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Should I quit orchestra to take AP Chem?

I'm going to be a sophomore in high school, and my schedule just came up; it turns out that orchestra conflicts with my AP Chem class. So, this year, I have to take on or the other. I am the Concertma …

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How to go to college in California as an American living abroad?

Hey! So I want to go to a California state school, however from what I have seen online, since I am not physically living in California, but in Europe, I would not be able to have residency tuition pr …

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Acing the CGFM Exam: Study Tips and Tricks

Develop a Study Plan

A well-structured study plan is essential for efficient exam preparation. Here’s how you can create an effective study plan for the CGFM exam:

Assess Your Current Knowledge: Begin b …

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Research and Competitions advice

I am a rising sophomore. In the summer of 2023, I moved from India to the US. I plan to major in Mechanical Engineering. The College admissions are way different than I expected but, I got some unders …

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Is it possible to raise my unweighted gpa before early admissions?

If I currently have a 3.6 unweighted GPA, is it realistic to raise it to a 3.9 before early admissions? I'm really stressed because I'm not used to being less than an A-B student, but I completely flu …

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Programs like YYGS?

I'm trying to strengthen my ECs by joining high school enrichment programs. Is there any program like YYGS that similarly offers full financial aid for international students?

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What can I do to make my stats good enough for ivy league?

Hello, I am a junior in high school at the moment who is getting ready to start deciding on colleges to apply for next year. I am thinking about going into politics, or some form of government major. …

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Does anyone know how to post my AICE Cambridge test scores on my profile?

Last year (my freshmen year), I took AICE AS General Paper and took the exam. A few days ago scores were released and I wanted to add my score to my profile but unfortunately, only AP and IB scores ca …

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Is having a low-ish GPA okay for UCLA?

Hi there,

So I've always dreamed about getting in to UCLA, but I've heard that they place GPA as a top priority.

I have a 4.5 weighted which is pretty good, but I have a 3.7 unweighted, which is below …

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How to get a perfect SAT\ACT score for ivy league

Tell me more about resources and materials

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How Does Being A Transient Student Work?

I am currently a sophomore at my high school and I want to take some pretty hard classes senior year that my school doesn't offer, these being AP Physics C Mechanics and AP Physics C Electricity and M …

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Foreign language requirement

I only took a semester of French freshman year. The high school I went to did not require anything more. I was not aware colleges require at least two years. I am now panicking and wondering if my sho …

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What is the purpose of CommonApp?

I've heard a few things about it, but I don't really understand how it is helpful for college applications. Is it like some sort of CollegeVine or a completely different thing or how does it work? Tha …

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will my bad freshman GPA affect college

I'm currently a sophomore and last year I got a 4.3/5 GPA. My school does a 5 point GPA system. I was not mentally there and this year and for the rest of my school years I plan on getting a 5.0 GPA. …

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8th grade grades on transcript?

In 8th grade I took 3 classes that were assigned high school credit, they went on my transcript and were as follows:

Earth Science B+

Algebra I B+

Spanish 1 A

And this 8th grade year affected my GPA by .0 …

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Common App awards

I currently have 4 of 5 awards. Trying to maximize the application, and I heard the honors section can be a great place to put in an honors society instead of taking up a space in the 10 activities. T …

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IU Kelley Direct Admit

On the website, the school gives the unweighted cumulative GPA requirement of a 3.8, but what is the weighted GPA requirement for Direct Admit to Kelley?

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Should I or should I not retake my A-Levels?

Hey, so AL results came out and I performed much poorer than I'd hoped. My results are as follows:

(Do Note: Astar is the highest attainable grade, then A, then B, then C, then D, then E, and U(ungrade …

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Are Business classes considered a Social Studies / Social Science

I am currently adding recommenders to my colleges and they have been asking me to categorize what subject they teach. One of recommenders includes my IB business / Marketing teacher, would this be und …

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Extracurriculars/passion project for future pre-med students?

I’m a rising 10th grader attending a magnet science/technology program at a large-ish public school (4,000 students). My freshman year I was completely out of it and didn’t do any extracurriculars wha …

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