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Hii, so unfortunately I ended up failing a semester of algebra 2 advanced. I had mentioned this to my counselor for advice and i'm still kind of lost. In my schedule for next year, I put AP PRE CALC, …

Hey guys, so basically, I'm an international student who got admitted to UCLA and committed to it. However, I feel like I completely flunked my ib exams. I had an 'admissions contract' which stated th …

Hey y'all, I'm a current freshman and I recently found out that a lot of good colleges (im specifically thinking about notre dame) want you to take 3-4 years of a language. I am currently taking Spani …

Just the title, right now I am going into 9th by fall and just asking the question very early, I am getting Eagle by January, am currently doing Cross Country and Wrestling, and my school district is …

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I'm planning on majoring in business or computer science in college.

I'm not sure which classes I should take as my schedule is very full and I really want to do the AP Capstone program. Also, …

Hi , I wanted to ask since common application opens in August, how long does it take if I apply for ed . I have been told by someone that one need to apply 1 year prior as an international student .

Hello, I was admitted to Purdue IBE program. My predicted grades for senior year were 97%, but I got 78%. Will I get rescinded ??

I want to know if my GPA will be higher or lower when applying to universities, mainly to see if it is something that will work in my favor.

I've graduated earlier this month, but decided to take a gap year to round out my application and explore more of my interests, so I'm applying for enrollment in spring 2025. Many school FAFSA deadlin …

Hi, I have a quip with my school's weighting system. So I take about a couple APs each year, as my school doesn't offer a lot being in the middle of nowhere, and my school can convert your GPA to a 10 …

I am from Indonesia. Our national curriculum does not have coursework or such thing, so I never take any. So it makes any college chancing I try to be very much below average (I'm aiming for uPenn). M …

I am going to be graduating a year early and I was a little worried about my course rigor. I was lazy picking my classes in my 2nd year of high school and only took 1 Dual Credit class. All together w …

Heyyyy! At my school, we do class rank very weirdly, and it's a bit unfair in my opinion. I fear it may affect my admissions chances, as my class rank is a bit lower.

Basically, we offer both AP cour …

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I'm currently a junior(class of 2025) and I'm so lost. I want to study Nursing in a state university on a scholarship and i have no idea how to go about it especially since I'm aspiring to …

Hey everyone! I’m a rising freshman(class of 2028) and I need to pick my classes for high school in a week!! Here are the class options:

English

English 9

English 10

American Literature

AP Language and Com …

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I'm soon to be a sophomore in high school (I'm class of 2027). I want to start planning ahead so I can get into top schools. I want to know how I can establish connections that can get me good opp …

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I'm a rising Junior and feel behind compared to my classmates since they have fantastic grades and internships. I've recently been thinking of a passion project to start during the summer, s …

As someone who frequently handles PDF documents, I often need to convert them into various formats like Word, Excel, or JPG. I'm looking for a reliable online tool that offers efficient and high-quali …

Hi, I am becoming a freshman in high school. I wanted to know which courses would be better for me to take as far as AP or dual enrollment. I am already taking all the honors classes but I need to tak …

Class Rank : 6/130

GPA : 4.0

I am one of the toppers of my class but my country provides no AP or honours classes, can I take them online if so then where?

Also the extracurricular activities provided b …