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Hello. I'm a freshman going through a 1/6 life crisis right now. I don't have any specific extracurricular that people can associate me with. I wish I was a dancer, rhythmic gymnast, or reincarnation …

Our school (probably the best in our city) does not do AP's or Honor's classes. Do colleges consider this type of situation?

FYI I am a freshman now. What do I do ?????? I know people say don't worry about it because they will take into account that you couldn't take any in the first place, but I definitely am. What are the …

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I'm currently in 9th grade (c/o 2025) and I'm unsure if I'm ready to take AP classes next year. I've never taken an AP class before and I'm not sure if it will be too hard for me. I'm planning on t …

Hello! I'm a freshman and I'm worried that I'm not doing enough.

I'm co-starting a nonprofit that teaches kids computer science in our area (our foundation is getting approved in Austin right now). We' …

Okay, so prior to my recent exam held in december no exams were conducted by my school (offline). One was conducted around early june. So my school wasn't sending my mid year report anywhere and was w …

Hi, I'm from Turkey and I'm a junior. It is my goal to get into Harvard, but in Turkey, schools don't offer AP or IB unless it's an elite private school and I'm in a public school, but I believe the T …

I am a sophomore and have gotten a B in both semesters of AP Calc BC. My GPA weighted is about 4.7. I got a 1550 SAT, and I started a clothing line (a couple thousand in sales), charity initiative (a …

I am a sophomore and have gotten a B in both semesters of AP Calc BC. My GPA weighted is about 4.7. I got a 1550 SAT, and I started a clothing line (a couple thousand in sales), charity initiative (a …

I am a sophomore and have gotten a B in both semesters of AP Calc BC. My GPA weighted is about 4.7. I got a 1550 SAT, and I started a clothing line (a couple thousand in sales), charity initiative (a …

Freshman here!

I emailed the science department head and she said that we don't do science competitions at my school. My theme is chemistry/medicine/computer science so would starting a National Scienc …

Last December, I, like many, was deferred to the regular decision cycle and sent my Letter of Continued Interest with the newest updates to that date. However, since then, I have been through new situ …

I’m a 10th grader studying in an IGCSE school and my boards are currently going on. My predicted grades were all A stars in my subjects except for additional math in which I got a B. If I get the same …

Here's the deal. I'm African, specifically Nigerian and my parents expect nothing but success. My second older sister was accepted into almost all of the Ivies. She attends Harvard right now and famil …

Hi! I’m in 7th grade right now and I want to do as much as I can to prepare for high school and college. I have to turn in my elective selection form for 8th grade by 2/25/22.

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Does anyone know how the test-optional holistic approach really works? How do prestigious colleges compare applicants with and without test scores? Let's set aside for a moment the race factor, socioe …

I'm an international student from Brazil anxiously waiting for 03/31 and Harvard's decision. However, knowing Harvard accepts less than 10 Brazilians every year, I'm also waiting for my Brazilian univ …

I submitted my Harvard application a few hours late, but still got an application portal etc What effect would this have on my application? Will my application be looked at less favourably because of …

There was a fire in our Apartment, so we were homeless we had to move from house to house and this had a huge effect on my Grades and Now my GPA is 3.5 -3.6. I really worked hard to improve my GPA sop …