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What If My School Doesn’t Offer AP or IB Courses?

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Should I Take AP/IB/Honors Classes?

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What Should I Do if I Already Finished AP Calc BC/AP Lit Before My Senior Year?

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A Guide to Taking a Foreign Language in High School

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Can You Be An Engineer Without Taking AP Physics: How the Classes You Take Affect Your Chances at Admission

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Decisions, Decisions: Choosing Classes as a High-School Senior

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How to Choose Classes for Your First Semester of College

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What Jobs Can You Get With an English Degree?

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How to Get Into a Competitive School if You Struggled in High School

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Should I Participate in an Honors Program, or Attend a More Competitive College?

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How to Smoothly Transition into a New High School

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Should You Take a Gap Year After High School?

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Majors, Minors, and More: Which Degree Should You Pursue?

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How to Choose Which AP Courses and Exams to Take

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5 Takeaways From Harvard Ed School’s “Making Caring Common”

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A Guide to Transferring: What You Need to Know About the Transfer Admissions Process

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A Guide to Freshman and Sophomore Years

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Are Combined Undergraduate/Graduate Programs Right for You?

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