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Hello everyone,

I am from India and I find it difficult to express my coursework to American schools

The frame of reference: in India, you are given 5 main subjects you choose in your junior and senior …

-AP World History

-AP Calculus

-AP Language and Composition

-AP Psychology

-AP Physics

I'm planning on taking most of these for my Junior year, but I'm still trying to decide on some, and I want to know wh …

Hi! I recently just finished the school year off with a cumulative GPA of 3.88 (I had gotten 2 B's for my final grades). If I get straight A's for my next year's final grades, what GPA will I get? I a …

Hell yall just wanted to put it out there that AP scores from may tests will be available for viewing on Monday. Best of luck to yall.

I recently took a PSAT and scored an 1010 with a 570 in English and writing and a 440 in math. However I need to reach a score of about 1500 I know how to improve on the english section and the writ …

I am starting to plan out my college applications and I didn't want to be too overwhelmed with the college applications during the fall, so I wanted to ask my teachers for a recommendation letter befo …

I know some schools like Yale do restrictive early action which is still non-binding. What are the restrictions in applying to schools like that. Can I still apply to other early action schools if I a …

I just recently got my SAT scores back a few weeks ago and my scores were slightly lower than expected... I wanted to ask if anyone knew anyways for me to improve my test taking abilities.

Hello! This is Beth here ! I am currently in the 11th standard studying computer science. From my early childhood i have been learning classical dance and music, and am also good at painting and stuff …

how much does the SAT matter?

how should you write about your extracurriculars?

i can't seem to get a good score on the SAT. i've tried everything. do u guys have any tips to help get me a 1400?

I know most schools require a letter of recommendation from at least 2 teachers but I have about 6 teachers I wanna ask now for a letter in the fall. I moved schools mid-year and became remote so all …

Hi! I need to finalize my schedule for next year (junior year), and wanted some advice!

I am thinking of taking AP Biology, however am unsure because of my course load. Here it is for reference:

Physics …

I'm taking the ACT on July 17th. When I take practice tests untimed, I get an average composite score of 33-34. But when I take it timed, I get like a 25-26. What can I do to improve my score by my te …

i don't know what to write my essay about.

i was thinking about writing it about like idk how i used to be very dependant on friends but then how i learned that i am enough and i don't need other peop …

Hi!

My name is Sofia, I will be doing 11 years in The USA as an echa fe year since I am from Spain. I want to start with SAT but I don really know a lot about it. Is there just one type, I heard you c …

I read online that some students ask their guidance counselors to factor middle school courses into their weighted GPA? First, is this true? Second, is this a good option for me?

I am currently ranked …

I'm planning on taking 3 other AP courses (AP Research, AP Calculus AB, and AP Computer Science Principles) and I want to go into the Computer Science industry. However, if I take AP Statistics, I'll …

Is there such thing as having a dumb response to question 6? I feel like what interests me is not going to be appealing to colleges.

Question 6: Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging …

can you put extracurriculars you did before high school on your application or do they not count? do colleges only care about high school onwards or can before high school work too? because i have som …