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I would ask my counselor this but he never answers my questions, so here I am. I have a 3.95 GPA (according to Collegevine) and I'm wondering if a 4.0 is possible or at least 3.99 by the time I gradua …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/sat-ending-essay-subject-tests/2021/01/19/ac82cdd8-574a-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html

According to this article by WAPO, CB will suspend the SAT IIs a …

I am applying for an award that ask for an up to 500 word personal statement. Unfortunately I didn't realize I needed to do it until today and the deadline is next week. Is it acceptable to write a 20 …

I am a 9th grader

For context, I am a high school junior who was recently invited to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders and the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC). Are programs like this legit and does a …

I'm a freshman in high school, and I have two really important competitions on the same day. One is the science olympiad regional competition. If I don't attend it, I will be dropped from the team thi …

I am currently a junior in high school and have never even taken the SAT. I will be applying to colleges at the end of this year when I am a senior and worry that I won't have the opportunity to take …

With covid being a thing I was already missing out on a lot of things that I was planning to do. Then my entire family moved to a different country and I am now doing online school. I was doing IB dip …

Title. basically. I want to repeat my Junior year in an effort to improve my GPA more. Is this ok?

I'm a Junior and have a few questions.

Where can I get help practicing for the SAT and Act? I have taken a few practice SATs however don't usually get past 900.

I usually have a full schedule but I can …

Hi! I'm planning on applying to some colleges in the USA by March, as a transfer student. I want to do a bachelors in either English/Journalism - with one or the other being the major/minor.

So far I …

I am a senior and I was wondering about this. My semester is ending soon.

I know that colleges are more inclined to accept someone who has more rigorous coursework than someone who takes all regular classes. My school offers a variety of Ap classes (about 20) and I am a jun …

How much can I bump up my GPA in one semester, and how much can I bump it up in one year?

I am confused as to how I am supposed to calculate my GPA on a 4.0 scale. My school calculates GPA based on percent so my unweighted shows as 92.289 and 95.053 weighted. Based on the 100 scale to 4.0 …

Hello, I'm a high school senior with a strong profile (acc. to collegevine)

However, I did not apply this year due to financial reason + I'm strengthening my profile (ECs and test scores)

I got accepted …

Hi I am a sophomore in high school and I am planning out what schools I would want to go to and I don't know which ones because I am in a special education program in high school and in small classes. …

So, I applied to some high ranking colleges (MIT, Stanford, Princeton) and I am waiting to get an interview. I am actually starting to get a bit concerned, as I have not been contacted about an interv …

Which STEM summer programs will help for a college application (mostly Mech Engg) as I'll be a sophomore high school in Summer 2021?

I am applying for a very selective award that asks for "Please briefly list your most important extracurricular commitments and provide details of any leadership positions you have held." How should I …