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I really, really don't know what I'm interested in. Please help.

- ok at sports, but I don't think I'm good enough to make it a strong extracurricular

-lots of music experience (piano and music theory), …

Hi! Once again I'm here. A few days ago I asked if it was possible to receive a full-tuition scholarship with a 3.0 GPA and a great score on the SAT test. Well the answers were not positive, but I'm n …

I know that dual enrollment classes may not be accepted by some or many colleges as college credit. So I wanted to make sure that it would at least count as high school credit no matter how hard it is …

My high school does not have many options when it comes to APs. They currently only have 10 and they only give you certain APs you can take each year depending on your grade level. Will colleges take …

Hi, so I don't know if anyone will be able to help me here or not but I thought I would see if anyone has any advice. I am stuck between two colleges.

One of them offers a great community and environm …

I’m really struggling finding a good school. I want to do either medicine, speech language pathology or accountant work. Thanks.

Hi I am a rising HS junior and was wondering anyone knows of any good HS internships that are remote hopefully focusing in public relations?

I'm currently a sophomore (class of 2024) and trying to decide between military and college which one do I pick.

Hi, I'm currently a junior and I'm planning to apply to ivy league schools, but I currently have a 1460 SAT, and by the end of high school I will of taken 8 AP's and 4 DE's, which constitutes to 12 co …

basically what the question summary asks. I just hate math competitions because everything that I like about math is in its artistic beauty that (in my opinion) is lost in math competitions. So I was …

USC is #1 on my college list. I saw that they offered something called Priority Decision, but I'm not entirely sure how that works. Can anyone explain?

Hello! I am currently finishing up my sophomore year, and am throwing around the idea of wanting to go to a more selective college. For context, my grades and coursework are strong (7 honors and 8 APs …

how can i see if my school options offer american sign language?

The one it has is Physics: C Mechanics and I found out its only 1 semester. What do I do in this case. I don´t want to give up on my dream school. The major ideally shouldn´t change as i want to go th …

Hello there. I'm deciding whether I should apply for a $2700 three-week in-person Pre-College Critical Reasoning course at UW-Madison. It's expensive, and I'm not sure I should spend the money on it.

I live in Minnesota, which did a deal with the Manitoba province, so that people who are residents in Minnesota pay as much as if they were in Canada. I was also wondering what is the best college in …

I'm finishing up my sophomore year of HS, and I was wondering if I start applying for college in my junior year or to wait to my senior year?

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My responses to community posts keep getting un-accepted, making my karma turn negative. How can I stop this from happening?

Please help.

This freshman year was a little tough for me, and i finished with not-so-good grades and a less than desirable GPA. will my freshman year mess me up if I was going for some top UC schools? (UC Berkele …

I'm a high school freshman right now and am planning to be a doctor. I am taking as many Honors and AP classes as I can and I am trying to learn to study so I can make sure I contain my 4.2 GPA. I am …