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I’m currently a junior in high school, and I sit at a 3.9 GPA. I’m in 3 music programs, 4 AP classes, an art class, a language class, and part of 7 school clubs (leadership in 3). I’m on target to hav …

In high school, I took a lot of AP classes, and because of this, I have enough AP credits to be able to transfer as a junior for the fall of 2024, even though I've only been at my CC for the fall of 2 …

I’m a current junior who is thinking about applying to NHS in February. However, there is a slight problem dealing with academic dishonesty. Around a month ago I got caught cheating on a retake of a t …

I'm from Bangladesh.I passed HSC (High school) in 2023. I want to apply to colleges in USA for fall 2024 because it's the closest slot, I already have a gap year.

I'm ranked 10% in class.

my high school …

I took Algebra 1 HN and Geometry HN in middle school. I then took Algebra 2 HN my freshman year and struggled. I ended up taking Pre-Calc regular my sophmore year. Will it look bad if I stop taking ma …

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My GPA is not insanely high it's pretty low, around a 3.3 weighted I think. At my high school, I am going to be able to get an Associate of Science in Business Administration at the same time when …

Hey, I currently have a 2.3 UW GPA, 3.0 W and am wondering where I should be applying to. My SAT 1st try was a 1520 and I am going to retake it hoping for a superscore. I also attend a prestigous publ …

Hello, I'm a sophomore in high school and, like the title says, I'm looking for help with extracurriculars (sorry in advance for the slight word vomit). Just to preface, I've been struggling with this …

Context: I am an international student, and here, we are graded on a 0-10 score. A great average here would be one above 9, and I have that. However, the American grading system is really stressing me …

I'm currently a junior in highschool and I think I'm planning on going to college in either Colorado or Florida. Are admission essays usually required? How much weight do they hold regarding admission …

Hello Everyone,

I'm a freshman from CA and looking to major in Data Science and AI. I prefer to go in-state where both SAT and ACT are not considered but want to keep my options open for out of state c …

Hi, I'm a freshman who's applying to Harvard and MIT for Computer Science, and I recently got a B on my first semester finals exam for English. I thought it was my strongest subject, but I suppose gra …

Hello, I am a current freshman taking honors bio. I was wondering if anyone knew of any online honors physics courses or such I could take over the summer, as I want to take AP Physics 1 next year, th …

I’ve been thinking a lot about my future recently, for no particular reason. I want to become an anesthesiologist but I don’t know what extracurriculars I should do or classes to take in order for me …

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Guys.. I’ve been told I’m a good writer all my life, but I have major procrastination, it is one day before applications are due, my teachers are ignoring my emails and I barley got any letter of …

I plan on applying to the big Texas schools (U.T Austin, A&M, etc) to pursue a degree in marketing. I've been working for TikTok as a Digital Marketer since I was 15, which means I made advertisements …

i am really interested in biology, and i hope to pursue a career in vet med, but i dont know what other activities i should participate in. i already intern at labs at caltech, but we dont really focu …

im stuck on what to choose :/ rising senior

here are some important things to note:

- my desired major: information systems, or anything that's like fintech (finance & technology)

so i guess its consider …

I submitted my common application to Harvard on August but I completed my application checklist by Jan 2. I’m an international student and I’m not sure what timeline they use for selecting interviews. …

Hey, I have a 3.3 GPA and I am a first-semester freshman. I was looking at different schools and it seems I have a super low GPA. Keep in mind I come from a tough private school where most students ge …