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Hi, I'm currently a junior and I'm planning to apply to ivy league schools, but I currently have a 1460 SAT, and by the end of high school I will of taken 8 AP's and 4 DE's, which constitutes to 12 co …

basically what the question summary asks. I just hate math competitions because everything that I like about math is in its artistic beauty that (in my opinion) is lost in math competitions. So I was …

USC is #1 on my college list. I saw that they offered something called Priority Decision, but I'm not entirely sure how that works. Can anyone explain?

Hello! I am currently finishing up my sophomore year, and am throwing around the idea of wanting to go to a more selective college. For context, my grades and coursework are strong (7 honors and 8 APs …

how can i see if my school options offer american sign language?

The one it has is Physics: C Mechanics and I found out its only 1 semester. What do I do in this case. I don´t want to give up on my dream school. The major ideally shouldn´t change as i want to go th …

Hello there. I'm deciding whether I should apply for a $2700 three-week in-person Pre-College Critical Reasoning course at UW-Madison. It's expensive, and I'm not sure I should spend the money on it.

I live in Minnesota, which did a deal with the Manitoba province, so that people who are residents in Minnesota pay as much as if they were in Canada. I was also wondering what is the best college in …

I'm finishing up my sophomore year of HS, and I was wondering if I start applying for college in my junior year or to wait to my senior year?

Hi,

My responses to community posts keep getting un-accepted, making my karma turn negative. How can I stop this from happening?

Please help.

This freshman year was a little tough for me, and i finished with not-so-good grades and a less than desirable GPA. will my freshman year mess me up if I was going for some top UC schools? (UC Berkele …

I'm a high school freshman right now and am planning to be a doctor. I am taking as many Honors and AP classes as I can and I am trying to learn to study so I can make sure I contain my 4.2 GPA. I am …

I'm a high school freshman right now and am trying to get a great college for pre-med. I am taking as many Honors and AP classes as I can and I am trying to learn to study so I can make sure I contain …

I got 5 A´s and 2 B´s for freshman year. I had a 4.1 WGPA for one quarter and a 3.9 WGPA for 2 quarters. What scores do I need next few years to be eligible for MIT. I know extracurriculars count but …

currently, in my junior year with a 2.07 GPA, I plan to apply to community college to fix that. what I am currently looking for help with is finding extracurriculars that I can join this coming summer …

Hi! I have been calculating college’s estimated net worth tuition costs on their websites, and a lot of them seem much higher than I even expected, higher than the estimated cost on here too. How accu …

Does unweighted GPA matter if I have an incredible weighted GPA?

Hi guys! My name is Pedro, 21 and I'm from Brazil. Since 2020 I've been considering to apply for some colleges in the United States. I finished my high school in 2019 with a 3.0 GPA (I know, I wasn't …

Hello, Im plannig on joing breakthrough Khan, Im not really sure what I should do.

I was planning on doing

Protien

Phage therapy

Feedback loops

Energy

Please can give any ideas

On the fence about having our Kid put energy into test that really does nothing. Are schools still requiring these and honestly, are they using them as a cut off tool during application review.