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can you suggest me some good writing and music clubs to take part in,or some national competitions.

grade-12 ,high school- Mount Litera Zee School.

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How would I go about starting an Film/ Art Portfolio ?

I am a sophomore and i have many great ideas for films etc, that I have written down. I would also like to start practicing, while building my portfolio for college. But I have no idea how to start . …

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Volunteer and Extracurricular Opportunities

I want to start doing extracurricular activities and volunteer work because I'm a freshman, but in light of the coronavirus pandemic what should I do? Also without considering coronavirus are there ce …

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Should I take a high school geometry course over the summer, or take a computer science course from a community college?

I am currently a freshman, going into my sophomore year this fall. Because of coronavirus, I have nothing to do this summer. I want to take a summer class to use up the time and so that it looks good …

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I’m not living in the states. And I want to join extracurricular as but they don’t offer them much in uae.

I’m a sophomore In the United Arab Emirates, and we don’t have a lot of extracurriculars like debates, clubs..etc. so I’m hoping someone would help me with what can I do as an extracurricular

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i am confused about how my application should look like because I’ve been to high school in 2 different countries?

I’m a junior currently enrolled in a public high school in Illinois. I did my freshman year and first semester of sophomore year in India. Then I moved to the states and completed my second semester o …

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Do grades in middle school count for you collage application?

I'm in 8th grade and I feel as if my grades aren't good enough. And in 6th and 7th grade my grades were barley passing. If grades in middle school count for you collage application are mine good?

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Would choosing pass/fail over the letter grade hurt my chances at college admissions?

My school now has a policy due to covid-19 that says that for each class you can either take the final letter grade or you can convert it to a pass/fail, which means that you don't get credit in it an …

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Interning at Research Labs During COVID-19

Are there any opportunities to intern at professor/research labs during covid-19 pandemic? Something like doing virtual work? I am interested in sciences and want to pursue the medical fields, in hope …

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What schools are good for architecture?

What schools are good for architecture?

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International Aspirations

I am an American Senior high school student. I'm really liking the algorithms and layout of this website, but there is one issue. Many of the universities I would like to apply to are in foreign count …

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What do my grades have to be in order to be an architect?

I am a 8th grader. I don't even think I should be on here but i'm just curious about my career. I want to know what exactly do I have to be good at in order to be an architect and how good because rig …

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3.6 GPA to at least a 4.0? Is it possible?

Do you think I can earn a 3.8-4.0 GPA by the end of junior year of the 4th marking period? I'm currently a sophomore and I have a 3.648, I ended this year with my final grades being all A's except one …

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Will colleges accept certain efforts?

I am a sophomore student to a very small high school that only provides 7 AP classes, 4 clubs, and no student government or debate team. My grades are fairly decent with all my classes being an averag …

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How do I convert British grades to American GPA?

I'm just finishing up my a-levels this October, and we don't have a GPA system - only letter grades. I don't know how to convert it for applications to American colleges. Any resources or suggestions?

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Are there any clubs/competitions in California that is open for anyone?

I have an interest of painting, music, and engineering.

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How do I choose whether to take the ACT or SAT or both?

I'm currently a freshman and I took practice tests for both of them (twice each). For the SAT, I got a 1460 and then a 1410, and for the ACT, I got an ACT superscore of 32 on both. I live on the East …

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Hi. If one applies to an hbcu and they are black how are their applications viewed

4.1 weighted gpa

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Balancing course load and extracurriculars

I'm a high achieving student and I'm sophomore going into junior year. I already taking mostly honors and AP courses, my GPA is unweighted 3.9, weighted 4.5. I am a varsity cross country runner and va …

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How accurate are CollegeVine admission predictions?

Right now CollegeVine is telling me my chance at UC Berkeley is 65%-71% and that it's a target. For NYU it says 82%-84%. I don't see how this is possible considering I set my intended major to Compute …

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