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I’m currently taking Honors Algebra 2 and planning my high school math path. I’m considering taking Honors Pre-Calculus over the summer so I can take AP Calculus AB as a junior. Since I’m aiming for a …

As a hopeful premed, I'd like to say I have pretty decent ECs and college essay, OK rec letters, 1490 sat score, 12 APs.

However, I have a 3.4 unweighted out of 4, and 4.2 out of 6 weighted gpa. I have …

Social Studies – B2

English Language – B3

Core Mathematics – C4

Integrated Science – C4

Economics – B3

Geography – B3

Elective Mathematics – B3

ICT – B2

I currently have an average ~14-15% chance of getting into each Ivy League, with some (like Princeton) higher than others (like Yale). If I apply to all 8 Ivy League colleges, what are my chances of g …

Hello! I'm currently a Sophomore, I've got a 4.0 unweighted GPA and a decent PSAT, those are alright on their own but I'm concerned my extracurriculars will leave me behind. I'm doing robotics and int …

Hi! Im currently a senior in high school! I want to go to my local 4-year university and then transfer to a better university because I just don't like the environment of my university however I didn' …

I got a 1430 on the SAT, I could retake it but the next sitting is on a very important event I don't want to miss. I'm applying to USC and Stanford. I have a 4.0 unweighted, and 4.33 weighted, I took …

Hello everyone,

I hope you are doing lovely. Currently I am a sophomore in high school and I am trying to build my extracurriculars for my specific niche. However after research, I can not find more op …

Currently, I'm in my senior year in HS, and as of writing this post my grades have been completely screwed. I'm taking AP Environmental Science, Lit, Stat, and Calc, and then two really easy classes, …

I am a senior and my average gpa from the last 3 years is 4,91/5 ( unwighted) so what if on my mid year report it is lik 4,8/5 ? Is that very bad ?

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I’m a junior and I’ve been thinking about college apps. I get straight As but I don’t talk much in class, so I don’t feel like teachers know me great. Should I try to make a good impression with AP bi …

Which is better?

Each junior and senior I talk to is completely stressed about being competitive and getting into college, and a post-grad program. I'm looking for a tool or advisor who could look at my daughter's aca …

Hello, I'm a senior applying to MIT's Early Action, which was due on the 1st. I already submitted my application, but I didn't realize they strongly recommend a humanities teacher's recommendation, so …

I’m currently looking at colleges and I’m looking to go into photography. I want to major in business and either minor or double major in photography, I’m mainly looking for schools with no core curr …

I'm a junior studying internationally and will applying to a few colleges in the US. Based on the following overview of my stats, could you please list a few good colleges (public/private) that you th …

I’m a junior and I’m thinking about business / finance major in college.

I struggle a lot with accounting homework (especially adjusting entries + multi-step income statements). My school doesn’t reall …

Will this affect my application? Logically, it’s not a big deal. But because I’m prompted to include future exams on Common App, and because schools will now not know/have to assume I’m taking the exa …

I just submitted my application EA and they've already replied to me with an interview. Are there any MIT alums or interviewees on this site who've experienced it before and what was it like, as well …