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I'm planning to apply to "Information Systems" at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and my SAT score is 1520 (EBRW-770 and Math-750). Based on the latest common data set for CMU, SAT 25, 50 & 75% are 1 …

I have an unweighted gpa of 3.86

Took five ap classes during high school including:

AP psyc:5

AP lit and comp:4

AP CSA: 5

AP USA History: 4

AP Gov: 5

with two more tests/ exams that I did not take classes fo …

Hello! I was wondering, if my grades were not the best during the pandemic, (my freshman and sophomore year) do schools take that into consideration? Ever since getting back to in school learning, I h …

I want to get better grades, do better in academics, and do more outside extracurriculars. I want my chances of getting in to increase.

I’m a junior and I’m trying to figure out whether I should switch my schedule this year. The classes I want to take (that I’m not currently taking or have taken) are APES, AP Physics, Calc BC, and AP …

Drexel is a costly school for me personally since I come from a low-income family. I've been researching ways to afford tuition without piling up loans. On many other platforms, I've seen people getti …

Here's the ideal situation for me (assuming I got an offer from both College A and B):

College A has better academics ranking but requires live on campus without a guarantee for my room preference X.

Co …

I really want to export my college list into google sheets to get a better comparison, but I don't find the option to do this.

can I apply to my transfer University 3 years early? I’m a senior and I am gonna do community college for two years but I just wanna be sure i’ll be in a secure place after that!

I am a High school senior.

- How many years is Interior Design at this college normally?

- What classes or courses would I have to be required to take?

- Do I have to take Algebra 2 since I didn't take it in high school?

Hi I'm a ninth grader who wants to apply for MIT.

Right now I can't really say what my GPA will be but i think it's easier to get a 4.0 in my district than others)

Based on other tests I have taken I th …

I have changed 4 schools in my 4 years of high school so do I need to send my transcripts through 4 different school principals or through my current school principal?

Hey, I am a rising senior and I wanted to talk about my situation with AP classes. I did my first AP class in 10th grade (Human Geo) and I did another one in 11th grade (AP Lang). Most of my other cla …

I took AP biology during junior year and received a D letter grade

I am struggling greatly with choosing whether or not to pursue musical theatre/music in general. Musical theatre has been in my life for as long as I can remember and it is what I have focused on the …

Hello,

If the chancing simulator says there is an x% chance, how should I understand that in the context of the acceptance rate of a university?

An example if the chancing simulator says 20% and the acc …

I'm in ninth grade and had an interest in the CSPI program. This is a dream school for me, so I was really hoping this school supported it.

EDIT: oop I thought I mentioned Clemson University! So sorry …

I’m a senior in high school, and I’m beginning to start applying to colleges. I have a pretty good ACT score of 27, I’ve taken multiple honors classes, AP classes, and am currently doing Dual Credit c …

What is a full description of an IB class