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I’m a freshmen with a current 4.0 gpa (first quarter) and I am wondering what classes I should take to. I’m want to become a lawyer so my intended major is criminal Justice, law or criminology. I want …

Hi everyone,

I applied early action to University of Oregon but I never received any sort of confirmation that they received my application or any decisions. It's been three weeks so I assumed it would …

Hello everyone! I'm looking for music that I could use at the beginning of the podcast, do you have any suggestions?

I’m starting 9th Grade soon, so I still have 3 years until I graduate but I’m very eager to make the most out of the time I have left in High School. I would love to go to an Ivy League but my chances …

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asian-indian male in CA, socal area

intended majors: data science, stats, data analytics, applied mathematics

GPA: 3.85 UW/ 4.4 W, as of this post being created (should go up significantly …

RISD is my dream school, but unfortunately, my chances aren't looking too good due to my grades. What type of essay or things in my portfolio could increase my chances of getting in?

Hello,

So, I wonder if I should apply to CMU, Clemson and Lehigh to my list of colleges I will apply to?

Do colleges ask for high school transcripts and other related information ( like your high school GPA, how many APs you have taken, your extracurricular and whatnot) if you want to transfer to a diffe …

I want to apply to Sorbonne Universite, Oxford, and Cambridge University. Does anyone have any experience? What should I know? How do I apply?

Hello! I plan on creating a political advocacy group for youth on discord where students can debate, share opinions & communicate to opposing sides in a respectful manner: if I obtain a large amount o …

My average dropped this mid term because I had to take up the most tasking courses and drop the easy ones. What effect does it have on my chances in getting into my dream school.

Is going after the AP International Diploma worth it? How beneficial is it for admissions to higher ranked universities?

Thank you!

I am currently a senior and I was informed by my counselor that I have the option of leaving or removing my first quarter grades off the transcript that she will send to my schools. My final average f …

I attend a high school in the United States, but since I'm not a citizen would colleges evaluate me the same way as someone who is an American?

I am currently a junior in high school. I took 3 (technically 4 since I did one outside) APs sophomore year and had As in all of my classes except for one. I took calc bc sophomore year and it was ext …

In October 2019, due to a road accident, I had to go through a surgery and follow-up treatments, which took me months to fully recover. Concerned about my health and my ability to fulfill academic req …

I am currently a student in grade 12th in a gifted high school in Vietnam, my GPA in Vietnam is 9.2/10 which is extremely good compared to my peers. However, when converted to US GPA mine is only 3.7/ …

I am currently a student in grade 12th in a gifted high school in Vietnam, my GPA in Vietnam is 9.2/10 which is extremely good compared to my peers. However, when converted to US GPA mine is only 3.7/ …

I am currently a junior in high school (3.9 Unweighted, 4.87 Weighted, 1540 SAT along with multiple State championship T&F wins in LJ and 800m, in addition to being class president and top of my class …

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