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This year I'm taking advanced pre-cal, but my school didn't offer the new AP Precalculus course and I didn't know about it, so I didn't register for the AP exam. Is it okay that I'm not taking the …

I am currently a junior in high school, and am taking these courses:

Honors Spanish III

AP Psych

AP Chem

Concert Band

AP Stats

AP Lang

Honors French V

Last year, I failed my second semester of Pre-Calc and on …

I'm graduating a year early from high school (currently in my sophomore year). From everything I've seen, colleges generally don't care much if someone graduates a year early, unless they think that t …

Hello! I'm attempting to complete the "turn your profile into an application" process, but it won't let me finish it. Do I need SAT and ACT scores? I'm a highschool freshman! I can't take them yet! Do …

I am a sophomore in high school and I am currently taking AP Calc AB, AP Physics C, and AP Chem (a rough combo, I know). I was considering since I got most of the hardest classes that my school offers …

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I know that the Service Academies are quite different from regular colleges in their selection process, rigor, and the amount of things you have do in a single day. Nonetheless, I am very intere …

Hello! In my awards section on my common application, I accidentally stated I won 6th place at the National History Day contest (state), when I actually won 5th place. Is this something that I should …

I did all my research and extracurricular related to biology and medicine. I kinda want to go towards business field but I am a senior and I don't have time left. What do I do. How can I apply to Ivie …

I’m currently a junior in high school, and I sit at a 3.9 GPA. I’m in 3 music programs, 4 AP classes, an art class, a language class, and part of 7 school clubs (leadership in 3). I’m on target to hav …

In high school, I took a lot of AP classes, and because of this, I have enough AP credits to be able to transfer as a junior for the fall of 2024, even though I've only been at my CC for the fall of 2 …

I’m a current junior who is thinking about applying to NHS in February. However, there is a slight problem dealing with academic dishonesty. Around a month ago I got caught cheating on a retake of a t …

I'm from Bangladesh.I passed HSC (High school) in 2023. I want to apply to colleges in USA for fall 2024 because it's the closest slot, I already have a gap year.

I'm ranked 10% in class.

my high school …

I took Algebra 1 HN and Geometry HN in middle school. I then took Algebra 2 HN my freshman year and struggled. I ended up taking Pre-Calc regular my sophmore year. Will it look bad if I stop taking ma …

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My GPA is not insanely high it's pretty low, around a 3.3 weighted I think. At my high school, I am going to be able to get an Associate of Science in Business Administration at the same time when …

Hey, I currently have a 2.3 UW GPA, 3.0 W and am wondering where I should be applying to. My SAT 1st try was a 1520 and I am going to retake it hoping for a superscore. I also attend a prestigous publ …

Hello, I'm a sophomore in high school and, like the title says, I'm looking for help with extracurriculars (sorry in advance for the slight word vomit). Just to preface, I've been struggling with this …

Context: I am an international student, and here, we are graded on a 0-10 score. A great average here would be one above 9, and I have that. However, the American grading system is really stressing me …

I'm currently a junior in highschool and I think I'm planning on going to college in either Colorado or Florida. Are admission essays usually required? How much weight do they hold regarding admission …

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I'm a freshman from CA and looking to major in Data Science and AI. I prefer to go in-state where both SAT and ACT are not considered but want to keep my options open for out of state c …

Hi, I'm a freshman who's applying to Harvard and MIT for Computer Science, and I recently got a B on my first semester finals exam for English. I thought it was my strongest subject, but I suppose gra …