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Time has flown by quickly. I remember when I was younger, I used to always be impatient, and one minute felt like forever. As I approach adulthood and prepare for college, it feels like yesterday that …

So, I'm very indecisive. I am interested in so many things and it's nearly impossible for me to choose what I want to be. For the past few months I've been set on double majoring in Psych and Educatio …

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I am in middle school and have taken UCScout Spanish1 for World Language (Language other than English) requirement and want to continue taking them during high school till I reach level 4, and the …

What do you think I should do? Should I take Algebra 2 at school, self-study Calculus, and then take AP Calculus next May? Would it look bad on my high school transcript? Please let me know if there i …

I am a high school junior and have been taking college classes since freshman year, I am aiming toward academia and physics.

I will have around 68 college credits by the time I graduate (give or take 6 …

Hi, I'm a freshman, and as stated I'm just a regular in the whole grade, I have nothing to compete with I want to get into honors, and I know I'm smarter than I'm meant to be. I'm on the tennis team ( …

what specific strategy would you recommend for a student aiming to pass the Microsoft AZ-104 certification exam? Provide a concise explanation and outline a structured plan incorporating their suggest …

I am beginning my last year on high school as an early graduate (one year early) and I am very motivated to raise my GPA. at the moment I have a 3.34 weighted and 2.74 unweighted, mainly due to mental …

I have a GPA of 97.58 unweighted

weighted is around 103.4

I took all honors, and I'm doubling in ap sciences this year

I've took 2 Aps sophomore year(5 & 4), taking 5 Aps Junior year: mostly STEM aps

EC's …

I'm considering whether or not to answer the COVID-19 question on the common app. I think COVID-19 affected me in some relevant ways. My grandpa died from the virus, and I struggled more than other st …

If I am mexican and the names of my courses are in spanish, should I put them in spanish in the Common App or should I translate them ?

If I live in Mexico and my high school is of 3 years, should I report only the cumulative gpa of those 3 years in the Common App or since 9th grade ?

I'm an aspiring college student, and I wanted to clarify some of my legacy knowledge. I only previously thought of legacy as some booster that would almost automatically get you into T20 colleges. Sti …

I am currently a sophomore and is on a pre-med track. id like to be a bio or chem major but I haven't fully decided yet. Please help !!

Hello! My dream is to go to any ivy league school. I’ve used admissions calculators, and UPenn comes at about 55%chance for me. But Harvard only3%. What can I do to increase chances to speak to colleg …

I recently applied and was accepted to MIT's Weekend Immersion in Science and Engineering (WISE) program, which basically flies ~100 people out to tour labs and lectures at MIT for a weekend. MIT does …

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I’ve just got so much different info abt both Barnard and NYU’s average SAT. So I was wondering if it’d be a good idea to submit a 1480 to NYU or Barnard (760 rw 720 math). Majoring in poli sci. A …

I'm an international student and my school doesn't offer AP art. In fact, none of the schools around me offer AP art either. Can't I just submit my portfolio by myself? Or is that not possible?? Do I …