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So my first language isn't English so do my English credits count as foreign language credit?

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Hi! I'm a rising senior that's curious about which major would get me into colleges based off of my ECs and classes.

I can't decide between nursing and bioengineering and I'd be happy majoring in eith …

I plan on going to an engineering school, but right now I am only doing one stem related activity. What other activities are good to build a good student profile?

I am from india, ICSE school...currently in 10th grade...

what should i add as coursework? I mean we do not have APs...IBs or honors classes in our school...

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I'm a rising junior and I'm starting my common app application. I'm trying to get into one of those t20 colleges including cornell and upenn and I was wondering if working at my family's restauran …

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I’m a rising senior in Texas and I’m looking for an internship opportunity. I’m looking to go into a career in forensics, specifically forensic pathology. I’ve been having a hard time fin …

Hi!! I'm about to finish my Junior year of high school and I currently have an unweighted GPA of 3.72. Would it be possible for me to get it up to a 3.85 if I get all A's next year?

Also, this might be …

These are my stats, ecs, etc. Do I have a shot at College of the Holy Cross if I apply ED?

US citizen

State/Location of residency: Midwest

Competitive public high school

Grade 11 going on 12

Gender/Race/Et …

Usually when people post their college stats that got them into college, if there isn't some type of internship or research project, there is some sort of community service program they have started. …

I am a rising senior and my current UC GPA is around a 3.6. It definitely would have been higher but I was dealing with a lot of personal issues my sophmore year which causes a significant drop in my …

hi, so im a freshman and i think my gpa is probably around 3.6-8 and i was wondering if its possible to get it up to like a 3.9? all of my classes were honors and im going to do more aps throughout hs

If I'm about to finish my freshman year and I have 4 Bs and a ~3.6 GPA but i want to go to a school like Yale College. I know I can't have a 4.0u anymore so how high could I get it? Do I still have a …

I am a sophomore in high school with a 4.38 weighted GPA and 3.9 unweighted, and I got a 1350 on PSAT. I am on varsity wrestling and do many other ECs such as NHS, YIG, MUN, and student government. My …

I feel as if everywhere I look there is someone with a 4.9 GPA who has all but found the cure to cancer. While my GPA is good (3.91 weighted) I feel like I’m not doing enough. I’m in 10th grade where …

I plan to major in archaeology or art history, but my end goal is to work in museum curation, currently most of my ECs are art based, art camps, AP art, etc… what are some good EC’s for my intended ma …

Please lok at my extracurirculars im in 8th grade.

Due to the loss of my grandmother and aunt in my freshman and sophomore years and needing to take online classes, I have a gpa of 3.55. It is possible that my highest gpa if I take more remedial class …

Is there a way to take the AP test without taking the class? My school doesn’t offer AP classes but offers a different type of college curriculum that introduces similar information to what is on the …

My High School doesn't have class rank and I'm planning on taking AP Lit, AP Gov, Physics H, AP calc AB, AP chem, AP Bio and french 4 my senior year. I'm Planning on majoring in English on the pre la …