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I have a 4.0 gpa, but my SAT practice scores are coming between 1050 and 1140.

I'm not sure if that is strong enough, even if the schools are test optional.

Hi! I'm two months into sophomore year, in a different country, and I just came to know that US universities require grades for all 4 yrs of high school.

The country I study in has a UK based educatio …

Help!!! I'm trying to get into some really competitive schools and so far my chances are decent but I really need to get some targeted ECs to make up from what's lacking in my stats (my SAT score). I …

Hello! I am putting together my schedule for my junior year, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice for which classes to take?

Last year as a freshman I took AP Human Geography, Advanced Biology, …

Hi! I am currently a junior and high school, and when I took a tour of vassar college last year I immediately knew it was for me. I want to go to Vassar for either a degree in psychology or in the art …

I am currently a freshmen taking 1 AP (human geo) all my other classes are honors except Spanish 2. For sophomore year I have signed up for 4 APs, world history, European history, seminar (as part of …

Hi! Hope yall are well. :)

Dropping by to see if this activity would be considered a tier-one EC. My AP enviro class just finished our annual project called the National Biodiversity Teach-In. Essentia …

My question to answer for a supplemental essay is which role out of 5 in a team would you find hard?

To answer this question i am planning to approach with an example of being a leader of school counci …

I'm going to be a senior next year, and I want to major in business, specifically an area related to marketing and international business. I'm not sure if I should take Calculus AB or AP Statistics.

I …

consider a non hooked student with brilliant ec's but lacking academically, with a-'s, and couple of B's/ and a C for freshman year, academically not so outstanding.

What gpa is considered too low(3.7 …

Is 2 AP in Junior year not rigor enough for school like A&M or Purdue or OSU ( Ohio State University) for engineering ?

In 10th grade I took 2 APs and 2 Honors.

Thanks

"Extracurricular activities you like (both mathematical and non-mathematical; and, okay, you can include activities you don't like if you think that would be interesting)..."

So this is the essay promp …

Hello! I was accepted to apply for the Scholastic Arts & Writing Scholarship to an art or writing program. I am looking for the top 3 prestigious writing programs. Here is the list of eligible progra …

Hi, I recently revised my 4-year plan and I need a suggestion if Honors Bio before AP would be a good idea. I feel concerned that diving straight into AP Bio might be a huge stretch as I have no prev …

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I didn’t realize how this program worked and I don’t know if my post went through, so I may have questioned this twice by mistake.

I’m a sophomore in high school and involved in only one extracurric …

Hello, as it says in the question above, I have no idea how to go about asking for letters of recommendation whether it's for an honors society or for college admissions. When I think about recommend …

Hello, I was just wondering how much being a first gen college student will boost my admission chances. Although CV allowed me to select first-gen, it didn't impact my admission chances when comparing …

Hello! As the title implies, I'm trying to get a solid letter of recommendation from my counselor because basically every college requires one. Problem is, my school has 4000 students and my counselor …

Hi! Basically asking what I said in the headline. I just want to know when you should apply to Ivies - like what percentage or whatever it would be worth it, I really don't want to waste my time and …

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I’m a sophomore in high school and involved in only one extracurricular, which is my school’s French club. I am aware that college require much more than one and most likely of competitive value, …