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hello

i just came from Ghana i just came to the states new york to be exact i'm currently in the 10th grade

i want to go into medicine i need help figuring out what to do to get into college.

Thank you

I'm a sophomore and was looking at my transcript and it says my UWGPA is 3.68. First semester I got 4 A+, 1 A, and 1 A-. But freshman year I didn't do as good, I got 2 A, 4 A-, 3 B+, 1 B, 1 B-, and 1 …

I'm usually an A-B student, mostly As with an occasional B, but during the pandemic I found myself becoming more and more incapable of getting out of bed, let alone finishing school assignments online …

I am doing Master's at the moment but I wanna do it again fromm the college like harvard etc.

I did German language classes in grade 6,7,8, for which I have a certificate too. So can I list that on my college application as an extra curricular? And yeah I got 'High distinction in English' in I …

Hi, so I am retaking my SAT. Could you tell me some study tips that help you increase your score and how not to get discouraged when you feel like you aren't doing well enough. I really want to get a …

I am generally feeling insecure about the extracurricular aspect of my college application. I want to do something that will appear more impressive to top schools, but I am running out of time as appl …

Hi, I am planning on majoring in physical therapy when I attend college. Is there anything that I should be doing the summer before senior year as well as are there any good schools I should strive to …

what would help me more for college?

Hi, I'm a freshman and I want to apply to Harvard (this would happen after I finish senior year), I want get some advice on extracurriculars. If somebody has made it into any of the extra-curricular …

I have a masters degree in econ with a cgpa of 2.8 over 4.0 scale, in addition to two other masters degree , does that increase my chance of a phd programme at Harvard?

Hi all,

I took a very challenging courseload as a sophomore this year (including AP Chem, BC Calc, and AP USH). By the end of this year, I will have two Bs in Calc, one B in Chem, and another B in a co …

do you really need counseling agents?

theres a program called ivy wise which rejects my friend's initial conference because they think my friend is too poor...like wait what my friend doesn't even need …

What type of opportunities can students in junior high and high school take advantage of? Do you have any ideas for students who want a headstart?

If you did ok in one semester (like get b’s and c’s) but did good/great in other semesters will that stop you from getting into top school’s?

I dont have a C right now, but I am just curious of the extent to which it would impact by chances at the ivy league.

I don't know if they already have that as a feature for schools that have been test-blind for a while, I don't think any of those are on my list. But the UC's just went test-blind (or "test-free" as t …

I’m going to the 11th grade and I attend cross creek high school

Hey Y'all,

Can you help me figure out what Tier My Summer Programs would be? I have been accepted to and will be attending three. I'll list their details below.

1. UT Austin Women in Engineering: Free, …

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