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I am high-functioning autistic, and I've been doing some research about how this looks to colleges. I have found an almost even split between advice that says I should definitely add it to my applicat …

I am currently a high school Junior in NC. I grew up as a missionary kid and my experiences have led me to pursue humanitarian/missional work overseas. I really enjoy CAD and hands-on projects/experim …

I dance 30 hours a week, so there isnt time to add more things to my resume. do schools see dedication, or lack of diversity?

I have some great resources to share with all students especially for those in Wisconsin. I was shocked that so many of my classmates have been aware of these early college opportunities. I understand …

I plan to major in business administration and finance in college and I'm conflicted about which college to choose. UNC has a higher ranked undergraduate business school, but BU has more opportunities …

I received a letter about the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, but I'm not sure if I should enroll because it seems like it will be really expensive, and I don't know if something like that would l …

I am a rising senior, and my public high school recently began semi-solidifying scheduling (I still have time to change).

My conflict is between Calculus II (AP weighted) and German III (Honors weighte …

I am currently a Sophomore in high school. I have a 3.66 GPA and was hoping someone would have some advice on what classes I should take or what activities I should be doing to increase my chances of …

I am a junior at TC Roberson Highschool in NC and I have taken close to the maximum number of AP and Honors classes while still taking the required standard classes (PE and Chinese I and II). However, …

Hi, I'm a junior right now with a relatively low gpa for t20 schools, 3.5 uw and a 3.8 w. I want to know what I can do to improve my chances in getting into a t20 school. I took a lot of AP classes an …

I’m a junior in high school right now and I want to go to Duke,l. Duke is very very competitive so if anyone can give me advice or info based on my stats that would be much appreciated! It’s causing m …

I go to a bad school that has only 11 AP classes. My transfer to a better school was accepted and this school has, I think, 30 AP classes. I don't want to transfer. My GPA is above 4.0 weighted, but b …

I am a Freshman and am currently stuck between whether or not to take "orchestra" as a course for next year; this course also comes with an afterschool club which requires being in the course to atten …

I've been wondering about rec letters lately. I would like to request one from my Publications teacher, but for a lot of colleges that require a letter from a "Humanities Teacher", I would like to kno …

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I'm a current junior, and I hope to major in Psychology with the ultimate goal of going into medicine. Some schools that I am looking to apply to would be Notre Dame, UMich, and Duke. Lately, I've …

I am an international student from India and I have been accepted into both University of Arizona (BS Biology) and IUPUI (BS Neuroscience). I want to go to a medical school in future. I am really conf …

I’m trying to build a competitive profile for college so by senior year I will have done 11 APs and so far the lowest grade I’ve gotten is a B+ in first semester freshman french 2 honors which immedia …

Are there any scholarships for first gen college student? For some reason all the scholarships that I found are already expired.

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I've taken both the ACT and SAT and both are similar scores infant my SAT is slightly higher. On college vines chancing simulator it tells me I have a 5% more if I use my ACT but I don't und …

Hi guys! I am currently in the BETA organization and I am pretty involved in FFA (Showing animals, Speaking events, etc.) While it takes up most of my time, I want to enhance my college application. H …