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Hello! I am currently a freshman taking these classes

Foundation of AI

Accel Geometry gifted

AP Human

9th grade gifted language arts

Biology gifted

Health

Spanish 1

Gifted is the same as the honor level. Als …

How does this look for a senior year schedule?

I plan on studying Architecture.

Ap Human Geography

Ap Literature

AP Pre-Calc ( I’m trying to challenge myself )

Physics

Environmental Science

ASL 1

Hey all! I need some help with formulating my ECs. I know that people stress quality over quantity so I want to cut down on some of my current ECs. I plan on applying to T20s for med or business. Let …

I feel like I want something larger, but do y'all think they are worth it?

Hi there! I'm currently a high school freshman, and I've been making a list of extracurriculars I plan to do next year and in the future. My dream job is to be a costume designer/fashion or art histor …

I am currently in Junior year of highschool and have a semester left. I am trying to get into top CS schools, but I am not sure how I will fair considering the steep competition.

I transferred from my …

I have good grades, the equivalent of A's but not good enough to skip a grade. I was just wondering what classes I should take, or what extracurricular activities would be good for college. Because my …

Hi. Currently I'm a sophomore, and I'm perusing to study biology at UVA. UVA is literally my dream school, but I dont even know if I can get in. I need some advice on how I can increase my changes of …

Hello, I'm considering applying to the Lumiere research program but was wondering if anyone knows if this will boost my chance of admission to colleges. Do colleges think highly of this program?

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Please complete a short essay (Less than 500 words) that describes what you want to major in and why. Include what you would like to do with your degree and how this scholarship will assist with your …

Hi! I’m a junior and I need to know if my grades are competitive enough for Ivies, Rice, UT Austin, Northeastern, Stanford, and MIT. I already have some alright extracurriculars. I co-started a nonpro …

Hi, I am a high school sophomore currently and I was wondering if schools care about your high school rank.

My high school is not that great and I really don’t like it here because it’s not that diffi …

I am currently trying to skip to IM2 because I have a low GPA but I have big aspirations. I hope to go to Harvard one day, but for that I have to work hard... and skip a math year, and am currently a …

I am currently trying to skip to IM3 becuase I have a low GPA but I have big asperations. I hope to go to Harvard one day, but for that I have to work hard... and skip a math year, and am currently a …

Hi guys,

I'm pretty worried about my GPA and overall profile as a college applicant as of right now. I'm a junior in a competitive high school taking a rigorous courseload.

Freshman year (0 AP's, hs do …

I know colleges now are test optional, but I was wondering if submitting your SAT would still be beneficial. However, I didn't do very well on my most recent one (1200) and so I was hoping if anyone h …

I am in my senior year and about to finish hs but I'm thinking of not pursuing medicine. What do I do cause all my activities are like this:

Researcher at Health2gether

John Hopkins Global Health Leader …

Hi all! I'm looking for advice as to whether or not my extracurriculars are kind of bland, since that's what I've been starting to fear. Also, how should I phrase my activities in my college applicati …

I’m planning on doing a stem club and an engineering club I was wondering what activities I could provide the club