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After completing a bachelor's degree 4-year program, I was thinking about going back to college for another 2-4 years for an associate/bachelor's degree so I could focus on extracurricular activities. …

Hi, I am in the process of writing my personal essay, and a fact I want to mention in it is that my late Grandfather and I had the same first and last name. Am I allowed to include my name? I want to …

I'm currently a junior in high school who has a good GPA (4.0 unweighted), okay SAT (1510), rigorous coursework, but NOT ENOUGH extracurriculars. I am a cambridge diploma candidate at my school (simil …

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Let's say I'm applying for immunology / virology for a school that offers that major. Will I be considered with other students applying for that exact same major or just in general biology students …

My 2 cents for the Class of 2028 based on these 3 hyper-competitive admissions cycles

All of you 9th-11th graders have watched 3 uber-competitive admissions cycles so here are my takeaways for the next …

If I'm planning on transferring colleges at the end of my freshman year of college and entering a new school in fall of 2024. In high school I did not do the best, and I know that since I'm transferri …

So currently I'm a freshman and I'm not going anywhere this summer so I want to do something that will help me with getting into good colleges like just working on some sort of research project, or ta …

The main advice I’ve heard states that you shouldn’t submit SAT results if they are below the 25th percentile. Not sure where to check this?

Hello, I really want to go to UT at Austin to study nursing. However, I am not in the top 6% im in the top 11%, and I want to know how difficult it will be to get into compared to other majors. I know …

Is it okay if I don't get a letter of rec from a STEM teacher at my school if I am going into the business field.

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I was trying to calculate my GPA for UC using this calculator

https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

Would they look at my Weighted and Capped GPA ? not Weighted GPA: ?

Thanks.

So I just needed advice on my 3rd rec letter that I am going to get from a teacher. So I am debating between my AP Calc and my AP Lang teacher. My AP Calc teacher has known me for 2 years and I think …

I attend a very competitive public high school in michigan where a solid third of my school attends umich, another third attend michigan state, and the remaining third attend another school. UMich is …

In the future, I may want to consider doing a 4-year bachelor's college program just to focus on extracurricular activities. I am looking for a quick and easy minor. I have done a little bit of resear …

This may be a silly question, but is it possible to add more than one studenty to my account?

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Im in 11th grade and im just trying to get a better future. :)

Im in 11th grade and im just trying to get a better future. :)

I get a lot of conflicting information online when I look this up. So, for most colleges, what GPA do they look at (I know they look at all but what is the main one they use)? 9-12, 10-12, weighted, u …

Hi guys! I'm currently wrapping up my junior year of high school and was wondering when the best time to start asking for recommendation letters would be. I don't currently have an intended major or p …