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I am a sophomore at a very small high school that does not offer any AP classes or Honors, I have a GPA of 3.7 and I'm currently trying to make that better. I also am a dual credit student, My school …

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So I'm in a challenging situation, I'm currently a freshman and soon a sophomore in France.

As you might expect the system here is vastly different from the US. I am doing everything I can to be el …

I've tried looking for something that would convert my ged score from that into the GPA equivalent for quite some time now. Should I wait until I finish the entire test and get a cumulative score befo …

Hi, I'm currently a sophomore at a technical high school. My unweighted gpa is 3.58 and my weighted one is around 3.75. I'm trying to get my GPA up for my dream college. The issue is that no matter ho …

I'm an upcoming sophomore and I want to find an easy AP class to boost my GPA. I have zero knowledge of computer science, but many have said it's an easy class for beginners. For history, I've done ma …

I'm a freshman in High School with a cumulative GPA of 3.7 ( Using a 5-point scale ). I have a concern regarding my GPA which will be updated soon seeing how in my course for Honors Algebra 2 I ended …

Can a high GPA compensate for a low SAT score at schools that require a SAT score like Tennesee for example.

Hi, I’m currently a sophomore in high school. I’m pretty set on becoming a tax lawyer, and I was wondering if I could do anything now or in the near future to make my application better. Currently, I’ …

Hi everyone! I am a junior in high school and want to major in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience. I have a 4.4 weighted GPA(on a 5.3 weighted scale) and am wondering if anyone has any advice/knowl …

Hi! I'm a high school freshman. I am interested in the medicine field and I want to go to any highly ranked and prestigious college for Pre-Med. I have a 4.0 UW/5.0 Weighted GPA and I am taking 1 AP a …

I've been struggling with this for the past couple of months. Up until this point, I have always assumed I was going into engineering. My course load in high school was always lots of math and science …

I'm an 8th grader and I have been planning on working towards getting into Harvard. I am a straight-A student and do Drama Club and Band so I have some extracurriculars. What kind of programs and AP c …

I am a current freshman who took the PSAT earlier this year. I got a score of 1440 (750 math, 690 language/reading). Do you have any idea about what my predicted SAT score will be and if that will be …

Currently, I am a freshman in high school. I am going through the College Credit Plus program (if you're not familiar with it, CCP is a program where you can earn college and high school credits while …

I have decided to take my own language learning seriously after about two years of coasting. I am currently studying Russian and am looking into taking up Spanish. I am mainly studying on my own, with …

I'm a Black, Muslim upper middle-class student from Richmond, TX and I got into both UT and Yale University. However, I don't really know where to go. Obviously, the first choice is Yale University; t …

Hi! I'm a junior in high school and my current GPA is a 3.4 (weighted), and I have no idea what it is unweighted because our school has no way for us to check (and frankly Im scared to find out), this …

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Hello, I am a gap year student from Singapore. I am interested in moving to USA and I am going to apply to universities here this year. I am an American permanent resident. Is there any internship opp …

Hi! I'm a rising senior who plans on applying to a number of top ranked schools, but isn't so confident in their GPA. Currently, I'm sitting at a 3.7 UW and 4.0 W. I know this isn't terrible, but it's …