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I have changed 4 schools in my 4 years of high school so do I need to send my transcripts through 4 different school principals or through my current school principal?

Hey, I am a rising senior and I wanted to talk about my situation with AP classes. I did my first AP class in 10th grade (Human Geo) and I did another one in 11th grade (AP Lang). Most of my other cla …

I took AP biology during junior year and received a D letter grade

I am struggling greatly with choosing whether or not to pursue musical theatre/music in general. Musical theatre has been in my life for as long as I can remember and it is what I have focused on the …

Hello,

If the chancing simulator says there is an x% chance, how should I understand that in the context of the acceptance rate of a university?

An example if the chancing simulator says 20% and the acc …

I'm in ninth grade and had an interest in the CSPI program. This is a dream school for me, so I was really hoping this school supported it.

EDIT: oop I thought I mentioned Clemson University! So sorry …

I’m a senior in high school, and I’m beginning to start applying to colleges. I have a pretty good ACT score of 27, I’ve taken multiple honors classes, AP classes, and am currently doing Dual Credit c …

What is a full description of an IB class

I am a senior, had a rough first two years of high school due to covid, and would like to study Electrical Engineering Technology. Purdue is a "target" school for me according to collegevine, with a 5 …

I’m in several clubs and honors societies and i’m interested in going to a competitive school such as NYU or BU. I see that the calculator lists organizations such as Interact and/or Key Club and NHS …

I am a part of my school's Computer Science program and all of the computer classes are AP. I am genuinely interested in these classes, but I don't want to take the test because I don't plan on majori …

Hi, I’m an international student from the Philippines and currently in 12th grade. When I was in 11th grade, right at the start of the school year, I faced personal troubles that led to deep depressio …

Hii! I'm planning on applying to Princeton in the fall but I'm stuck on the graded written paper requirement. I don't have any pieces of "expository" writing that are 2-3 pages in length. My only opti …

Hi, I’m currently in 11th grade and in the beginning of high school I had brain surgery, recover was long and difficult. It took 2 years for me to fully recover. I slipped with my grades and went thro …

I am currently taking Dual Enrollment with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and have accumulate over 6 credit hours on course for some more. Does this improve my overall chance of being accepted i …

I want to become an esthetician and maybe go into more surgical part of it but idk what classes to take help pls

I'm trying to apply to colleges like SMU and Ut Austin.

Grade - 11th

Gpa - 3.86

Strengths - Science & Math

Hi. I’m an international student and I’m planning on applying to college in the US. But sadly, my school doesn’t offer any APs or IB courses. Would that affect my application? Also I would apply test …

hey!! so basically i only have the first draft (rough draft) done of my college essay so far done! i have the topic picked out and everything. i was just wondering on if i was falling behind or someth …