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This has always been a burning question that I’ve had. So you apply to college either in the summer of your Junior year or fall of your Senior year, so your GPA only takes into account those 3 years o …

The use of RACE is no longer legal in American college decisions. Up till now, if you were Black, LatinA or Indigenous, college admissions offices could give you a measurable boost on your college app …

UT Austin requires 3 essays but one of them is optional. Should I still do the optional one.

Due to the pandemic, conditions in my country, and other personal problems, I had a troubling freshman year in high school. And as a result, I dreadfully underperformed in my academics, acquiring a GP …

i just wrote my SAT in June and l finished High School

i’m a junior in high school and i’m looking to joining the military but i also wanted to a lot with music. if i get into the military i wanted to the military band since i’m already a drum major at my …

I’m an incoming junior and a bit nervous about my application and what i should do to improve my chances at getting into a good college. I’m planning on majoring in CS and want to get into a higher-en …

I am taking summer geometry and getting 94% on day 3 of summer class. Though I am trying to maintain an A, but what if i dont withdraw and i end up getting B grade. How this will impact my chances to …

I am an 11th year student from Turkey, and I was wondering when the administrators evaluate my resume do they consider the opportunities I had in Turkey? For example, we don't have any AP, IB, honors …

I took the AMC 12A and 12B earlier this year and got an 81 on both; turns out I forgot to "sign up" for the 12B and so my score was unofficial according to my teacher. However, this means that while I …

Freshman and sophomore years: In the early years of high school, its a good idea to explore a variety of activities to discover your interests and passions. You can join clubs, sport teams, or communi …

So my school doesn't offer any ap classes like the rest of high-schools in my city but it does offer dual enrollment which I am doing. Dual enrollment is basically taking college classes at a college …

So I have epilepsy and if you're unaware of what it is, it mean that I have an excess amount of electricity in my brain which causes me to have seizures. Last year I was talking to a teacher and she t …

Through the state, I have the opportunity to take two classes online; I'm already going to take AP Statistics, but I can't decide whether my second class should be AP Lang or Chinese I. I might be abl …

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Since I took accelerated classes in 8th grade, I got an 89 in algebra and the rest of the accelerated classes were as. However in freshman year I got 2 bs one in science and one in math and now I have …

The last time I took a practice SAT my score was low and I want to increase it by a lot. I was wondering how people who raised their SAT score by a lot were able to achieve it and what tips, resources …

I am a rising junior and I am afraid that I will not do that well in these subjects because I am weak at Math and Science. I was wondering how people who did well in the class prepared for these subje …

I took AP Lang and Ap sem as a sophomore, both got As and passing exam scores. I took research and lit this year and got As and expect to get passing AP scores. My counselors want me to take a senior …