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In the past summer, I attended Launchx summer camp. The project my team worked on during the summer camp is likely to get into the Conrad Challenge summit (https://www.conradchallenge.org/conrad-chall

I am a junior in highschool, I have a 1.6 Gpa. Every year my Gpa haven't went up. I'm really trying cause I want to graduate. I just need help and need to figure out how can i make my gpa go up so i c …

I am currently a junior and have tried to stay as involved as possible with school and other activities. I am part of multiple clubs and had done a lot of volunteer work as well as hobbies with outsid …

I am an international student and being able to do the SAT exams will be quite challenging. Does not doing the exam put me at a disadvantage? And if so what should I work on to supplement the exam?

I recently found out that I was accepted into the Second Round of the RISE Challenge. If I make it to a finalist and get in, what would this bring to my admissions profile?

Info:

https://www.riseforthew

HI! I'm a sophomore and currently going to a private school. My school is very small, and I wanted to take some online college courses and I talked with the counselor- and she said she doesn't know or …

I am probably going test optional when I go for ivy league schools. Is there any way if I can know if this hurts my application?

In other words, I know that other aspects of my application will have to …

I am currently a sophomore and I am graduating in the year 2023.

I want to apply to UC Davis or UC Irvine. People said that in UCs does not take a look at 12th-grade grades and they do not care a lot u …

I want to major in computer science and I need to take a science class my junior year to graduate. There are so many AP science options at my school, what class will best prepare me for a CS major in …

Hi! I am currently a sophomore and I am looking to take the journalism/communications route for college. What are some extracurriculars you would recommend to show interest when applying as this major …

I am a sophomore in the United States. My GPA in the first semester is 3.87. Due to COVID, colleges are making it test-optional. I do not know if I should take SAT because I do not want to focus a lot …

Hi am African, Nigerian precisely, what is the possibility of getting into an ivy league, especially on a scholarship base,can a SAT score get me into a prestigious school,I am also a fresher,I don't …

I'm from Spain, and there's no way of doing volunteer here or extracurricular activities, so I do not know what to write in the Activities part of the application. The only special kind of thing I've …

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I am a college transfer student who just recently graduated from my community college with honors. I am applying to universities with the common app and I just wanted to know if graduating wi …

I am currently a sophomore in high school. I want to take 4 APs to make my transcript look good. I have decided to take AP United States History, AP Psychology, and AP Biology. I am currently deciding …

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I have a great predicament. My school has a writing center where upperclassmen (Juniors and Seniors) can read lowerclassmen papers/writing and give them feedback. I always wanted to join, …

I need help with info about AP classes. Our school uses the pre-AP program, which is what I'm doing as a freshman. We are choosing our classes and AP classes for next year. My dream is to get into U P …

Is University of Arizona a good choice if I want to have a career in cyber security? I know there are big colleges such as Carnegie Mellon which are ranked in the top but if my scores are not good eno …

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If I have a 3.00 gpa but I get a high sat score (1400+) can I apply and have a good chance of getting into a good college even with the average gpa