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I'm currently full IB but I'm wondering if it's even worth it. It's very stressful, especially since I have to start college applications in the fall and have 2 jobs. Even if you aren't full IB, you c …

I have all As and one B all year, (four classes per semester) that B being in a Gov & Econ Honors class. Should my GPA be higher than 3.65? I have a 100 in math.

This question may have an obvious answer but I just want to make sure. Does a language count as an EC?

I am a high school Sophomore and want to know how to take a AP course outside of my school as my school doesn't offer that particular course.

yall....what do u think of the test....

i did the international edition and tbh...the reading sucks.....

what's the hardest section?

What can I invest my intermediate guitar skills in?

I am by no means an advanced player, but over the course of quarantine I’ve picked up guitar and have become somewhat if an intermediate player. Whil …

I’ve tried to research this, but is Loyola Marymount University in California super religious? I’m getting mixed information and if someone could help me out that would be great!

A great letter of recommendation needs to be based on a cheat sheet like a brag sheet, resume, between other things but, here is the concern I have:

- My teacher did the recommendation letter in less t …

I can't find the previous college videos with interviews with college students about their college. Is there a link I can use, or find it on YouTube?

I am home schooled and do not have teachers who can write me a recommendation letter. I have a tutor who can but most schools require two rec letters. Who else an write my letter? Can I ask my former …

What is the hardest major to get into? (Which major has the least acceptance rate?)

My school's offering an engineering class next year (my senior year). I want to major in engineering, would taking this class help my chances? I'm already taking AP Bio, Comp Sci and Phys for my scien …

Does that weigh against me when it comes to applying to the ivy schools?

I recently got accepted to Memorial Sloan Kettering Center: Human Oncology Pathogenesis Program (MSKHOPP) and Rockefeller University Summer Neuroscience Program (RSNP). Which would you choose? MSHOPP …

I want to major in finance

When should I start applying to scholarships if I am a sophomore right now? Also, how do I even get any scholarships with so many people applying to them? It feels a bit overwhelming.

hi I took the sat today...and in the four blocks of the student produced answers, if the answer is 5, can i fill 5 in the second or third block???

cuz i did....I'm so freakin scared rn...

I'm currently a high-school sophomore and I look forward to getting a biomedical degree from CU Boulder. However, I heard that their college of engineering is much harder to get into than many of thei …

Do you talk about your internship(s) in the extracurricular portion of the application? Or somewhere else?

Like what category and tier would that be?