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hello! i’m currently a freshman, but I’m building my schedule and trying to decide what I want to do for sophomore year, here’s my academic/ extracurricular plan. please let me know if you would cons …

I'm a high-school junior taking 3 IB classes along with 2 dual-credit courses at the moment. A thought I had was taking an additional 4 IB classes in tamden with the continuation of a Health Careers p …

Hi everyone,

I'm a junior in high school, and I have already been recruited into a pretty selective school. However, that school does not guarantee admissions, and although the coach said I looked like …

Hi! So i’m currently doing course selection for junior year, and planning to have AP language&composition, APUSH, AP physics 1, and AP chem, also with enriched pre-calc (During sophomore year im alrea …

I literally cannot figure it out anyway I have looked everywhere

Hi! I've recently been accepted to Indiana University Indianapolis and its new BS/MD program. This is the first year they are offering the program and have accepted 20 students out of 120+ applicants. …

I took TSI and passed English and Math during HS.

I am applying for scholarships and they only ask for SAT/ACT scores.

Is there a way to answer TSI score in place of SAT/ACT scores?

Im a sophmore right now, planning on taking 5 AP classes next year as a junior

AP Lang

AP Pre Calc

AP Seminar

APUSH

AP Physics

I play Varsity soccer for my school in the fall and then club soccer in the sp …

I have had a rough time so far in high school, as I am very stressed and busy with family matters. I am looking to be a computer science major, and I do well in those classes, but my GPA is rather low …

Hello!

I'm currently planning to go into the career path of Computer Science and Economics, and i wasn't sure if i should double major/ dual degree/ or have a major and minor. Please let me know your o …

Hello! I am a junior currently trying to figure out my senior year schedule. I was wondering if taking minimum day spring semester senior year would look bad on my transcript. So far, I am planning on …

I am a highschool junior planning on becoming a lawyer in the future. I am wondering on what I should do with college to become a lawyer? What should I look for in a college to achieve that career pat …

I was wondering how important leadership positions are in the college application process. I was thinking of running for the treasurer of my grade, but now I'm wondering if it will even help me. Would …

Same question for Canadian Economics Challenge, World Economics Cup, Harvard Pre-Collegiate Economics Challenge

I am a freshman in high school aiming for top schools in psychology and am hoping to become a psychiatrist.

This is where my dilemma comes in. My school does not offer AP courses (though I’ll still re …

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For example, if you go from taking AP English Language sophomore year back down to an honors english class junior year, will that look bad on applications? Or would it be fine as long as the total num …

Hi guys, I'm pretty new to the college admissions process and what colleges find apeealing, so I thought I could receive your guys help. I need help choosing courses for next yr and while I know it is …

Hello! I’m a sophomore in high school, and I fought to be the only sophomore ever allowed to take AP science in my school ( AP Environmental Science). However, this class switches with AP Bio each yea …

My daughter wants to take AP Stats in 10th grade. She is in NC Integrated Math 3 now as a freshman, earning an A. She's very good at math, also English and writing, which I hear is helpful. Would l …