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Because the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions on June 29th, we recently updated our chancing algorithm so that the impact of your ethnicity is greatly reduced. As a result, your chan …

Can colleges see the percentage or does it not matter whether it's a 93 or a 97 if they're both A's?

I'm a rising junior, and know internships, programs, etc are helpful! what are good things/ideas to be doing in the summer?

I don't know a lot about college and all the fancy stuff you need to apply for it, I just finished freshman year, and I'm looking at colleges, so I don't have to worry later. There are three subjects …

hi polygence is an online research program where they pair you up with someone and you do research with them, i was wondering if there is any alternatives that make it easier to do online research or …

I'm a junior, but for certain reasons I will be graduating a year earlier than is standard. Because of this, I've decided to take a gap year and enroll in college in the fall of 2024. Should I even ca …

Hello,

I am a rising high school junior interested in taking business or political science major in an intention to do Law in future.

what kind of internship that I can explore during summer ? where to …

I understand it depends on what course you are taking and I want a data science and business major so I am wondering which is better for those degrees.

I'm not sure if I should ask my teachers and counselor about the letter of recc during the summer like maybe 2 weeks before the school year begins. Or if I should ask like around 2 weeks after the new …

What should I do this summer?

I’m a rising junior, I’m going to be a math major, and for the past two summers I’ve done number theory classes on AoPS.

These are my plans for the summer so far:

1. Study f …

How often do people take the AP class but not the exam and also will that affect your admissions chances? Thanks!

Some basic descriptions:

I'm currently at the end of sophomore year and I have a 4.00 Unweighted, 4.54 Weighted GPA. I'll be graduating at the end of my junior year, having fulfilled all my credits. At …

What do I put for my resume when it asks for it. Do I just put my transcript or do I need more?

I am a freshman this year. At my school, we have the chance to take AP Biology, but only during our sophomore year. This particular course is notorious at my school for being one of the hardest you ca …

In my list of colleges, I have a relatively low admission chance to a certain school, in the range of a hard target or even a reach. However, when I enter my information in the chancing simulator, the …

I am a current Sophomore who wants to take three AP Exam this next year, unfortunately my school doesn’t offer the courses I want to take the exam for, so I will have to self study. If I do well am I …

I just finished freshman year with a 2.20 gpa. Last semester my gpa was 3.00 but went down in semester 2, mental health and drama go in the way in semester 2. I'm trying to improve my sophomore year, …

I'm a rising sophomore in highschool and I have 3 extra curriculars I'm in: JV soccer, art club, and Deca. I'm very new to soccer (and very bad at it), I'm playing for fun but it's very time consuming …

I am currently a French student who will take AP French and the French Seal of Biliteracy exam next year, as a senior. While I consider myself intermediate in French and the subject is easy for me, I …

Hey, community!

I am a freshman in high school currently taking ASL 100. I recently noticed there are some colleges that do not accept this for their admissions. Is it recommended to switch to another …

So I might be moving my senior year and if that happens I have no idea what to do for rec letters, because I think that asking anyone at that point would just be awkward timing. Should I just contact …