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Sophomore looking to pursue an olympiad. Stronger in bio memorization than chemistry application. Just looking for which one to pursue. Thanks.

What are some main components I should look at when I am looking at schools.

I’ve always been under the impression that UT Austin rounds down when calculating the top 6% of a high school for automatic admission. Whether you’re top 7% or top 6.01%, you’re out. But I’ve recently …

How valuable is receiving a National Recognition award from the College Board program? Is it worthy to include in college applications or will it not really make a difference?

i’ve had STRAIGHT AS all through highschool, and have taken 2 APs so far (im a senior), and i’m taking 3 APs this year and 1 dual enrollment with another honors class. I have ALL AS in these classes E …

MY extras are good and strong too but there are less Olympiads!!!

Do you think I have a chance to get into top schools (Ivy, MIT, Stanford, etc.?)

I maintained a 4.0 gpa throughout my freshman and sophomore year and a 3.7 at the beginning of junior year, but towards the end of my junior year, I experienced a devastating loss in the family and ov …

Basically, do I ask for money or not.

My family can pay, but not easily - I want to still take as much aid as I can get (though based on various calculators our EFC is above the sticker prices). Howeve …

I am going to be a senior this year and I know I could have definitely done more in the first 2 years of high school, like taking honers classes up until this Coming year where I will be taking two A …

What are some of the main components of a spike. Like if you had to give a checklist or some few key elements a spike should have what would they be

If I were applying to a college undecided does it matter if I have a spike in a particular area or is it ok if I were too just apply without a pike but show accomplishmen. Also what do admissions offi …

What’s a good unweighted and weighted GPA I should aim for right now I. Have a 4.5 weighted and a 3.8 unweighted. If I wanted to attend a top school like Purdue with 20-40 percent acceptance rate what …

Hey everyone! Im currently a junior and ive taken Ap Human Geography, Ap Government and Politics, AP seminar, and AP stats. Im for sure taking AP research next year and im interested in taking AP art …

I have been trying to calculate my ECs/Activities hours as accurately as possible because I am afraid that I may make a mistake and put something that is going to look suspicious. Do these look good?

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Hi there! I'm a rising senior interested in applying to a variety of schools - primarily, my schools of interest tend to be either safeties or reaches for me. I'm not sure if I really want to go to so …

I’m a rising junior in highschool and I decided to take French 4 Honors instead of a math class. I really wanted to take AP statistics, but I am already taking 4 APs. I’m taking AP stat my senior year …

I'm a senior this year and I was wondering if it was better to apply to colleges using Common App or straight through the college's admissions website. I've heard different opinions on both. Do I have …

I am currently revising mine and I'm looking for directions on how I can improve my story.

I'm responding to prompt #2:

The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later succe …

This past summer I did a cool research project with some other students and a professor at SDSU and I was hoping to submit that research to MIT through their Research Portfolios. I would like to do ea …

I hope this helps some of you make informed decisions on which UC to apply if you are applying to UC schools.

Overall, about 43.8% of admits come from some marginalized group. 37.3% LatinA, 5.8% Black …