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How can I make up for lack of extracurriculars? I want to stand out on college apps.

I have been doing school virtually from 9th grade, 11th grade, and probably 12th grade. I did more than half of 10th grade in-person but it didn't work out for me. I feel like because I am online, my …

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9 days ago
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CAREERS - MOSTLY IN LAW.

Hi, I have a bunch of questions regarding law and career.

I want to study law but I am pretty unsure what degrees/Jobs are the top paying.

I am pretty interested in those jobs that are shown in the cr …

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10 days ago
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AP Score Cancel or Withhold?

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I am a junior this year and will be applying to college soon. The rest of my application seems satisfactory but I am slightly worried about one of my upcoming AP exams, as my teacher did not cove …

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9 days ago
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What extracircculars can I pursue for Marine science?

Hello, I have a couple of questions regarding extra circulars. For some background information, I am currently a sophomore but I’m moving to another state for my junior and potentially senior year. Du …

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10 days ago
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Schedule and Extracurriculars

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I’m currently a sophomore in highschool, but I feel like I haven’t really done enough. Even though I had straight A’s in middle school, I wasn’t allowed to take honor’s courses during freshman y …

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10 days ago
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College Chances

Hi, I was a bit worried about my chances of getting into a couple of colleges. My dream schools are Boston University, Boston College, Penn State, CU Boulder. A brief memo: I am a first-generation, im …

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10 days ago
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What should I include/not include in college applications?

I maintained a 4.0 GPA and higher my Freshmen year and Junior 1st semester, I hope to do the same by the end of my 2nd semester. HOWEVER, my grades dropped immensely Sophomore year, I had 5 C's...it w …

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10 days ago
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IB versus AP weighting

I’ve heard that certain colleges weight IB courses differently than their AP equivalents, is that actually the case? My school only offers IB for upperclassmen, and honors for underclassmen like mysel …

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10 days ago
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I have a 3.3. G.P.A in grade 11, and barely any extracurriculars, I want to change that, but I think it's too late.

I'm a Bahamian student who was originally planning to go to by own university (UB) but I realized that all of the subjects I want to study aren't actually available to me. Although they do have lingui …

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10 days ago
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Latin as a language in high school

At my high school, Latin is offered as a possible language you can take. I heard seniors saying that taking Latin is bad for your college admissions chances. I'm pretty sure that this isn't true alrea …

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10 days ago
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Will I get int Wharton as a transfer 2024

I am a BMCC student majoring in math with a 4.0 GPA, and a full-time job. I taught myself how to code and I moved to NYC 2 years ago when I got a job as a data engineer. I work full time as a data ana …

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10 days ago
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Senior Schedule?

Hey!

For my senior year, I plan on taking the following APs:

AP Chemistry

AP English Lit

AP Microeconomics (2nd semester)

AP Psychology

And non APs:

Anatomy and Physiology

Community college course

Statis …

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11 days ago
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What effect does Hope Squad have on college applications?

What effect does Hope Squad have on college applications?

Good evening!

I hope you are having a good day!

I am currently an eighth grader who is about to go into highschool net year, and I have hit a dil …

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11 days ago
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How to fill out the financial section

Hi everyone! So, I was in the middle of filling out a financial portion page, and suddenly I was kicked out of it. I was wondering if anyone knew how I could get back to this page to finish filling it …

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11 days ago
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What are the benefits of having a Seal of Biliteracy

Hello everyone :)

I was wondering what benefits could come with having a Seal of Biliteracy on French.

To put it into perspective, I am currently a sophomore with multiple advanced classes, including …

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13 days ago
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Online Volunteering

A lot of online volunteering opportunities are suggested to high schoolers by bloggers and even Collegevine requires an age above 18, such as the UN volunteering program and Translators Without Border …

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14 days ago
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What more does the chancing simulator want from me for extracurriculars?

This is regarding the "extracurricular" aspect of the chancing simulator. Though my GPA and SAT may not be as good as they can be, I've always thought that I've maintained a good amount of extracurric …

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14 days ago
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How to get class rank up?

I am currently in ninth grade with a 97 average, (we calculate our grades on a 100 scale, and have unweighted GPA). But, last year I was taking Algebra 1 and Earth Science a year before, and I didn't …

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15 days ago
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College application portfolio (attempting to apply to ivies in the future).

Hey y'all, want to see what u guys thought of my current portfolio as of rn. (11th grade btw) I have a 4.13 unweighted? gpa which'll increase to 4.2+ by the end of the year. I have been doing fencing …

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15 days ago
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Womens Lacrosse question

Hey there,

@Allenab here is the information I could not fit on our discussion.

I used Ivy assistant to find answers for some of your questions:

Pre-Med Programs with Women's Lacrosse:

Columbia University …

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