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The Texas A&M Prompt is "Tell us your story. What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today?". Because Texas A&M doe …

Hi!

I am a rising senior and am so scared that I won't get into a good school :(

I would like to know what I should realistically aim for.

My stats:

GPA: 4.04 UW, 4.64 W

APs: 4 (as of now; 7 by the end o …

currently, I am a junior heading into my senior year of high school. I have a 4.2 Weighted GPA 3.8 unweighted GPA and I am eight ranked in my class. I have a hard decision to make. I decided to take b …

Hello everyone. I recently organized a bootcamp organization(?) with some people that offers free bootcamps to teach people introductory AI concepts such as CNNs, NNs, CV, LLMs, linear algebra in ML, …

Hi! I'm a seventh grader in a very very very competitive school (HCHS in NY). I have no idea what to do for extracurriculars, and would love suggestions for them, tips and tricks, and resources! I am …

I keep seeing this here, so I thought I'd give it a shot.

I'm mostly aiming for military due to patriotism, but still keeping my options open for a civilian path in bioengineering/chemical engineering …

Hey y'all I saw someone else do this. Here are my stats.

Academic:

(1) 3.8 unweighted/4.3 weighted (a lot of family problems sophomore year)

(2) Graduating with 17 APs and 10-11 honors under my belt.

(3) …

Hello everyone! I just finished junior year, so I am a rising senior. I would like to know what you think I should aim for realistically.

I don't exactly have the best stats.

As of now, I have (end of j …

I'm planning to major in music composition, and a lot of the colleges I'm looking at require 2 years of foreign language. I have 1.5 years of Mandarin from my freshman and beginning of sophomore year. …

Hi

I am intending to apply as a History major and applying to the Ivy Leagues

I see that Yale has a test flexible test policy (they allow you to submit AP test scores in lieu of SAT/ACT)

I received a …

Hello,

I have the opportunity to intern for a campaign for the House of Representatives or for a Senate Campaign. My question is two-fold:

1. I intend to major in CS or Business, would being a campaign …

I have a 3.4 unweighted and a 3.7 weighted gpa. 1180 sat score and by the end of senior year I will have 9 APs and 10 honors classes. I have been a varsity swimmer for 3 years as well as swimming on a …

I am an early grad and I am a bit worried about my rigor. I am going into my senior year and I have not taken any AP's so far but have taken 6 honors and 1 Dual Credit. There is really no excuse for t …

Hello everyone! Hopefully people decide to read this instead of skipping around…

To start I’ll say I’ve done high school theater for 3 years, 1 year at my school is 2 plays and 1 musical. The routine, …

Ok so I'm a junior and I live outside north America. I don't have honors or AP at my school ,so I took the initiative to do 4 APs independent studying however I checked my stats chancing here and it a …

So I'm pulling a B in my health class right now, not P.E. but health class. It's a pretty low B too, (82.6%). I think that my school uses weighted G.P.A. for AP classes, but this is just a regular cla …

Does anyone know any good organizations to volunteer for as a high schooler? Especially if the volunteering hours are eligible for the PVSA and/or online. Thank you!

Hi everyone! I am currently a rising junior and I am really unsure on whether I should apply either ED1&2 or regular decision to my dream school NYU (stern)?

Some basics:

I am projected to get about a …

Hi! I am currently a rising junior and I was hoping to find a solid internship to do during the school year related to business. I live near Boston so there probably are great opportunities but how do …

I'm interested in majoring in a specific foreign language because I want to pursue a career in foreign relations. My school doesn't offer courses in said language and I'm trying to decide how to maxim …