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I am a 9th grade student preparing to select courses for next year. I have a strong science focus, but am an A+ student across the board, so I am not worried about not succeeding in the classes I choo …

I'm in 9th grade and want to apply to top schools, such as Harvard and MIT. I'll list some of my basic information, and I was hoping you would have some suggestions as to how to further my likelihood …

I'm scheduling courses for next year (10th grade) and I was wondering if it would be beneficial to me to take AP Computer Science as a student with a strong biology and neuroscience focus. I want to s …

I am applying for an architecture major. Are there any specific materials I should be submitting to my portfolio?

I am a current 9th grade student. I also skipped 5th grade, which means that I am the youngest student in my grade. (quick question- is this impressive to colleges?). I will not turn 14 until the summ …

I am applying for an architecture major. Are there any specific materials I should be submitting to my portfolio?

I am a senior, and even though I have plenty of science credits I decided to take AP Bio.

I have always had a 4.0 unweighted GPA, and my weighted GPA is much higher. My AP Bio teacher only puts in tes …

I’m a 9th grader who wants to go to the USC film school.

How can I increase chances to get a scholarship for it?

What classes and extracurriculars should I do to prepare for it?

I’m already a good aca …

This is my first time withdrawing from a class. This semester, I decided to take 3 APs and 1 honors class. I excell in 3, but I am dooing poorly in 1 of the AP's, AP World. It is causing me a lot of s …

Don't shoot the messenger.

I just read in the LA Times that UC Berkeley has been court ordered to hold enrollment at the '20-'21 level. They can't very well kick out anyone they already admitted so the …

If I'm applying for a safety school, should I take an interview if it's optional? I want to do that because maybe they may give me more scholarship money if I do really well. What are your thoughts?

Is advanced placement viewed more favorably than dual credit? I have an opportunity to attend a collegiate high school, wherein I would earn an Associates Degree while in high school. Though this is a …

does having high sat score make up for low gpa?

How do I know if I already sent the karma points? Because after I did everything, it just stayed on the last step.

I'm taking an intro to computer science elective as a sophomore. Its about three weeks into the semester, and I hate it. I could learn more on my own in three hours than I will in this class, and the …

I’m currently a high school sophomore. I'm currently planning on applying to colleges next year (a year early, as a junior), and am currently making class decisions for next year. I was wondering how …

I joined a non-profit as a member of their social media team. I plan to later on to gain an executive position in the non-profit. What tier would this be considered?

Would it be better for college admissions to get the IB diploma and have a lower rank and gpa, or take AP classes and have a higher rank and gpa?

For context, would it be better to take mostly/all hono …

I'll keep this as short as possible. I'm a junior, just placed my course requests for senior year, but nothing's final yet of course. My intended major is entrepreneurship, and the toughest school I w …

I was absent for my final for world history (each class is a semester at my school) so this semester I have to take a credit recovery class. Will the credit recovery class affect my chances of getting …