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I'm 17 years old and a junior in high school. I've been trying to find internship programs and research opportunities that interest me, but no luck so far. I'm interested in economics/finance/business …

I was accepted to Boston U as a part of their guaranteed transfer program for fall 2023. I really want to go there, but according to my letter, I have to attend another school for a year and build up …

Hi! So last semester, I got a C in Honors Pre-Calc, one of the hardest classes at my school (Some seniors have said it's harder than Calc BC). The class is weighted and I am currently a Junior. My GPA …

Hello! I'm a freshman in Geometry. Next year I have to take Algebra 2, but I really want to take Multivariable Calculus in high school. The Academic Dean at my school is very strict about skipping pre …

Hi, I'm a junior who goes to a very competitive school. Today, three students got into Ivies on regular decision. How scheduling works is I have 8 full-year slots to fill up with full-year or semester …

i’m a high school freshmen who is starting to gain interest in the criminology or forensic science field. i’m interested in any clubs, summer programs, internships, or even competitions that will intr …

I'm a freshman. Certain AP courses, such as AP Lang and AP Lit, are not offered at my high school. My school, on the other hand, offers comparable courses at an equivalent level. I can also take dual …

I’m a freshmen and have recently been contemplating wether I should take algebra two over the course of a month in the summer. This would require me to go to school from 8:00am to 12:47pm five days a …

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I'm a 14 and am a sophomore in high school. Because of my birthday, I will be 15 when I am finished applying for college. Does me being young (15 at the time) affect my chances into ge …

Teachers and students always talk about college applications, except when to start them! Any points of view would be greatly appreciated.

I’m a sophomore in high school and have a good gpa and a few good extracurriculars. Besides those and test scores, what is one big thing that can make me really stand out to selective colleges, that n …

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I'm a senior from Thailand who just got accepted to Dartmouth. Dartmouth was not a college that I wanted to go, but I submitted my application just in case. I was extremely surprised that I was ac …

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According to this article, MIT is reinstating test mandates meaning that people who were planning on not submitting their ACT/SAT scores are now at a disadvan …

I’m a freshmen looking for online STEM programs. I am in Canada so they can’t be open to US residents only. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you for reading.

I am a freshman at a public high school in Canada. I want to go to Caltech for Astrophysics but it is a very hard school to get into because of its small size, prestige, etc.

I am taking a leadership-b …

Next year I plan on taking AP Lang, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry&Lab, Spanish II Honors, Creative Writing Honors, and JROTC. Senior year, I'm going to take AP Lit, APUSH, AP Environmental Science&Lab …

Overall College Acceptance rates are lower again because of more applications and ever competitive applicant pool. Test Optional policies are primarily responsible for the increase in applications to …

Ivy Day pretty much marks the end of the college admissions cycle (expect for Stanford). That being said by tonight most HS seniors have a good idea of where they are going and the rest are going to f …

I've never heard of this guy Satyajit Dattagupta but I think he's a genius of sorts. Why? Because single-handedly he was responsible for implementing the marketing strategy for Tulane which got them f …

what extracurriculars/classes look good?

i do:

soccer

lacrosse

visual design courses

all honors classes

early college

is there anything i can add?