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I got an average of a 3.85 in freshman year, if I hypothetically get a 4.0 uwgpa and a high wgpa in every other year for all quarters(for sophomore, junior, and senior) year, will ivy league colleges …

Do I take 4 AP classes in my sophomore year (APUSH, Comp Sci A, Calc AB, Chem) + EP?

I am an incoming Sophomore and I currently have all above 97% in my classes. I really want to work in the rocket/aer …

Hi! I'm planning on self-studying some APs next year. What are some of the easiest APs to self-study for and what classes or resources are available to study for them (preferably free)? Thank you!

I remember reading once that your application should clearly show a 'spike'- i.e. something you were really good at or really focused on during high school, usually related to what you want to study i …

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So six years ago in 6th grade I had lunch detention for giving test answers to someone. I'm in 11th grade now. how badly would this hurt my chances at the Ivy League? Thanks!

My school does all year round classes so technically I have a 4.0 uw for all classes I’ve taken in Highschool. Meaning that I’ve always ended up with an A by the end of the year. However, first semest …

Hi Guys,

So I'm kinda in a situation that's not ideal, so I'm asking on here if anyone can give me some advice. I'm a rising senior at a very competitive high school in Illinois, and I've had good grad …

Hi! I've made a post like this one about a month ago asking about what I could add to my resume and all the advice was very helpful! I followed a lot of the advice given to me and the community was re …

rising Senior and Duke is the most selective college on my college list. I plan on doing ED but it says I have only a 18% chance at it lmao. it was 28 the other day

for reference:

- I am a black female …

So I was just assigned my courses, and I am not taking a rigorous one, the reason being I slacked for the majority of freshman year. Sophomore year (next year) I am taking:

Algebra II-Honors

AP Computer …

So I've read that having a "spike" of extracurriculars around your planned major is a helpful thing, but my spike is definitely not around my major. I plan on majoring in bioengineering or biochemistr …

I (an incoming sophomore) recently received an email from the NSHSS scholarship directors, informing me that I had "been selected to receive scholarship information" for my 'hard work' and 'outstandin …

In my district you need 260 volunteer hours to get it.

Hey, I'm an incoming sophomore (currently on summer break) and while my academic profile is strong, I'm not to sure about my extracurriculars. My grades and GPA are nearly perfect and I am ranked 2nd …

Hi guys, my name is Jamshed and I am from Tajikistan

I has some questions

1.This year I won 1st place on Republican olympiad of English, so wanted to understand what kind of impact would it have on m …

I am a 10th grader in India (US Citizen)

My ECs so far are—

• 126 hours of volunteer work at local art gallery, LoR received,

• 2 internships at a small writing organisation (about 60 members), LoR rece …

What kind of awards can we add to the section of honors. Please tell me yours if possible

Hi guys!

Can you please write down on the comment your extracurriculars because I am really anxious about mine.

Hello! I am currently an incoming junior and have been thinking about doing something over the summer to strengthen my extracurricular activities list for when I apply to college next year. I have bee …

Hi, I was wondering what counts as an award for the awards section on the common app. Is getting an internship (where I had to go through a competitive application) count as an award? What about merit …