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is ap stats worth it??

i’ve heard mixed reviews on how hard or easy it is, but it’s one of the easier math APs

I had stellar 4.0 until Sophomore and due to some personal stress I got a C in AP calc AB in fall 23 and. B in AP Physics, I am trying for spring 24 to get an A for AP cal AB and most likely B in Phys …

I'm a high school freshman currently taking algebra 2 advanced, but i'm failing every single test i get, and this is affecting my grade very badly. Sure i was not the A+ student when i took geometry a …

I'm a highschool freshman aspiring to study Neuroscience and Machine Learning. But as of late the dream seems less likely than ever. I am more than halfway through the school year and I still have ye …

How important is class rank for college admissions? I’ve heard that schools compares your application to other students from your region. Considering that I’m from an underrepresented state, admission …

Im a junior thinking about courses for next year. I want to do CS, which utilizes lots of math. Here i have a dilemma: should I not take spanish next year and take AP Stats and AP BC Calc, or should I …

I am a freshman student from colombia doing american online school, i have a 3.9 gpa and i had a 4.0 gpa in maths last semester. i took the sat and i did okay but ill try to get a perfect score and im …

Hi everyone! I'm a junior and I'm super stressed about college admissions due to the course load that I'm taking!

For some context, I go to a super competitive high school where a lot of students take …

I am currently a sophomore at a small school. We have maybe 7AP classes. I want to major in theater (with a focus on directing) and I just don't know what to take. I was thinking about APUSH or APWorl …

Situation - ED II application for BME. College did not offer BME but offered non-binding offer to other engineering programs.

The catch - same reply on acceptance date as ED II, Mar 1st. That is too …

This is a 2-in-one question. First, would it be a good idea to take a Summer college course that is the equivalent of AP Physics 2 and take the AP Exam? I just thought of doing this this morning, so I …

Hi, I want to attend a good school to study film, but I'm unsure of what extracurriculars are good to be involved in. I know there's making films, and film clubs, but is there anything specifically th …

I want to major in pharmacy and I was wondering if I should take AP Bio my Jr. Year.

So I have been researching whether the colleges on my list have good internships, and when I look it up, I keep reading about handshakes rather than saying they have good internships. So if a school h …

This might be a dumb question but say CU Boulder has the 60th best business program overall, Does that mean there marketing program is top-tier as well? Because when I search for marketing rankings, i …

id like to know what would be better to get into a t10 school.

id like to know what would be better to get into a t10 school.

Hey!

I was wondering if it would be alright if I chose not to take AP Calculus for senior year. I'm planning to apply for a major on the pre-med track (psychology or neuroscience?) I know Calculus rela …

My parents absolutely refuse to let me do anything outside of school. This includes not only clubs but also church and volunteer work. I have 1 extracurricular that I can go to only because it is in t …

What is like a definitive way to determine how strong a certain school's program is by just looking at rankings? I intend to major in marketing and am deciding between ASU, CU Boulder, Penn State, and …