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i wanna be sure before i start applying since i wanna study gyneacology

This actually might be a more general question for all Ivies/T10s, but at my school at least half the grade will probably apply to UPenn due to our location and because a few get in every year. (You c …

If you live in Michigan, are there any health science summer programs available for free or affordable price?

My school only offers the Health Occupations Students of America club, so other than that and my science classes (AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Psychology) I have no idea how to show college admissions …

I am a almost a junior now and I haven't taken 1 AP course also. I have signed up for AP comparative and American government. So only 2 and planning to take few more during my senior year to get into …

I am starting to become really passionate about bioethics and the ethics of medicine and health care. I think this is what I want to major in in college as I go on a pre-med track. I'm currently a jun …

I want to have some ideas for at-home extracurriculars and passion projects to help strengthen college admission. This post might inspire others as well, so put your thoughts.

Hi, so I am an international student that is interested in pursuing architecture. We don't have extra curriculums here in my country like in the US and the resources are very limited. Does anyone have …

Out of my ~10 extracurriculars, about 4-5 are science/STEM related. I am premed and plan to major in biology or the biomedical sciences. I want to know if more of my extracurriculars should be STEM re …

In the fall of 2022, I plan to audition for American Idol (auditions are held in mid-August-early-September). This is also when I'm supposed to start college. Should I wait until the spring of 2023 to …

I have a 3.88 unweighted GPA, and a 4.4 weighted GPA as a high school sophomore. I understand that they want demonstrated interest, however, I am taking many healthcare-related classes such as Princip …

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B.Sc. nursing

Hi! I am in 9th grade taking APHG and I got C in first semester, but now I have a B.

which makes W GPA of 3.67 and UW GPA of 3.83 I also took a college course in local community college which will h …

My GPA is 3.89 on a 4.0 scale and a 4.25 on a 5.0 scale. I got a 28 on my ACT (I'm retaking it in June 2021), and I've been recognized by numerous organizations, and I've won plenty of awards. I write …

Hi all! I am currently a junior and I've heard that gender and major can affect your chances of getting into college. Currently, I have psychology with a pre-med track as my intended major, I am aware …

I am junior high school student. I have 3.9 GPA and interested in applying for scholarship at Bennington college.

I'm a confused international student applying to universities in the united states. I have good test scores but my activities are slacking.

Duke is my dream school. Unfortunately, the tuition is excruciating (before financial aid, of course). The acceptance rate is about 9%. If I audition for Duke's school of music, will I have a better c …

My school only offers AP US History for freshmen and I can no longer take it. Will colleges find it ok if I self study for it?

I wish to major in Political Science in college, but haven't started early enough?

GPA:4.0

9th Grade:

US History ll Honors insead of AP US History. (AP US History was a yearlong course, only AP offered, …