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what's the best place to find extracurriculars?

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Is a B in an honors course preferable to an A in a regular course?

I am an incoming sophomore at a private high school in Minnesota. This year, I have taken the hardest possible courses (Honors: English, Algebra II, AP: AP Human Geography). I am earning all As exce …

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Where should I place activism in extracurricular rankings?

I'm a freshman and I am currently involved with activism as 5 of my extracurricular activities. For privacy reasons, I won't explicitly state which organizations I work with, but I am a state lead in …

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How important is the SAT essay?

I recently scored very highly on the SAT (1570). However I scored low on the essay with a 15/24. Will my score be marred by the essay or will colleges ignore it in favor of AP english grades and the a …

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Where does National Merit Scholar fit in the Chancing formula?

Is it accurate to input National Merit Scholar under extracurriculars (honor society) in the Chancing formula?

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Should I volunteer for a zoo if I want to be a zookeeper?

I'm in 10th grade and I was wondering if it would affect anything if I'm volunteering at a zoo and enroll in zoology,like if it would BOOST my chances in getting into a college. I know that it sounds …

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What can I do that can really make my college application shine?

Okay so I am a Junior at Northeast High school, I am #1 in my class, and I have a 4.0 GPA. Yes that's good but my extracurricular activities seem mediocre for my rank. I am adopting a street to clean, …

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When should I start preparing for SATs

I'm from India. I have recently graduated from 9th grade, and I have started my 10th grade. I would like to know when I should start preparing for my SATs. My father advised me to start preparing afte …

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How does the waitlist thing work? Will that mess up the deposit deadlines?

I am a homeschooler and got accepted to Boston College, UNC-Chapel Hill, and four others, I am now on the waitlist of UVA and Georgetown. I am a bit worried about the dates: according to these schools …

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If I got accepted into Forest Hills High School in NY as a transfer student in NY from Benjamin N. Cardozo, should I go?

Cardozo high is ranked 3,640 in nation and farther away from me. Forest hills high is closer and ranked about 2,000 in the nation. If I stay in Cardozo, I will be able to take more honors classes and …

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My aunt was a Columbia admissions officer till a few years back. Will mentioning it help me get into Columbia?

I will not be applying early as MIT and Harvard are my top choices. Also, I am an International student. Should I write it in my Why Columbia essay and tell it to my interviewer?

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What's the average number of APs, Honors and college classes a UC attender takes?

My high school doesn't allow any student to take APs until they reach junior or senior year, I had to be one of the exceptions in which I skipped chemistry and took AP Biology in sophomore year. To lo …

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The CV calculator dings kids with limited number of AP classes. What happens to kids with limited AP options?

The CV calculator clearly dings the odds of admission in a big way for the limited number of AP classes.

In the real world, don't colleges adjust for kids who take the hardest possible course load b …

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internship

i want to do an internship at the hospital my dad works at and if i did what tier would it go under?

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Is Brown inclusive, regarding international students?

In the webpage, it says that "15% of Brown's students come from abroad", but it seems like only americans are accepted in Brown. I mean, I hope I'm wrong-Brown is my dream school, but it doesn't mean …

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Im going to end the year with a B- in Algebra 2 Honors. Will this impact my future in an engineering or STEM major?

I am a freshman taking a junior level Algebra math course in school.

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how much do high school grades matter in usc, and how high should you score on the sat to be accepted

my grades are based by the lebanese grading system. According to scholaro, i have a 3.7 gpa

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Should I enter National Merit Commended Scholar on my college app, and if so, what tier would it be under?

Took the PSAT, got a NMS index of 218 (well above what the expected cutoff for the US is, but likely a few points too low for my home state cutoff for the official scholarship.

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Which top schools offer a double major in Economics/Business and Computer Science?

I just want to see what I can do so I can plan out my high school schedule.

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Good colleges with musical theater students program

Hi I just wanted to know if any of you guys have suggestions of which colleges have a good musical theater program.

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