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I am currently interested in getting a summer job, but I have many activities going on. I would need to make some sacrifices to be able to work. If I got job experience, would that look appealing or a …

Hello,

I'm a sophomore who recently moved across the coast. In my old school, the French department would compete in a national French competition. I competed last year and got a gold medal (1 pt away …

For several months now I've been working on my mobile app, which can help the user simplify the process of finding and ordering tickets for an event. However, despite the fact that I constantly worked …

I'm in 11th grade and am currently in a very much liberal arts type of High School. We have a lot of creative opportunities which I like to take part in and feel like have helped me find interest in w …

I'm a freshman and I haven't taken any honors or AP classes yet, but I am planning to during my sophomore year. I need some recommendations for some of the easiest APs and Honors classes to take that …

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^^^ this is a contest that I won twice in a row, but only at the regional level. It was a silver-tier regional award for novel writing (both times) but I am unsure of how …

I'm a high school freshman going on 10th.

Have no idea what I'm going to be in the future. It's really confusing to be the only one in your friend group without a proper plan.

I'm a freshman and I am deciding on my classes for 10th grade. I am wondering if I should take AP Seminar in 10th and AP Research in 11th to finish the AP Capstone Program. I want to know if AP Semina …

I am currently a student in grade 10. My grades aren't really good grade 9 I got a 91 and right now I am in the 90's range. Which for my school isn't very impressive. I have a lot of hardworking 95+ …

Does anyone know what tier of extracurriculars is Lumiere research program? (12-week one) You can check them out here - https://www.lumiere-education.com/

I'm currently a junior. I got accepted into the Camp Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) program, it's a five-day program where I shadow physicians and nurses, and I'll also be able to watch surger …

im in the 10th grade and i really wanna go to an ivy league, esp columbia since it’s in state. i have a 4.97 gpa on a scale of 5, i’m taking apwh (the only ap class my school offers for sophomores) i’ …

I have friends who were in Dual Enrollment, and while one's advice was to take English and math courses during the summer, the other said since I'm doing dual enrollment there's no need. I'm just curi …

Hello, I would love to get into UVA and I know some people whoo went there and they weren't necessarily at the top of their class. I have like a 10% chance right now and this isn't from a high school …

Grade-: 10th

Gpa-: 3.5 on the scale of 4

Board-: State Board

Would this be considered exceptional?

I have recently discovered that you can take AP classes online and that you don't need to be enrolled into a high school in order to take an AP class.

So with this out of the way, I am looking for onli …

Hi, I'm an Indian international student.

When the common app asks us our gpa, does it mean my 12th gpa or the gpa of my entire highschool (9-12)

I'm interested in going to Colorado State and I've come to know that they'd like students going to university to typically have 2 credits (I think) worth of a second language. I was just wondering if …

I want to take an AP class to boost my GPA, but I'm not sure if it would do more good than harm to my grades. I want to have all A's, so I don't know if this is doable or not. I'm just wondering if th …