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I'm in a German school and I'm doing my Abitur, and I don't know how to register my grades because our grades are from 1-to 15. On the other hand, I don't know how to register for my …

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So I am a junior in the IB Program, and due to the program's two year courses, I am unable to fit physics into my schedule (Applying as business/econ major; top 3 schools are Dartmouth (27 …

Hi, I have a 3.2 gpa and I will be a junior this fall. I want to be a nurse practitioner. I haven’t took any AP classes and I was thinking about taking one or two classes online over the summer. Does …

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My friend and I created a club at school where we give mini-seminars to elementary schoolers. The seminars spread awareness of the computer science field and give them a little intro to it. I have …

FYI I am a freshman now. What do I do ?????? I know people say don't worry about it because they will take into account that you couldn't take any in the first place, but I definitely am. What are the …

I am a junior in high school and already have my classes set for my senior year next year. I want to build up my activities and college courses but don't know what to do. I'm trying to do more to poss …

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This year, I am a freshman currently taking AAC algebra (pre-ap). I haven't been doing the best in this course, and I have a 85 average as of this whole school year. Will this impact my GPA grea …

Hi I am looking for football programs that are in Minnesota and that will help me improve my skill so I can be able to put that on my essay in college profile so do you guys know any program is that d …

I am a junior in highschool and I question whether or not I can/will get into a college. My GPA isn't the best, and my ACT score isn't perfect either. Honestly, I am not even sure what path I want to …

California residence

UC GPA (10-11): UW: 3.8 W: 4.67 Capped: 4.07

13 Weighted Courses

Major: Mathematics/Statistics/Data Science

Extracurriculars: Started nonprofit, started school club, 100+ volunteer ho …

Hi, I'm a senior from an international school.

After applying to multiple colleges in the U.S., I applied to a prestigious university from my home country (known to be academic).

Basically, my essays …

I'm currently taking - English 9 H, Geometry, Mandarin 1, Biology (as well as P.E. and Health)

10th - AP World History, English 10 H, Algebra II, AP Bio, Mandarin 2 (and P.E)

11th- AP US History, AP Eng …

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Would anyone recommend self-studying for AP classes? I want to go into the medical field (surgery) and I have free time in the summer. I'm not necessarily interested in high school credit. Where ca …

I read somewhere that for some jobs you have to continue your university focus and go to a graduate school for that course so is there a animation graduate school I need to go to?

In the past I have assumed I would definitely go out of state, however as I've started looking into theater more (theater tech specifically) I've realized one of the programs that I really like is in …

Please help, I am a Junior and start the application process in the fall.

I found out today that "AP Calc" means AP Calc AB at my school. I asked the teacher if she would support my self-studying the BC content, but she basically said that she's tried that in the past and i …

Hi! I really want to get into ivy league and I will do whatever it takes but I am wondering if it is worth it. I would love advice! thanks!

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So I recently turned my thoughts on high school around. I didn't care until now. However, I am facing the consequences. To make up for low course rigor, I planned to take the AP courses offered on …

I am a senior right now and have decided I will take next year to save money and do generals at our local college. I really want to go forward with majoring in theatre, and I'm thinking on a dream sch …