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As of 10th of February, my 9th grade term examinations are really close and I'm not confident with how I'm going to score. The last 2 years(Grade 8 and Grade 9) have been online due to Covid and it's …

If I take Pre-Calc next year (sophomore year), I can only take AP Calc AB the following year. However, if I take Math Analysis, I will be able to take AP Calc BC. Math Analysis will also give me an ho …

Hi, I am currently a junior and I'm trying to brainstorm some summer projects that I could put on my application. I am going to pursue physics, which makes the brainstorming process a little difficult …

Is Eileen Gu someone to look up to because you and I want the same things, someone to look down upon for ignoring the Geo-political minefield she is happily playing in like a celebrity prat, or someon …

Hi I am a junior and here are my stats (as of end of senior year) before I go into other details

12 honors classes

9 APs

10- Huge (5 on exam)

11- Apush, Ap lang, Ap psych

12- Ap lit, Ap world, Ap comp gov, …

My class rank is currently 57 out of 391. However, a lot of my friends are in the top 10. Will this affect my chances of admission into ivies. (I'm only a freshman so I still have time to bring it up)

I don't have very strong extracurriculars, but it's only my freshman year so I have time to improve and build a "spike". I've been taking private violin lessons for 5 years and passed an audition for …

I really dislike language classes, and i'm not good at them. However, I have good grades, and i'm planning on taking 4 APs junior year (that's the most you can take junior year at my school). I know p …

Hi, so I recently accepted my admissions offer to NAU, and I'm wondering if I should let the other colleges know?

I applied to about 10 colleges and got accepted into all, but NAU is the best option fo …

All the sophomores at my school are warning us to stay away from APWH. I know that it's a difficult class and history isn't my strongest subject. I'm afraid that it'll weigh down my GPA, but I don't w …

I'm applying to an out of state school and the college essay prompt is "all about you" and I don't know what I should include.

Hi!

My science schedule throughout my four years of hs looks like this

bio intensified -> chem intensified -> ib bio hl1 -> ib bio hl2

Is it bad that I haven't taken physics? I am applying for an econ ma …

I’m currently a freshmen and I’m trying to finish my graduation plan. I’m in one AP class right now and I was wondering if 9 AP classes (assuming I do well on all of the exams and get a’s in the class …

If I continue with Spanish as my elective next year, I won't be able to take a 2nd AP. I could take Spanish in 11/12 grade so that I can take another AP, but it isn't recommended to take a gap year.

I'm currently taking:

Algebra 2/Trig

English 9 H

Pre AP World History

Research Biology H

Spanish 3

Health & PE 9

Chamber Orchestra

Plan for 10th:

Math Analysis

English 10 H

AP World History

Research Chemistry H

AP …

Hello I am a junior. In freshman year I started off strong with a 3.0 gpa but Covid-19 happened right in the middle of the school year and messed up my grades. I spent my whole sophomore year virtual. …

Does anyone know how the test-optional holistic approach really works? How do prestigious colleges compare applicants with and without test scores? Let's set aside for a moment the race factor, socioe …

Due to the present COVID-19 situation, our high school graduating board exam is very hard to be taken by September 2023 where it was scheduled to be taken April 2023. I'm planning to apply to universi …

My course load is too full to take it during the school year.

Hi! I've been pondering on what classes to take next year as we are beginning to choose senior classes. As it is the last year of highschool, I want to be able to breathe yet end my highschool strong. …