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I have good grades, the equivalent of A's but not good enough to skip a grade. I was just wondering what classes I should take, or what extracurricular activities would be good for college. Because my …

Hi. Currently I'm a sophomore, and I'm perusing to study biology at UVA. UVA is literally my dream school, but I dont even know if I can get in. I need some advice on how I can increase my changes of …

Hello, I'm considering applying to the Lumiere research program but was wondering if anyone knows if this will boost my chance of admission to colleges. Do colleges think highly of this program?

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Hi! I’m a junior and I need to know if my grades are competitive enough for Ivies, Rice, UT Austin, Northeastern, Stanford, and MIT. I already have some alright extracurriculars. I co-started a nonpro …

Hi, I am a high school sophomore currently and I was wondering if schools care about your high school rank.

My high school is not that great and I really don’t like it here because it’s not that diffi …

I am currently trying to skip to IM2 because I have a low GPA but I have big aspirations. I hope to go to Harvard one day, but for that I have to work hard... and skip a math year, and am currently a …

I am currently trying to skip to IM3 becuase I have a low GPA but I have big asperations. I hope to go to Harvard one day, but for that I have to work hard... and skip a math year, and am currently a …

Hi guys,

I'm pretty worried about my GPA and overall profile as a college applicant as of right now. I'm a junior in a competitive high school taking a rigorous courseload.

Freshman year (0 AP's, hs do …

I know colleges now are test optional, but I was wondering if submitting your SAT would still be beneficial. However, I didn't do very well on my most recent one (1200) and so I was hoping if anyone h …

I am in my senior year and about to finish hs but I'm thinking of not pursuing medicine. What do I do cause all my activities are like this:

Researcher at Health2gether

John Hopkins Global Health Leader …

Hi all! I'm looking for advice as to whether or not my extracurriculars are kind of bland, since that's what I've been starting to fear. Also, how should I phrase my activities in my college applicati …

I’m planning on doing a stem club and an engineering club I was wondering what activities I could provide the club

I was once expelled from one of my old elementary school years ago. During this time, I was pretty young and was in foster care. I don't actually remember anything about this time and the expulsion it …

High school, college, university standards and requirements

So I'm currently a freshman in highschool, and I have just finished semester 1. I want to drop an elective, so I won't take it anymore in semester 2. Will this affect how colleges view me?

Hi, so I'm planning to write a letter of continued interest for some schools but the thing is my grade for the first semester of senior year got worse. Some of it was a mistake and my teachers won't c …

Hello,

I heard extracurriculars are crucial for admission, and these are the extracurricular activities I have done so far:

1. Competed in an international level MUN

2. Won 1st place in an international …

Next year (as a junior), I’m taking:

AP Chem

H. Spanish 4

Band (Counts as an Honors credit since I’m in the highest ranked school band)

AP Calc BC

AP Bio

AP Gov

AP Physics

AP Lang

The problem is: I need to tak …