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i'm not sure what i wanna major in (deciding between nursing/psychology) so i've been planning on going undecided so i won't have to switch majors, but i'm worried that i'll be hurting my admissions c …

Hi! I am a rising senior in high school who plans to attend a 4-year college after graduation. I am pretty content with my current weighted GPA (3.64285) because I believe I can generally get into mos …

I am a homeschooled senior looking for some extracurriculars. Do any of you other high school homeschoolers have advice? Thank you!!

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i really don't have a clue about what major to apply for when college apps start since i have too many interests,, and i have also heard that applying undecided could impact your chances of get …

I’m an uprising senior—during 2023-2024 I will be a freshmen in college. I’ve heard that some universities or colleges don’t require the SAT or ACT scores during the school year I will be a freshmen, …

English is not my first language therefore my vocabulary are very basic, is there anyway i fan improve it?

What are ways to improve my grammar? (and punctuations)

what are some way I can prep for act/s …

I am a rising senior who has struggled with mental health during the first two years of my high school career. Because of this, my overall grades are pretty lackluster and I am ranked 70 out of 174 an …

I'm a rising senior and I already have my classes picked in which I chose AP Stats instead of AP Calc AB. I chose AP Stats cause I honestly think I would do better in the class, the teacher that teach …

What are impressive EC activties for marketing and nutrioton I could do. I have already thought about starting a DECA club

On the common app one of the activties i'm trying to put is football but what should i describe or say in the area where it asks you too describe the activty and recognition i was gonna put i was a fr …

3.82 Unweighted, 10% class rank, and 4.972 weighted out of 6 scale.

I have to take SAT this December. Now that the SAT Subject tests are not available anymore, I wonder which calculator is best for the SAT. Do I need a graphic calculator or is a scientific calculator …

Im interested in all of these and wanted to choose only 2(double major or a major and a minor) I want to choose 1 route that leads to law school and another route that offers several opportunities, f …

Is it advisable to fill out all 10 of the ECs on the Common App? If I don't have 10 ECs do I need to worry about finding more last minute, or will 5-7 ECs be enough? I didn't hold school-level leaders …

I thought that taking a ap class would be stressful for me and now looking back at it I regret not taking an ap class or G) College-preparatory elective. Is there something I can do or a club that u c …

I took French 1 &2 already. French is the most challenging course ever I took. I can't imagine myself taking French 3. My friend says that will bad on my portfolio. I wanted get some advise on this.

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I have so far taken the SAT four times and it's draining. My super score is 1360. 690 in math and 670 in English. I really don't have the time to take another and the process is so tiring. If my GPA i …

I took the SAT once in December 2021 and got 1460 on it. 800 on math and 660 on English and Reading section.

Here is a list of the colleges I am applying to:

Georgia Tech

UT Austin

Embry-Riddle

Purdue Univ …

the 2 areas i'm lacking in the most with my application is my sat and act scores and my ecs. i got a 1070 on my sat and 21 on my act. i joined my schools jrotc program and did 4-5 teams but i feel lik …