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Just got into my dream college! But as a first generation student, what are some things that are important in college, and what should I prepare as an upcoming freshman?

I'm thinking of applying to ivy league schools like Yale University and Columbia University, but I don't feel like my school prepared me enough, should I apply anyway? I am going into the pre-med trac …

I am a freshman in HS who is taking one AP. But I didn't do so well in them (Semester 1: C Semester 2:B), while some of my other friends did super good job and gonna take Higher level courses in soph …

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I got into Duke, Olin, Vanderbilt for engineering. I plan on going into graduate school. Does anyone know if there are any advantages to any one over the others or anything about grade deflation?

My school only offers 5 and I’m willing to learn more on my own and go to give the exam if it’ll help show my dedication and interest in certain subjects.

I am a junior in Catonsville Highschool and I already do Outdoor track and MUN. I have also completed my service hours at a national charity organization in Ethiopia, Africa. I just need some tips on …

I'm an international student from Argentina. I was recently admitted to Both Rice's B.Arch program and to Princeton University. Rice has a 6-year NAAB-accredited program that's consistently ranked in …

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The question summary is a bit confusing, so let me explain! The answer to this question might also be obvious, but I just wanted other people's opinions just to make sure!

I had taken an ACT and an …

I’m a student in Canada and wanted to try the COMC (Canadian open math contest) for a chance and performing well and ranking higher. If I do well on this, I could try for national or international too …

Hi, I'm a senior who got into CMU, JHU, UW Madison, and BU... Decision time is really soon for us this year, so where should I go? I just wanted some general thoughts or pros and cons if any of y'all …

So one of my parents friends is for lack of a better term very high up in an area adjacent to my career field (think cardiology and nuerology) For privacy’s sake (not what he is but one that should a …

Hi! What are good majors for students who want to go into the medical field, specifically at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. I'm a 10th grader. Would microbiology/lab sciences be good since c …

I was always dedicated to my studies for which I could not take part in much extracurricular competitions. I participated in math and physics olympiad upto regional levels in Bangladesh. I learnt some …

I'm trying to research College's with Div 1 and Div 2 competitive swim teams. I'm a nationally ranked athlete. I'd like to do some research on schools with competitive swim teams that offer my chosen …

Grade 10

Knox College Jamaica ( the highschool)

I have the following choices:

UWI MONA

UTECH

MANY MORE

All honors English classes at my school are available for dual credit, so my teacher brought up the point that for credit an AP class is pretty useless because you can get it in honors and not have to …

Hi! I am taking the SAT on June 5th and I'd like to know how to increase my math score. I've taken the SAT twice now, first time I got a 1340 and second time I got a 1230. On the first one I got a 710 …

hiiii yall i'm an international student and i'm currently a junior.

our school is a traditional high school so we don't have any clubs or activities that can be written on my resume. so all of my ecs a …

GPA is good.