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Well, I guess my first question should be CAN I even show those achievements on college applications. I was just thinking since I spent a lot of time on them, they might be considered an extracurricul …

I am planning on taking the DELF B2 exam this summer, which is relatively close to fluency and what most French universities accept to go study there. I am doing this by myself, and one of my spikes i …

I want to apply, but I need a virtual experience for Juniors.

My school does not give out grades as an A+, meaning an A (90-100%) is the highest grade you can get. I currently have about a 98% in each class, but some of them I believe could technically be A+ if …

I am planning to apply to California universities where freshman year isn't counted, that however puts more weight onto sophomore and junior year, the first half of sophomore year I had a GPA of aroun …

I'm currently a junior (and absolutely stressing about everything at the moment) I need to get my GPA up as fast as possible, it's the only thing that's bringing my chances down at getting into the Un …

I have a few school club leadership/EC accomplishments/ECs related to business, but most of the school clubs in my school are inactive or not 'officially' organized so it's very hard to start or join …

I'm an international student, a high school junior, so, I don't have much of an idea about the ground realities of the universities except whatever info I get off the internet ):

I have a GPA(unweighte …

I know I’ve posted about this before, but I’m currently deciding between UCLA, Loyola Marymount, and Chapman University for the film production programs. Which college would you recommend and why? I k …

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I have a 2.73 college entrance gpa rn in my junior year and i am willing to work as hard as needed to get a 3.0. but is it mathametically possible with all APs and honors

Hi! I have been reading about science classes to take in order to signal my interest in medicine, and many websites say to take AP Chem, Bio, and Physics. Being someone who is, admittedly, weaker in m …

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I was wondering what I should major in, and I do want it to be something I love. Communications is my top choice, however, some people have told me that it's not a strong major in order to get i …

I am having trouble deciding which colleges to apply to. I want to study film production, and I’m considering Loyola Marymount or Chapman. Which one would you recommend? They both seem really similar, …

I want to start tutoring at a learning center. I am good at reading and comprehension skills and fairly decent at math up until pre-calc. Should I tutor students at Kumon, Mathnasium, or Sylvan? (I us …

I live in an area with little resources and opportunities for internships, etc, especially for my interests. I try to do what I can with what I have and what has been available to me, but how do I kno …

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Does anyone know why the Ivies and most Public Ivies don't offer Communications as a major? I know only Cornell and Penn offer it, and Stanford (even though it isn't an Ivy)...

I really wa …

I am currently in 9th grade and i want to prarticipate in extra-curricular activities but my school does not provide any extra-curricular activities ...

What is an extracurricular "spike"? I have seen this term being used very frequently but I can't seem to figure out what it means. Can someone please explain?

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