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This might be one of my dream schools. I plan on visiting it during the summer, doesn't look so pretty but it is considered one of the best schools in the US for my intended major, entrepreneurship. I …

I'm currently a sophomore, and I'm looking at my chances of getting into schools, and I see that I have very low extracurricular activities. I'm doing Track as a JV athlete, volunteering, building web …

I am a current junior, graduating 2023. I have a 3.8 GPA and I am guessing I will get a pretty decent score on the SAT next thursday (I got 1240 on my PSATs). I am really interested in taking computer …

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My Name is Sara, I will be a 2025 High School Grad.

What do people recommend for things to do over the summer/during the school year leading up to college/college admissions to help your chances? I …

I need help picking a college.

Hi, my name is Julia and I'm a IB sophomore who really really really wants to go to NYU.

I plan to apply ED, but I'm not sure how much that increases my chances. My main interests are politics, perform …

so I have two career paths in mind: either become a teacher or be a fashion designer. The problem is that when I apply for colleges next year I don't know what to do. I would not be able to double maj …

Update: I’m creating a website where like every other week, I’ll have a highlighted POC youth that has done something really cool in STEAM. there’ll be a short article about them and I’ll add an origi …

SO FAR in this current cycle CalTech is the hardest college to get into. But over the next 3 weeks there are many top colleges announcing admissions data including the Ivys so this might get bumped do …

heyo! When choosing my electives (I'm a high school sophomore), I have an extra space that could be occupied by any AP class that doesn't require other AP requisites (basically the only one I can't ta …

AP classes I have taken/am taking/plan on taking as a senior:

Music Theory (5)

2D Art/Design

Physics 1

APUSH

Lang + Comp

French Language

Economics (it's 1 class after which I will likely take both the micro …

Hello! I just had a question about what I have heard about playing the violin. I primarily thought that it would be a great extracurricular, considering that I am at an advanced level within it, howev …

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I'm currently deciding if I should dedicate my time to studying for the SAT/ACT or my AP Exams. Is it true that AP scores are not an important part of your application? Are they self-reported …

Hello! Currently, I am a high school sophomore and I am interested in studying psychology in college. I want to volunteer at a mental health facility or possibly something similar to that, but a lot o …

I would like to know what summer programs are recommended for someone interested in business. I know some are good but others are not so good on a resume.

On Pi Day 3.14.22, MIT completed its Class of 2026 admissions cycle admitting 1337 applicants out of total EA/RD pool of 33796 applications.

Class of 2025 vs Class of 2026

First-year applications: 33,2 …

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law overturning the STAY.

This gives UC Berkeley to right to accept a record amount of Regular Decision applicants regardless of the future havoc it causes.

Therefore US B …

I plan on taking AP BIO, AP PSYCH, AP STATS senior year and I already took APUSH and AP Lang. Don’t think this is enough tho

I’ve already volunteered at a oncology clinic and I’m thinking of volunteer …

Hi, I'm a junior, I'm really confused about what math I should do in my senior year.

Should I take pre-cal or stats?

I'm a Caribbean student currently doing CAPE which I've heard is equivalent to the IB so would the CAPE courses also be equivalent to IB/AP/honours classes? I wanna know if I can count these under the …