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So I just needed advice on my 3rd rec letter that I am going to get from a teacher. So I am debating between my AP Calc and my AP Lang teacher. My AP Calc teacher has known me for 2 years and I think …

I attend a very competitive public high school in michigan where a solid third of my school attends umich, another third attend michigan state, and the remaining third attend another school. UMich is …

In the future, I may want to consider doing a 4-year bachelor's college program just to focus on extracurricular activities. I am looking for a quick and easy minor. I have done a little bit of resear …

This may be a silly question, but is it possible to add more than one studenty to my account?

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Im in 11th grade and im just trying to get a better future. :)

Im in 11th grade and im just trying to get a better future. :)

I get a lot of conflicting information online when I look this up. So, for most colleges, what GPA do they look at (I know they look at all but what is the main one they use)? 9-12, 10-12, weighted, u …

Hi guys! I'm currently wrapping up my junior year of high school and was wondering when the best time to start asking for recommendation letters would be. I don't currently have an intended major or p …

I am currently a junior in high school with a 4.0 GPA. At this time, I've taken a college course and an AP English class, which I just recently took an exam for. I await my score by July. As of right …

I have a 2 unweighted gpa and im currently a junior taking trig and bio 2. Is there any way to improve during senior year?

Hello! I'm going to be a Junior for the 2023-24 school year, and I'm not sure what I should be doing to help prepare for my future. Most likely, due to tight finances I'd realistically begin higher e …

I will be a junior in 2023 and senior in 2024. College is one of the things I am thinking about and I have school choices, I just don't know which one is exactly best for me yet.

Hello, I have a sat score 1460 and i want to apply for a scholarship with that get a school with that,can you please help me how does it work?

Hello! I’m a high school Junior who is graduating a year early to study abroad in Japan. Right now I’m in a situation where my only options to afford college are in-state community college or financia …

I got an A for my AP CALC AB in my Junior year first semester but an A- in my junior year second semester. I missed the A grade by 0.5%

Is this considered going downward direction. ? Do I need to pr …

The summer is coming up and I am an upcoming senior. I want to know what i should be doing this summer to allow me to have a less stressful senior year. Also, what can I do this summer to look better …

I get lots of emails from all sorts of colleges, including some pretty prestigious ones like Columbia, Tulane, UNC, etc. At the end of the emails they usually say something along the lines of "Please …

If my first two years of high school I didn't take any aps or honors can I still get my application to stand out if i get more involved Junior and Senior year?

I am a sophomore, If I have a low GPA, can I make that up with powerful extracurriculars related to my possible major? Also could you suggest some extracurriculars that could make up for a low GPA