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I am a high school junior, with 12 honors and 7 AP courses (3 in 10th grade and 4 in junior year) till date. I am having a hard time getting good grades in AP Statistics. In spite of my best effor …

I forgot to self-report my AP scores on the common app and I already sent in all of my applications. Should I email the colleges or is it not a big deal?

If I graduate community college with an associate degree and apply for transfer to Ivy Leagues and T20 universities, even if they require high school transcript the HS GPA doesn't matter at all right?

Hi! Currently I have a 3.7 GPA. I want to go to John Hopkins, Duke, and more just like that. I want to major in pre-med when I go to these schools. What are some extracurricular that look good on my a …

if anyone is applying with the suny application cost waiver are you applying for every potential school right now or only suny and the rest as it gets closer to the standard deadlines (also please upv …

if anyone is applying with the suny application cost waiver are you applying for every potential school right now or only suny and the rest as it gets closer to the standard deadlines (also please upv …

I am a sophomore in high school and I am a member of NSHSS. I also am in FBLA. My GPA is 2.9 and I help out at my church and around my community. I have had a job before and held it for 2 months but h …

hi i am a sophmore from Turkiye and im looking for some advice on stuff

You have AP/IB and Honors classes listed. What are dual enrollment classes considered?

I've been doing karate for 7-years and I'm a brown belt with a black stripe. I'm not an assitant teacher or anything but i occasionally help other students by watching them and providing feedback. How …

Hi, I would like to ask about NYU SPS (DAUS). Is there anyone here studied there?They offer online bachelor’s degrees for selected programs, including the one I’m interested in. I looked at their curr …

I can also earn scholarship money but I would only have 1 year of Spanish what is your advice on what to do

I transferred to a new school with a lot of clubs my junior year from a school that didn't have many clubs. This means that I joined most of my clubs my junior year. One of these clubs was a literary …

i have a passion project research and everurhing but ik i can do more

There are a few AP classes I want to take, but my school doesn't offer them. I found out that you can sign up by yourself to take the AP exam at a school that does administer the test, and you can sel …

I am conflicted with what to do for my USC app. I am currently a senior with a 3.6 GPA. I am taking 3 APs this year, and by the end of the semester I should be on track for a 4.2 GPA, which will raise …

I just recently got accepted into the Morgan Stanley Jumpstart Scholars in Finance program and I was wondering if this was something that I could include on my common app extracurricular activities. I …

Hello, I am looking to absolutely maximize my chances at entering an ivy league institution. Would it be best to commit hard to tennis, and possibly rank high at the state or national level, while los …

hi i am a sophmore from turkiye and im in an underfunded school,

i want to find some opportunities outside school to strengthen my application like

internships, research and other extracurriculars are …

My situation when it comes to applying to colleges is kind of complicated. I suffered an injury that had me out of school for some time and had a moderately long recovery process involving surgery and …