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I'm currently taking Spanish 3 as a freshman, have a 98%, but really dislike it. Our graduation requirement is 3 years of a language, but apparently 4 is more impressive to colleges? I'm not sure if I …

Course Selection is coming up and I have to choose between 5.0 Calc or AP Stats. I'm a current sophomore and I am two years ahead in math, but my grades have been B's for the past two years. I want to …

Which is a better option?

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I am a freshman in high school and want to go into the pre-med track in college. I've been looking into ways to make myself a good candidate for colleges and I've seen some things about internships …

Should I take academic instead of AP history junior and senior year and instead take more AP science classes? If i'm going into pre-med will it still look fine to colleges if I took only 1 AP history …

Hi! I am a high school junior looking on deciding on which school to apply early. I am torn on a few schools, and I feel that I fit well at all of them, so I am unsure on how my chances would change b …

I want to take one or two college courses this summer online. I am interested in art history so that would be fun to learn about. What programs are legit, cheap or free, and will offer college credit …

What can I do this summer to boost my college application? (Besides summer programs/intensives)

In my teacher recs, my teachers wrote that I wanted to go into stem and be a doctor. However, I changed my mind and reported a very different major and career to the colleges. Will this discrepancy be …

I really need help with someone. My twin sister has been really working hard on their grades, but during quarantine started struggling with chronic pain and memory loss. Our school has done nothing to …

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In my teacher recs, my teachers wrote that I wanted to go into stem and be a doctor. However, I changed my mind and reported a very different major and career to the colleges. Will this discrepancy be …

I am writing a challange essay but I do not know how to imrove my narrative skills.

I feel very good about all of my extracurriculars and clubs but my SAT and GPA are a little lower than wanted.

Okay, so recently, I've been getting into writing, and I heard CCA has a creative writing program. I'm wondering if I need a portfolio for the school or not, and if so, what all do I need in the portf …

I have a 36 ACT (36E, 36M, 36R, 36S) and a 1560 SAT (790M, 760R). While I am happy with my SAT score, it's not as strong as my ACT and I am wondering if it will hurt or help to submit it as well.

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So UPenn is one of my dream schools, I plan on potentially applying ED, but I am unsure on what to apply for within the school. My ultimate goal is to go into investment banking or fund ma …

Hi! I'm entering freshman year. This summer I'm attending one of Columbia University's pre-college programs (Online immersion for 1 week) I'm wondering if this looks appealing for colleges. Will it ca …

I'm a junior, planning to go into the "premed" track, and I'm debating between AP classes for social studies and math during my senior year.

For social studies:

Should I take AP Psychology or AP Econom …

I am debating whether to take AP stats or Spanish IV. I am interesting into going into business and my schedule will consist of APUSH, AP Micro, Honors English IV, Honors Calculus, Honors Physics, and …