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I have a 3.4 unweighted and a 3.7 weighted gpa. 1180 sat score and by the end of senior year I will have 9 APs and 10 honors classes. I have been a varsity swimmer for 3 years as well as swimming on a …

I am an early grad and I am a bit worried about my rigor. I am going into my senior year and I have not taken any AP's so far but have taken 6 honors and 1 Dual Credit. There is really no excuse for t …

Hello everyone! Hopefully people decide to read this instead of skipping around…

To start I’ll say I’ve done high school theater for 3 years, 1 year at my school is 2 plays and 1 musical. The routine, …

Ok so I'm a junior and I live outside north America. I don't have honors or AP at my school ,so I took the initiative to do 4 APs independent studying however I checked my stats chancing here and it a …

So I'm pulling a B in my health class right now, not P.E. but health class. It's a pretty low B too, (82.6%). I think that my school uses weighted G.P.A. for AP classes, but this is just a regular cla …

Does anyone know any good organizations to volunteer for as a high schooler? Especially if the volunteering hours are eligible for the PVSA and/or online. Thank you!

Hi everyone! I am currently a rising junior and I am really unsure on whether I should apply either ED1&2 or regular decision to my dream school NYU (stern)?

Some basics:

I am projected to get about a …

Hi! I am currently a rising junior and I was hoping to find a solid internship to do during the school year related to business. I live near Boston so there probably are great opportunities but how do …

I'm interested in majoring in a specific foreign language because I want to pursue a career in foreign relations. My school doesn't offer courses in said language and I'm trying to decide how to maxim …

Im a rising junior and really want to go to a good school (im looking at NYU, Smith College, and Sarah Lawrence College) and want to major in either journalism, art history, or lit. I have (and taking …

Hello, I'm a rising senior and was wondering if there's anyone out there who has been accepted to BU. I'm applying for their Journalism major ED, and would like to know what they look at the most when …

my school doesn't rank but they report 15 students who had the highest GPA in each class (they don't rank those students as well). I will either be in this top 15 or slightly outside of it. if I'm not …

I was an honors student. I had to leave school to meet financial obligations. I went to work with the highest designation of being a financial advisor at Wallstreet. I am very athletic but never joine …

Hi! I'm looking for colleges which I can do both a master's and a bachelor's in five years, mainly in developmental psychology. I prefer BA/MA, but any other thing is fine. I live in the Midwest and w …

I’m currently in the process of writing a book that I plan to self-publish. I have two options: free Amazon or Barnes & Noble Press, which has a small cost but allows you to sell your book.

1. Do you k …

I had a 2.7 in High school, my current College GPA is a 3.53 with only one C and rest A and Bs, which college should I apply to?

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I’m registered to take the DSAT on October 5. I took 2 tests to assess where I’m at in terms of skill level and I scored a 1510 and 1540 with no studying. I feel as if a 1600 is very attain …

I've read that living in a rural area or in a less common state (say, west coast for an east coast college, etc) improves your chances of admission. Does anyone know if the admissions percentage calcu …

I'm a rising sophomore attending a public high school in Arizona, and I'm exploring opportunities for competitions, research, or passion projects that relate to aerospace—preferably with an aeronautic …

I managed to score 2.7GPA .I was very kin in highschool and the school was very much educative.The school was so much disciplined that why I eas one the most disciplined girl sround my home.