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Currently I am a rising senoir that is looking into applying to colleges. My intended major is Evolutionary Biology or something relating to that.

I took AP Biology in junior year and, I was initially …

Does qualifying for USAMO a 1 on the rating of scales of most top schools for extracurriculars. If you don't know how helpful is USAMO for top schools generally?

So I'm a rising high school senior. I've heard from multiple people to apply ED to ivies, but I've also heard lots of people say to apply RD because ED is mainly athletes and prodigies. I'm really hig …

Out of the people who have been accepted into top colleges, what do they have in common, apart from grades and extracurriculars, that got them in?

- I have heard that it could be some sort of leadershi …

I passed both Chemistry and Biology with As and Bs. I have taken Sports Medicine classes offered by my school as part of Career and Technical Education pathways. I am finishing the Sports Medicine pat …

I am strongly looking at Grand Canyon University. However, I have a question about the dorm rooms. Are you allowed to select what dorm you get? I would really like to get in Canyon Hall because of the …

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I am a high school junior in India. I want to participate in international competitions and some scholarships for building my college profile and covering my college fee as I come from low mi …

These are my stats and my ecs and can any one of yall tell me what i can do to improve and if yall go to utd tell me how i can get aes tier 1 or 2

I am a current junior and in summer, and I did nothing …

Hi everyone! I'm starting to apply to colleges and want to solidify my list before applications open. I definitely don't want to apply to all of these schools on my list so if people could comment sch …

Hello, I'm currently a rising junior at one of the most competitive high schools in California. I transferred here mid-year during sophomore year due to their music program, however I received a C+ in …

What would colleges think if I only took dual enrollment classes senior year? I took a lot of AP classes junior year (like 4). Plus dual enrollment courses. I was doing school online so that was why I …

Hi, I’m starting a licensed practical nursing (LPN) program and I’m looking for scholarships to help me pay for school. I’m not sure where to begin or which ones I qualify for. I already signed up for …

If I don't get a score that gets me credit at a college, should I bother sending the score? I don't want my scores to negatively affect my application. For example, I got a 4 on AP Chemistry, but MIT …

My high school started offering a number of dual enrollment courses in affiliation with a few local universities. However the courses are taught at the high school by high school teachers and don't se …

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I am a rising junior (class of 2027)

In grade 9, I took regular world history and in grade 10, I took AP World History.

I feel like I need at least 3 history classes in my high school transcript, …

Hello, I am a rising junior (class of 2027).

I gotta finalize my junior year schedule by August 1, but I still haven't made up my mind.

In our school, we take different classes each semester (except for …

My GPA was a 3.6 and I had never taken APs before. This past summer I tried out taking a dual enrollment class to bring my GPA up (I needed an A to bring my GPA up) and I had flunked out on the last e …

Hello, I am a rising sophomore (Class of 2028) and I don't know what I should be doing or what I should put on my college application. If anybody could help me that would be greatly appreciated. Like …

I want to go to college, and my family supports me, but I’m worried about two big things: money and whether my academic record is good enough.

I go to a top-ranked high school in my state, but my extra …

Hey y'all I'm thinking about going out of state for college my goal is go to Loyola University in Chicago or DePaul University also in Chicago. I have a few family members that live in the city but I' …