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Demographic: Indian male, currently a junior

GPA: 4.0 UW 4.5 W (the electives were all non-honors)

school doesn't do class rank, but I'm in the top 99.63% of my class of 750 students

8 APs in total (8 AP …

Hi! I moved from Africa to Canada about a three months ago and I'm currently in grade 11. I cant take IB classes because I would have had to apply in grade 10 (and this is the only challenging program …

-I am a junior planning to major in economics, business, or political science.

-I have a 4.0 GPA(unweighted), 107.64 GPA(weighted with 1.2x AP multiplier and a 1.1x honors multiplier) and a 1530 SAT + …

I am looking for some tips/tools to see what course(s) I should take as I'm getting closer to college and have no clue what my future holds.

I am going into my first year of high school this fall. I am right now in advanced math so I'm learning Algebra 2. I want to go into Hi-Gap next year but I'm not sure I should. I get mostly 3's and 4' …

I’m currently a Sophomore in HS hoping to major in medicine/dentistry.

I’m currently enrolled in my school’s Dental program (by selective acceptance) which are taught by two decently connected teachers …

Hello, I have seen that Harvard doesn't necessarily require 4 years of a foreign language, it's just highly recommended. I would really rather focus my time on other things that align with my major (p …

My counselor keeps saying I wont get in and dude it's really crushing me so so much and I need some advice truly here's my transcript . . .

I have a 3.70 GPA, strong test scores (SAT: 1600, ACT: 36) …

Hi! Im a currently a sophomore and I have to pick wha APS I want to take for junior year. My school limits us to only taking 3 aps per year. Currently I am taking APWH.

These are the APs I would like …

I am an international student who has applied to some top places for the Fall 2024 session. I didn't do an ED1 and got rejected from Wellesley from ED2. My high school rank is 5th out of 120 students …

Hi, Im a sophomore but finalizing my junior year schedule. I have golf practice 5 days a week, I'm in 3 clubs, and a decent social life. However college acceptance is an absolute priority. Im thinking …

Gpa= 4.43

SAT= 1600

community service hours= 200

My school did not have anything I was super interested in. I wanted to know if these things can make up for it.

A few days ago I met with my counselor for finalize my senior year classes and I signed up for easier classes and more classes that I'm actually interested because it's my last year. She said that she …

So today I was searching for things that could give me a better chance to get into a good college when I found out about the idea of taking college courses to earn college credit (this may seem pretty …

I am a high school sophomore dual enrolled in a community college where I am working on my A.S. in Physics, and all college classes that I take also go onto my high school transcript. I will finish hi …

Which one is better for a precalculus summer on-demand course UC Scout, ASU, or Silicon Valley?

My son is trying to complete precalculus in the summer. Which online institute offers a better on-demand …

I go to an IB specific school and am fully entering the program next year(I am Sophomore) and the extracurriculars that are offered are psychology , business, art, music, or theater. I am interested i …

Previously, I asked if I should take the CS50 class! Over the summer, you can get credit if you pay the fee--$3,700 for 4 credits or $7,400 for 8 credits.

I just learned about the CS50 AP and that it i …

Hi! Can I self study AP csp and ap csa? My school does offer both these classes but they replace my math class. However, I don’t think I want to replace my math class for comp sci. Also the classes ar …

Hello! I am a current sophomore, and yes I am back again with a new question.

I just learned today that the maximum of APs I can take is 3 only (each year). This year, only one AP was offered (APWH). T …