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Hello everyone,

I'm deciding if whether it would be a good idea to continue to take orchestra, or to take physics. I believe by taking physics it'll look good to an engineering college (hopefully major …

I want to mention my personal essay in a supplemental essay for why I want to go to "blank" university. is that something I should stay away from?

I am not able to change my sat date which is 8 may as it is not showing any other date.

Anyone have advice on starting a science fair project? I’m not sure how to conduct research without a professor or lab.

When I was in 9th and 10th grade, my school kept our GPAs unweighted. When I started 11th (which I am in currently), they switched to weighted, non-retroactive. This obviously upset me, seeing as I ha …

My transcript has no GPA but has the mark of every class but my counselor report has my GPA for 11th grade which is high for me so will colleges use that GPA or average my transcript?

I will graduate with an IB diploma, but have 2-3 C’s on my report card, mostly freshman year. Will this hurt my opportunity to get into a top public university? Other than freshman band, every class I …

hi yall. this post may seem weird or a bit confusing but I'm a rising senior and an east Asian planning on applying to US colleges majoring in religious study + (middle east) international affairs.

bec …

Hi,

I am a prospective English major student. I will apply this year as an international student. In general, which school, according to you, is best for applying early decision/ restrictive early acti …

I am so stressed despite being a freshman, I am an African-American student and also a first generation American. This is what I'm worried about: I have a 3.94, Taking and AP History class next year, …

When I apply for colleges after 11th grade, and I send my transcript, will they be able to see my classes and GPA from my 12th grade classes?

I'm a sophomore right now, and my GPA was really bad at th …

hey yall, i'm a rising senior and i'm also an international student. i will finish all my standardized testing by this summer and I'm looking for ways to improve my Ecs.

or maybe I should focus more o …

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How can I stan out in my school, because a lot of students there has the same passion as me. I passionate about going into the med field but my school focuses on the med field, so how do I stand out w …

Hey guys, I was looking up colleges with Genetics majors and found that the University of Chicago offers a Biology major, with a specialization in Genetics. Being an international student, I'm confuse …

As an international student, I’m not eligible for a National Merit Scholarship. Is there any other reason why I should take the PSAT? What are other ways I can find scholarship opportunities?

I’m a high school junior interested in getting a medical or biology related internship (doesn’t have to be paid). I would love if it were in person, but I know this might be difficult because of Covid …

Hi!

This question is honestly pretty broad, but I was wondering how exactly do those two types of universities compare in terms of pre-med programs, environment, tuition, and housing.

Also! If you are a …

Hey!

Recently, I got admitted to the LaunchX Summer Program. Is this program worth the $6000 and will it boost my admission chances in prestigious colleges?

Thank you so much!

Hello all,

My unweighted GPA is 3.84, with a huge upward trend (3.97 over the last 2 years). I have taken the hardest courses possible. I am concerned, however, because I have read that the top Ivies d …