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Hello! I have a few more days left of registration and I've had a sudden change of heart as to what classes to take. I go to a school for upperclassmen that has a special curriculum focused around env …

Hi! I am being pushed to select my senior year classes this week at school, and I am struggling to choose whether to double-up in mathematics or in science.

So far, my senior schedule will consist of:

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My only options for senior year are AP Physics, Physiology. My interest is in the biosciences. I really want to take Physiology but my parents think I should take a course that is AP or an Honors cour …

I will be completing my associate's degree the summer after graduating high school. Will this affect my chances of being admitted into a college?

Hi! I'm currently a rising 9th grader and applying to multiple top private schools such as Philips Exeter. I recently finished my application for Philips Andover but am a bit worried about my essay. C …

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It is a question I am really interested in finding the answer to, partly because when you search it up on Google, they say it really doesn't. But for example, the difference between Computer Science ( …

I am a junior (C/O 2023) from Northern California. UC Davis, UC Irvine, and UC San Diego are my targets (I have pretty decent extracurriculars). My overall UC unweighted GPA will be a 3.83 while my we …

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I'm currently a sophomore and I'm planning to take the ACT in July 2022. I'm going to be graduating high school in 2024. However, I heard that colleges only take ACT scores that are within a c …

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I'm a senior high school student from the Netherlands and I'm planning on taking a gap year before applying to colleges in the US. In the Netherlands, extracurriculars really aren't important. The …

I chose to go the dual enrollment/running start pathway, rather than taking multiple AP's. I will finish an Associates's Degree and have over 90 college credits by the time I graduate high school next …

Next year for my core classes I'm planning to take:

AP World History

English 10 H

Math Analysis H

Research Chemistry

Since I have to take Health & PE and Study Hall, I only have space for 2 electives. One …

I have some regional/divisional and national olympiad achievements. Should I put those in actvities option as non-art competitions?

Hi! So I placed second in a national-level academic competition, but the competition was not super competitive and had less than 20 participants. What tier would this be?

Thanks!

In my country, high school starts in grade 10, so my 9th grade GPA isn't great (8.7/10). Is it true that a student's GPA in ninth grade matters when it comes to college admissions? Is it compulsory t …

Hello! I applied early decision 2 to a school and am honestly regretting it. It is still one of my first choices, but I also would like to know and be able to consider my other options. Would emailing …

I was making a blog about innovations that are coming out right now, so I could inspire more people in STEM. This would help my community with learning more about current innovations and maybe also he …

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Does anyone have a general overview of the Oxford admissions process? I know it is different from the U.S., but is it still realistic for international applicants?

Thank you!

I'm currently 16 years old and attending my local university part time working on my gen eds as dual credit classes, I completed all of my high school coursework at 15 and chose not to go to college f …

I would like to preface this with the fact that I do not have my heart set on going to an ivy league school. I've noticed recently that it seems like the ivy league isn't all that big of a deal. When …