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What should be my priority when picking for schools to apply?

I'm a rising sophomore and currently, my nonweighted GPA is a 4.0, my unweighted GPA is- I actually don't know lol but my percent grade weighted is 98.81. My school doesn't have a class rank.

My Freshm …

I am an international student giving the ACT via a computer. My current score is a 29. I have a 26 in English, 30 in Math, 24 in Reading, and 35 in Science. How do I get to a 35? What is the best prep …

I'm a sophomore in high school and would like to be a physician assistant I would just like to learn more about college life itself ad the courses I will be taking.

I'm a rising senior planning to apply to USC by December 1st so I can be considered for merit scholarship finalist, but would it be considered regular decision? I don't want to apply for it if it will …

1) How do I improve my extracurricular activities in a fun way? Italy does not have that much to offer. I don't like sports that much, it is nearly impossible to create a club and I don't know whether …

I’m going in to my third year at Sacramento state. I want to move in to dorms. I was wondering if FAFSA would cover for my dormitory expenses.

I live with my parents but they stress me out so I’m tryi …

Would courses taken online on a platform such as Coursera or Edx count as a dual-enrollment course, if taken from a college?

I am asking because I have taken a Coursera/College <name> course. The educ …

I am a rising sophomore student and currently my subjects are

Sophomore year

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English 2 honors

Precalculus

AP Chemistry

AP US history

Physics

Spanish 3 honors

Fundamentals of dance

9th grade summer …

I recently took AP Lang and was able to write and continually edit my personal growth common app essay. I wrote it about the terrible experience I had presenting an event for a club I participate in, …

I have a lot of 3s, one 5, one 4, and two 2s. Should I send my 3s to colleges that don’t accept them for credit? Will it hurt me? If I don’t send them, will they assume I got a 1 or 2? If the college …

Asking for opinions.

Hi everyone!

So Brown is my top choice and I am extremely interested in applying to their PLME Program. The requirements and prerequisites are extremely strict since the program is exceptional and ver …

Hi everyone! I was hoping to see what other people are writing about for their common app! I currently have writers block right now :/

Is learning English for 14 years (started at the age of 2.5) counts as good extracurricular? I've got some great certificates for my knowledge. Or it's something unimportant? Should I include it in my …

I am a early college student that has a 3.9 gpa and a act score of 18. I know I didn’t do “great” on the act, which is why I’m anxious of not being of getting accepted. Does this have a negative impac …

I have heard some people say that it looks better on applications if a student took all 4 AP classes at a school that offers only 4 vs. a student who took 8 at a school that offers 20. I am a rising s …

Hi! Can anyone rank which Ivies care most/least about extracurriculars? What about academics and essays? Thanks! :)

Hi.

I am a rising senior, who just got her AP scores yesterday. Thankfully, I got all 5s for 4 AP exams. When I took 3 APs last year (10th grade), I got one 4, while for the other two AP exams, I got …

So AP scores came out and I'm just finding out that they send them to the colleges you apply to and I did terrible I mean terrible on the exam. And the withholding form costs money, so they'll send th …