes required? I recently created a new profi...
Do colleges that require/recommend a certain number of years of classes in a subject accept credits from middle school?
I took French I in 7th grade, French II in 8th grade. I am currently a sophomore in French IV honors, and I have the option of either doing French V honors or AP French next year. But at my school, AP...
What kind of research can social science majors high school students do?
Hey there,
I'm a junior and over the summer I'm hoping to land some position or another with a professor but to do that I need to find professors I'm interested in. The problem is I don't really kn...
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