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I transferred into WPI this year after a year at my local community college. It's several months now and I have decided to transfer into other universities, notably ones that are strong in both comput …

I am trying to decide whether to do AP or Dual classes for Med school. My grades are mainly A's and B's.

I am currently an RBT, and in the process of getting my bachelor's in psychology. I planned on becoming a BCBA, but I recently learned about being a child life specialist. I have a lot of experience i …

I took an academic non A-G course in sophomore year. I got like an A+ both semesters so the grade wasn't an issue. The issue is that I forgot to report this in the activities section under other class …

Hi everyone.

I’ve found myself in a conundrum of making a tough decision: should I or should I not take a gap year?

To understand this question you need to understand my situation (p.s it’s looong):

So …

I applied to Princeton and have a weighted gpa of 4.45 at the end of my jr year in IB classes. Was coxswain of our rowing team for 5 yrs, in Theatre and perform twice a year, volunteer hours at local …

Hi!

I'm currently a sophomore. My school offers a dual degree program where I can get an associates degree in Allied Health Science (60 college credits). This degree will save 2 years off of my undergr …

Recently had a conflict between taking an AP english class or a dual enrollment class. Is there a specific one that looms better on transcripts?

Hi, I am a junior in high school and I was debating the fact if I should go out of state or not. I live in the Midwest where I feel nothing happens around here. I would like to be at least 4-5 hours a …

I am a freshman, and my school doesn't offer AP Chemistry or AP Physics 2. I want to take these courses online. Does anyone know if taking online AP classes looks good for college and matter? Or are t …

My friend is wanting to apply to Flagler but is concerned because she does FLVS and her country virtual, and is unable to do extra credit or participate in many clubs. She also has limited choices in …

my college application status portal changed but my status wasn’t posted yet - is that normal?

Hello! I go to a small private school, and there aren’t many chances for AP or honors classes, and I just wanted to know if admissions officers would take into account the fact that my school doesn’t …

I know Speech and Debate has been around for longer and is much popular with lots of people doing it but does that mean its better? I know like the saying, do what you love, but I just want to know wh …

Note she wanted to do Speech Pathology which in both college's would require her to most of the subjects at the campus so the majority of her previously earned credits would not even count.

She met ev …

Any of the UC schools- LA, Berkeley, Davis, San Francisco, San Diego, etc.

My 9th grade marks are bad but I have read if your marks are better in latter years it would not effect?

Like my main focus would be pre-med but I also want to study religion.

Here is my basic college resume:

GPA- 4.3

ACT- 36

community service hours- 200 hours

track and field for 2 years, both in JV and V.

I always make the principal's honor roll.

I got a grocery store job around …

Would colleges would find it weird that I'm taking IT in my CTE school instead of the Medical Health Science course? During middle school, I was very against the medical field but I suddenly started t …