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Hi! I am a freshmen in highschool and I think i will have 3.69 UW and 3.92 W cumulative GPA ( I took 1 AP and 1 college course). is this a good start as a highschool student?

Also, I started my first …

I'm a sophomore and currently have a 3.5 UW GPA, and a 3.571 W GPA. I'm in all honors and I've taken 2 AP's and will be taking all IB's next year. What is the best way to increase my GPA? I want to ge …

For one of my extracurriculars, I am working towards getting the congressional award gold medal, which requires 400 hours of volunteer service, 200 hours of personal development, 200 hours of fitness …

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I am currently a freshman in high school and have started to think about searching for research opportunities in my area. If you have done or are in the process of completing a research activit …

Yes, I know practice is important and it takes time, we've all heard that. But does anyone want to share other SAT tips that have helped them out? Like how to be a good guesser? Seriously, don't be sc …

I know that Stony Brook focuses a lot on SATs, but I only got a 1130. Are there any programs or books that are very helpful with increasing SAT scores? I also don't have many extracurriculars, so what …

I have a 3.76 unweighted GPA plus I take 7 IB classes, so I wanted to know if this will be enough for colleges like Scripps or Claremont McKenna (and im applying test optional)

Which universities r accepting applications for fall 2021 without SAT for business programs?

What gpa did you have and what school you got into

What's a good gpa that will get you into a good school

I would like to go to an ivy league school. My GPA right now is 3.89. I am involved in volleyball, job, student government, debate team, and community service. I come from a low income family making u …

I read that if you don't have the recipient list filled out about 2 weeks after the test date you will need to pay extra to have them sent to schools. How would this affect applying test optional? Wou …

I recently got my SAT score back, and I'm not all that happy with it. I got a 1270 for reference. I'm a good student all around, I have a 4.0 UWGPA, I will have taken 10 AP classes and 7 honors when I …

I go to a selective enrollment school in Chicago.

Would you rather have many good friends or have one very best friend?

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While thinking of the colleges I want to go to and how I can make my school "profile" look better I decided to take the ACT (I'm a junior and I'll take it for the first time in July). I was read …

Hi! To give a bit of a background, I am a current Sophomore, and I just got my PSAT 10 results back. I was a little disappointed because I did not do very well on the math section. I lean very heavily …

I'm a junior and my gpa went down a bit during covid. I am taking classes in the summer that are weighted to boost my gpa. Does anyone have any tips to make up for it in my college application. I have …

I’m a California HS student and want to go to medical school. What are some organizations or extracurriculars that would be good for me to learn more and help boost my resume?

I'm an athlete in Kenya and currently waving my nets to get a university or any institution that may assist out to spearhead my career

- sophomore in hs