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I received a letter about the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, but I'm not sure if I should enroll because it seems like it will be really expensive, and I don't know if something like that would l …

I am a rising senior, and my public high school recently began semi-solidifying scheduling (I still have time to change).

My conflict is between Calculus II (AP weighted) and German III (Honors weighte …

I am currently a Sophomore in high school. I have a 3.66 GPA and was hoping someone would have some advice on what classes I should take or what activities I should be doing to increase my chances of …

I am a junior at TC Roberson Highschool in NC and I have taken close to the maximum number of AP and Honors classes while still taking the required standard classes (PE and Chinese I and II). However, …

Hi, I'm a junior right now with a relatively low gpa for t20 schools, 3.5 uw and a 3.8 w. I want to know what I can do to improve my chances in getting into a t20 school. I took a lot of AP classes an …

I’m a junior in high school right now and I want to go to Duke,l. Duke is very very competitive so if anyone can give me advice or info based on my stats that would be much appreciated! It’s causing m …

I go to a bad school that has only 11 AP classes. My transfer to a better school was accepted and this school has, I think, 30 AP classes. I don't want to transfer. My GPA is above 4.0 weighted, but b …

I am a Freshman and am currently stuck between whether or not to take "orchestra" as a course for next year; this course also comes with an afterschool club which requires being in the course to atten …

I've been wondering about rec letters lately. I would like to request one from my Publications teacher, but for a lot of colleges that require a letter from a "Humanities Teacher", I would like to kno …

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I'm a current junior, and I hope to major in Psychology with the ultimate goal of going into medicine. Some schools that I am looking to apply to would be Notre Dame, UMich, and Duke. Lately, I've …

I am an international student from India and I have been accepted into both University of Arizona (BS Biology) and IUPUI (BS Neuroscience). I want to go to a medical school in future. I am really conf …

I’m trying to build a competitive profile for college so by senior year I will have done 11 APs and so far the lowest grade I’ve gotten is a B+ in first semester freshman french 2 honors which immedia …

Are there any scholarships for first gen college student? For some reason all the scholarships that I found are already expired.

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I've taken both the ACT and SAT and both are similar scores infant my SAT is slightly higher. On college vines chancing simulator it tells me I have a 5% more if I use my ACT but I don't und …

Hi guys! I am currently in the BETA organization and I am pretty involved in FFA (Showing animals, Speaking events, etc.) While it takes up most of my time, I want to enhance my college application. H …

I'm 17 years old and a junior in high school. I've been trying to find internship programs and research opportunities that interest me, but no luck so far. I'm interested in economics/finance/business …

I was accepted to Boston U as a part of their guaranteed transfer program for fall 2023. I really want to go there, but according to my letter, I have to attend another school for a year and build up …

Hi! So last semester, I got a C in Honors Pre-Calc, one of the hardest classes at my school (Some seniors have said it's harder than Calc BC). The class is weighted and I am currently a Junior. My GPA …

Hello! I'm a freshman in Geometry. Next year I have to take Algebra 2, but I really want to take Multivariable Calculus in high school. The Academic Dean at my school is very strict about skipping pre …

Hi, I'm a junior who goes to a very competitive school. Today, three students got into Ivies on regular decision. How scheduling works is I have 8 full-year slots to fill up with full-year or semester …