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I am currently a sophomore in high school and am planning to take AP Calc BC, APUSH, AP Lang, and AP Chem next year along with marching band, Spanish 3, and band. So far I haven't had a grade lo …

'm In a decently large high school with over 2000 students. I want to become an economist or investment analyst, save money, then start my own holding company (think Warren Buffet). These are my stat …

I'm going to be a freshman and wanted to know some courses that look good on Pre-med applications.

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So I recently saw Harvard admission's rating scale and I tried to place myself into the four different categories, based on my ratings, do I have a chance at Harvard? Thanks! (My current CV chance …

Hi, I am currently a senior in high school. I have a 3.8 unweighted GPA, taking two concurrent credits classes. I already took two concurrent credit courses in my junior year. By the time I graduate, …

Hey! I’m a current freshman at a very small public high school and was interested in starting a newspaper. I asked my guidance counselor and she directed me to the principal, after a couple weeks of h …

Hey! I’m currently a freshman and I have a couple questions about research. I have heard a lot of other students say that they have conducted research with a professor. What does it mean when they say …

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I am currently a sophomore in Washington. I was looking at internships and saw that the Bank of America offers one. What makes you more appealing for the internship?

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Hi, I'm currently a freshman and my GPA is 3.83, unweighted. I'm worried about how to bring it up, as I want to impress top colleges which usually accept students with 3.97+. Although I know GPA isn't …

Hi, I am currently a freshman in high school. I have a 4.0 unweighted and i’m on route to take around 6 APs/ 7 honors classes. My rank is 16/473. I am a jv athlete for winterguard with two 1st place a …

I applied to Spelman (regular decision) back in November for fall 2022 and my transcript was received on 11/26. I submitted my application to Howard University (regular decision) on 12/20 and my trans …

My interests are dancing, programming/coding, and tennis. But I'm pretty sure I don't have any achievements currently.. So how do I get some and where should I look to get some. What specifically are …

This upcoming summer will be the summer prior to my junior year. I will be preparing for the SAT, but other than that I don't have any plans. I need some advice on what I need should focus on in terms …

I would like to know how exactly the 4-year program works.During the four years, do you study the career you want to follow? Or how does it work?

I'm studying under the CAIE curriculum, and I did really well on my IGs. I've already applied to all my schools, but I want to upload it to my application portals. Will the certificate count as "suppl …

Im debating whether or not to take AP Comp Sci or Robotics next year, and I'm not sure which would look better on a college application. I am going to be entering my senior year next year. Im currentl …

Any suggestions as to what I should do as I'm waiting to hear back from Gonzaga regarding my admission status?

Decisions are supposed to come out in Mid-Late February, but it's been over 2 months sinc …

I am currently a sophomore in Algebra 2/Trig and have a pretty good average (96% for the first semester). I would like to be able to take both statistics and calculus but I would need to take precalc …

My GPS is 3.4 and as of right now I'm doing really well in school and I enjoy being here. My dream college is John Jay College of Criminal Justice. I want to be a homicide detective or a missing perso …

I'm a senior in high school and am planning to major in Business Administration. I have been accepted to ISU, Illinois Wesleyan, and Bradley University. Bradley is my first choice and I have already p …