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I am confused about coursework, on collegevine I don't know how should I fill my coursework. I have done 8 IGCSE subjects and 6 IB subjects, so how should I put them into my collegevine chancing profi …

I am stressed about my transcript. I got moved out of my school on the east coast a month earlier than summer break and due to the stressful moving time, my grades weren't the best (I got a C and a B …

Hi, I wanted to ask how do universities convert IB grades to GPA?

I'm a little low on extracurriculars and I'm a rising senior. I want to increase my chances for getting into elite colleges and to do that, I need more extracurriculars. Any help?

I am a Senior in High School. I am interested in applying to Temple University in Japan. I am interested in doing International Affairs. What is the best chance for me to use that degree in US?

I have a 4.432 weighted GPA, and a 3.5 unweighted GPA and I am unsure if that is good or not because everyone at my school has a much higher GPA but I also go to a "smart" school. When I look at what …

Throughout high school my grades have been all A's and B's but this past year I finished with a D in Trigonometry. The first half of the year was trigonometry (which I finished with a D), but the seco …

I’m going to be taking AP Chemistry next year as a junior and I was wondering if someone could give me some perspective on the class if they have taken it before. I’ve heard that the class is really h …

i have a very strong stem background and basically all my classes and ecs revolve around science and math. but i just decided i want to major in business/stats, is this going to be a huge problem? i k …

Does anyone know of any stem competitions i can enter during covid, preferably science and/or engineering. I'm going to learn programming this summer and will do programming competitions next school y …

Do BS MD Programs participate in competitive College sports.

How does Northstate Medical college BSMD program compared to rest in the Nation.

This comes with a follow up question which more specific... How do we know what colleges stress about when they look at your application. Is it GPA? ACT/SAT? Extra curriculars?

I am looking at more se …

I am a rising senior high school student.

My 9th and 10th grade was bad (having one C+ in 9th grade and 2 B+ in 10th grade) since I was frequently sick that time. Because of this, although I took 5 ap …

I am not interested in sports . The extracurricular part of my application is lagging . I varied interests but I don't know how I can use them and do something effective. When talk comes to creativity …

Okay so now that I'm a senior this year, I'm kind of freaking out. I have almost a 3.9 unweighted GPA, but I did less than desirable on the ACT(24 whereas the average for my dream school is a 30). Wit …

I've heard a lot about SAT subject tests and I'm unsure if I should take them. I'm a rising junior interested in law, political science, and liberal arts colleges, so would it benefit me to take those …

I want to get the Seal of Biliteracy in California in French. I don't think many other students in my high school are getting it, but I'm unsure. Does it look good on college applications?

which universities offer the highest full-ride scholarships for international students?

What is something that you struggle with during the summer that is related to school?

Please, is it possible to get full scholarship at MIT