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@EliasMiller graduated from Harvard in …

Hello! I'm a freshman and I'm worried that I'm not doing enough.

I'm co-starting a nonprofit that teaches kids computer science in our area (our foundation is getting approved in Austin right now). We' …

Okay, so prior to my recent exam held in december no exams were conducted by my school (offline). One was conducted around early june. So my school wasn't sending my mid year report anywhere and was w …

Hi, I'm from Turkey and I'm a junior. It is my goal to get into Harvard, but in Turkey, schools don't offer AP or IB unless it's an elite private school and I'm in a public school, but I believe the T …

I am a sophomore and have gotten a B in both semesters of AP Calc BC. My GPA weighted is about 4.7. I got a 1550 SAT, and I started a clothing line (a couple thousand in sales), charity initiative (a …

I am a sophomore and have gotten a B in both semesters of AP Calc BC. My GPA weighted is about 4.7. I got a 1550 SAT, and I started a clothing line (a couple thousand in sales), charity initiative (a …

I am a sophomore and have gotten a B in both semesters of AP Calc BC. My GPA weighted is about 4.7. I got a 1550 SAT, and I started a clothing line (a couple thousand in sales), charity initiative (a …

Freshman here!

I emailed the science department head and she said that we don't do science competitions at my school. My theme is chemistry/medicine/computer science so would starting a National Scienc …

Last December, I, like many, was deferred to the regular decision cycle and sent my Letter of Continued Interest with the newest updates to that date. However, since then, I have been through new situ …

I’m a 10th grader studying in an IGCSE school and my boards are currently going on. My predicted grades were all A stars in my subjects except for additional math in which I got a B. If I get the same …

Here's the deal. I'm African, specifically Nigerian and my parents expect nothing but success. My second older sister was accepted into almost all of the Ivies. She attends Harvard right now and famil …

Hi! I’m in 7th grade right now and I want to do as much as I can to prepare for high school and college. I have to turn in my elective selection form for 8th grade by 2/25/22.

Harvard is a school I’m i …

Does anyone know how the test-optional holistic approach really works? How do prestigious colleges compare applicants with and without test scores? Let's set aside for a moment the race factor, socioe …

I'm an international student from Brazil anxiously waiting for 03/31 and Harvard's decision. However, knowing Harvard accepts less than 10 Brazilians every year, I'm also waiting for my Brazilian univ …

I submitted my Harvard application a few hours late, but still got an application portal etc What effect would this have on my application? Will my application be looked at less favourably because of …

There was a fire in our Apartment, so we were homeless we had to move from house to house and this had a huge effect on my Grades and Now my GPA is 3.5 -3.6. I really worked hard to improve my GPA sop …

Hello, I am interested in knowing what someone who actually got into Harvard´´ s transcript is like from freshman-senior year.

I have posted before about my concern for my transcript. However, would it help my case if I ask my math teacher to change my grade to a pass/fail grade? Or is it a bad idea?

I'm currently in 10th grade, studying in an average school at the top of my class. I have been looking at my CollegeVine stats and it is telling me to work on Honors and AP classes. However, I am an e …

Hi, I'm a ninth grader and planning on attending Harvard. I've been doing research on Harvard and what students need to have to get accepted into Harvard. I'm looking for advice on how to make these y …

My test or exam scores I chose to submit is not showing on my common app preview. Will the university I am applying to still receive it since I chose to self report it?