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Hi! I'm an 8th grader applying to Exeter, Andover, Lawrenceville, Deerfield, and Choate schools. I have been very skeptical lately as to starting my essay. I have some ideas for essays but my parents …

I am a sophomore. I have taken honors bio, honors chem, ap bio and am planning to take ap environmental science next year rather than physics. I was wondering if this would hurt me in the admissions p …

So this may sound like a dumb question, but I'm in tenth grade and I just got my Pre-ACT scores back. I got a 34 and 33 on the reading and English sections, but didn't do very well on the STEM section …

Okay, this might seem like a silly question to point towards the internet, but I'm getting a little desperate here. I'm homeschooled, and I just started my senior year of high school. I've pretty much …

I need guidance in writing supplemental for colleges such as smith college 🤔🤔🤔

Hello, I am a Freshmen and I am unsure about what to do. I want to go to a college like Carniege Mellon or maybe even MIT, but I also like agriculture. I am currently in an ag class and in FFA. This c …

I currently have a 84% in AP Calculus AB, and I really don't think I can get an A this semester. I don't know if I should drop out of the class so that my UW GPA stays a 4.0, or if I should accept it …

I recently learned that A- count as a 3.7 on a 4.0 scale. I had always assumed that they were a 4.0 once they were an A/90 up. However, I hear some colleges recalculate/ weigh plus and minus different …

This is not a 'Chance Me'. I just want your opinion if these things can compensate for not having an SAT and the APs.

I am an Indian male and I study in accordance with the CBSE curriculum.

My grades ar …

I am currently an American student doing both AP and A-level programs. How am I supposed to apply when one is domestic and the other is international?

Hey guys. So i have a quick question.

I managed to keep high grades fresh-soph year and got 1 B my junior year. But, this year (senior year) I'm taking like 3 AP classes and an honors math class. Even …

I have had a 4.0 GPA (unweighted) up to this point in high school and am currently a senior. I'm planning on majoring in chemical engineering and decided to take differential equations from my local c …

I am currently taking my 4th year of Spanish as an 11th grader this year at my school. My school requires 3 years of a language, but I decided to take an extra year just in case it looks good for coll …

Im a junior and with how my credits are looking I could graduate by the end of first semester senior year do I have to wait for my peers or can I go to collage.

just wondering because everything i see is for juniors and seniors lol

just wondering because everything i see is for juniors and seniors lol

I'll have taken around 16 AP courses by the end of senior year, and let's just say 10-12 of them count for a credit. Would I be able to get an associate degree? What degree could I earn? How would thi …

Ok ok, so I applied EA to my dream school, and all of my materials were submitted except for one thing MY TRANSCRIPT. My school uses Naviance which one of my recommenders was successfully able to use …

Hi, Everyone

I applied to my colleges like William and Mary and James Madison University. I don't know why they consider me as an international student, but I am a H4 student. Please help me on how to …

I have applied to top schools like UMich and UPenn. I had scored a 1380 on my first attempt at the SAT and so I decided to go test optional for both of these schools. However, for some reason, when I …