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Ok, I have a question and want to see what people's thoughts are. A few of my friends applied ED to some top schools and got accepted. I'm beyond happy for them! Luckily I don't feel jealous since I d …

I'm a sophomore and i just want to know what I need to do to become a doctor

I am a sophomore in high school and I go to the best school in Kentucky, I want to go to Florida State University, and also go to med school. I want to get a head start and I have no idea what things …

I am a tenth grader in the middle east with a high average 98% but i don't know if it can be calculated into other forms

I live in CA, is there any internships in the state for high schoolers involved in government/legal/political issues? What is the best way to research and find these internships?

i have already created an online art portfolio but i dont know how to get recognized by the colleges i want for my art accomplishments.

i have won at least 3 art competitions over the past year and ha …

Our son took physics 1 honors as a freshman and is currently taking chemistry honors.

He is debating what science class he has to take next year between AP Chemistry vs AP Biology.

He wants to take AP b …

My family has been saving up a bit and we're finally going on a road trip to tour some schools. I'm kinda nervous I won't know everything to look for when I visit. I've been reading some articles whic …

I’ve been seeing that colleges want you to show internships as one of the extracurricular activities on your application. Honestly though it seems impossible to find an internship that’ll actually tak …

I’m looking to do more things that show leadership, but my HS doesn't offer much right now. Are there things I can do on the internet instead of in person, especially things that are impressive for ap …

Hello I am a freshman in high school and we are picking our classes for sophomore year. I take my schoolwork seriously and do the best I can, One of my classes that I had this year was Physical Scienc …

I’m in community college right now hoping to transfer, I have about a 3.2

I go to [Name Removed] High School in Texas and I take my SAT on the 13th of March and the ACT on the 24th. I was hoping to get an estimate on when I should get my scores to start applying for college …

I’ve been in my HS orchestra for 2 years now (now a sophomore) and playing violin since 4th grade. I don’t like playing at school anymore but still like the instrument. Would it look bad if I drop an …

I’m a junior who plays 6 instruments. I want to major in music technology and minor in psychology.

I am a sophomore and interested in either Bio or Psychology major to eventually apply for a medical school. I got 1590 SAT, 790 Bio and will take Chem in June. I know official requirement for most sch …

Passed class 12 cbse board examination with 96% and class 10 with 95.4%

Good co curricular skills but no national achievement ,

a bit interested in biotech engineering

So I’m trying to go into govt at a highly ranked school. My school doesn’t have debate and even if we did, we wouldn’t be able to go to competitions. We don’t have model un or mock trial either. Howev …

Hi guys!

So I’m looking to apply to the University of Florida next year (I’m class of 2021). I want to study journalism and communications. I already dual enroll with them, and I’m stuck between two s …

~20000 senior students take AMC 12 test and only 5% (~1000) qualify for AIME every year. Is qualifying for AIME considered a top tier EC activity (Tier-A/B/C)?