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I'm confused about honors colleges at universities.

What's the point of them besides their promised smaller classes and more individualized sessions with students? Aren't they more expensive since mos …

I am giving finals for IB exam on October 2022, and I'm confident that I'll get a 38 or 39/45 and I already have a SAT score of 1500. IELTS : 7/9

(I believe my IB score adds up to a GPA of 3.7 as my p …

There are a few AP courses on edx.org and I'm wondering whether their AP Psych and other AP courses do a good job of preparing you for the AP exam. Also, how much of a difference is there between taki …

How can I stand out on BS/MD program applications? What should I do to maximize my chances of getting accepted? What extracurriculars can I participate in besides hospital volunteering and shadowing?

I am currently a senior with no ideas of what I want to do in the future. For now, Medicine seems to be the right path for me, but as we know, it's very possible to drop the pre-med path. My favorite …

I am so lost. I have no idea what to major in, and I'm already in my senior year. I've looked at colleges, fields I'm interested in, and jobs that would seem great, but I still can't decide. I've trie …

I've taken the ACT twice already, but I still can't get the score I want. I got 22 after countless hours of studying. I do great with my schoolwork and excell in my academics, but I can't for the life …

I've 5aken the ACT twice already, but I still can't get the score I want. I got 22 after countless hours of studying. I do great with my schoolwork and excell in my academics, but I can't for the life …

I would like to delete an answer I provided but not my entire account.

I took Algebra II Honors my freshman year and earned a 99%, Precalculus Honors my sophomore year and earned a 97%, and Calculus BC junior year. Unfortunately, due to extenuating circumstances (which m …

On the CommonApp NYU application, you are asked if you want to send test scores to be considered since they’re test optional. When I selected “yes,” I got a drop-down menu with several options, only t …

How many leadership activities are a good amount for my application. For my personal example I am the president of 2 clubs. Ultimate Frisbee and Football Club

How do I find my personal narrative to base my college application off of. I do like sports and I am considering a few careers but haven’t decided between computer science, business, marketing, real e …

My brother took the SAT Essentials course from the Princeton Review in the summer between junior and senior year. It helped boost his sat score by 90 points. I’m an incoming sophomore with no experien …

I have no idea on what course to major in,in college

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I swim (hence my username) and by current calculation I am swimming 19 hours and 15 minutes a week, excluding swim meets on weekends, and additional time from swim meets and practices during high scho …

Here are my "stats":

ACT: 34/36 [34 E, 35 M, 32 R, 34 S)

PSAT: 1400/1520

GPA: 3.91/4 | 4.41/5

Awards:

- USABO Certificate of Merit (top 30% nationally) --> National

- Commended Scholar (most likely) --> N …

I am in the TAG program for CCC and plan to transfer in the fall of 2023. That said, I think that should help me out, at least for the middle tier schools like UCSB (the one I plan to tag), UCI, UCSD …

I just learned what it means to have an extracurricular spike and am wondering if this is a good thing to have when applying to selective colleges. I've always thought it's good to seem well-rounded a …