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I am in 12th grade

I'm a junior in high school who's looking to improve their extracurriculars.

Title :)

i want to get good grades but i am unproductive

Just wondering, if you've already taken the SAT how did your score compare to your Khan Academy practice scores...and did the test seem different to you at all? Also, share your SAT progress on here j …

Greetings,

In my current school, there is absolutely no extracurricular that I can do while my family doesn't have an abundance of money. I really want to get into a prestigious school but, without goo …

I'm going to be attending a school that offers some really interesting electives, like marine biology, animal behavior, theater in the city, etc. I have also taken a quantum computing course online th …

Where should I go?

Currently in the process of cutting down my 30-something school long list to around 12-16 schools (which is still quite a bit). I'm having a difficult time cutting down the list. Using a spreadsheet, …

So next year, my senior year, I plan on taking 2 AP classes at my high school(physics & Calc AB), 2 maybe 3 classes at the local community college(Literature, Stat, and maybe ASL), and then work the r …

Hi everybody! I am officially in summer and I really want to start prepping for the SAT. I am an upcoming sophomore. What are some good resources for studying? Also, any tips on how and what to study? …

I'm currently trying to figure out the UC Application system and I tried to find my school. I couldn't, as I was expecting and they advised me to check CollegeBoard for my school's code. I did and at …

I took one AP as a freshman, AP chem, and it wasn't too bad. I am thinking of taking 5 APs this year: 3 self-study (Psychology, Human Geography, and Macroeconomics) and 2 in class (Biology and APUSH). …

HI. So I am a freshmen and i just took geometry in 9th grade. Honestly it was easy for me. So I was thinking if is should skip Algebra 2 for 10th grade, like should i study the entire course during t …

I'm taking an 18-week geometry course in 2 months, and I'm not sure if this is even possible. I know this is something that I need to do to catch up, do you have any tips? Thank you guys so much!

Ok so I am very involved in local/state politics, lead a few state boards, but I would like to get some research under my belt in the poli sci/ir field to show my academic commitment to poli sci beyon …

HELP I have nothing to do in the summer the will be productive. What can i do and what should do?? (Mainly online stuff since I am an international student)

What summer programs, ECs, or sports are you planning on doing this summer? I wanted to get some ideas :) Thank you!

I have seen several basic lists like 2 safety 3-4 target 2-3 reach but, my reaches are places like USC and UVA and Georgia Tech, should I even bother applying? I feel like they are way out of my leagu …

Hey! I'm an international student, so please do excuse the dumb question.

I'll be starting college in Fall 2022, and haven't applied to any colleges yet, but some of them have reached out and one of t …