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I have a lot of interest in economics and I might want to be an economist but I have no idea what the major is called for this and what college would be good for economics. Also, what are some extracu …

I have severe anxiety and high-functioning autism. I have a 3.9 GPA and have been taking AP classes. However, my extracurriculars are limited because of my difficulty with crowds and social interacti …

As high school students, we undergo notable peer pressure (due to some fellow students doing better than us), which is made worse by sometimes assigning grades based on ranks. How should we, as studen …

I am a pretty good student, but I don’t really do ap classes just honors and I have a strong gpa. I’m not like above and beyond but I’m also not like just the minimum. What are my chances of getting …

I am a currently a junior in high school and I am in great need of extracurriculars. I have some clubs already and I've had a job, but I still feel like I need more. I'm not really into student gover …

So I am a proud Palestinian-Armenian-American. When I apply to colleges what would I put for demographic info. Could I put other and then in personal statements discuss discrmination I experience and …

I went to update my profile and improve one of my activities to their c from d. Went to the chancing profile and it's saying my course rigor is not excellent (full ib so I literally can't improve it, …

Does studying AP courses without taking the exam will be considered in my coursework in my college application?

I'm trying to get an estimate amount of how much it would cost for me to go to UAMS in Little Rock.

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- I live in state

- I want a dorm or a studio there

- I want to get my PharmD degree

I h …

Which stream do you opt for?

It's May and decisions are out, but here we are anyway... Guess we're just having fun before the next big step in our lives?

my school offers both, i cant decide.

ib or ap or both ??

If you took dual enrollment classes, do colleges look at it when applying as a freshman?

I don't have a 3.8+ GPA in my dual enrollment classes, but I do have a 4.0 for high school. Since I have a trans …

I am a rising senior from India. My school doesn't offer AP, IB, or Honors courses. I am definitely too poor to take APs, they cost like INR 17,000. I used the chancing simulator, and it's showing me …

I am an American citizen and because of that being in the American school system, I can't apply as an international student. Both of my parents work out of another country so I've been in online schoo …

I heard that early decisions acceptance rate at John hopkins can go up to approx 28%. Is this true?

I am currently in an Early College program, where I am completing my AA degree by the end of senior year (in high school). How does that factor into my chances of getting into the colleges I want?

Hello,

I'm a rising senior starting to think about courses for this fall. I plan on going to college in a science field, right now I'm thinking molecular bio pre-med track. I've heard a lot of people s …

TL;DR: We recently upgraded the chancing algorithm to reflect the most up-to-date information regarding admissions. You might see that some of your chances are now lower, especially for selective scho …

I'm a rising senior and I'm seeing who to ask for rec letters, but the two teachers I'm closest to are both history teachers (WH and US). Should I ask for both anyway or try to see if I can find from …