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Hi, everyone! I am a jr. from north texas looking to pursue a doctorate in law. I was wondering what kind of extracurriculars everyone else is in, and/or suggest being in.

In the CollegeVine chancing app, for the extracurricular section, in the topic Writing” in Tier 1c, it refers to “second tier publications”. What publications does it refer to? I write for a news webs …

I was made one of three captains of my school's mock trial team at the beginning of the year. I was so excited because mock has always been my favorite extracurricular and I have been very devoted to …

I’m planning on applying to some Ivies but I’ve read a lot of forums (not on collegevine) and heard stories from people who went to them and regretted it because of things like them just being another …

This year, I’m taking Latin 4, AP statistics, AP US history, AP Language, AP Physics 1, Personal finance (required), and Crafts (random elective that I thought I would need for a brain break). For my …

I’m currently a junior and I plan to major in Economics in college. Should I take linear algebra or multivariable calculus in senior year? I can only take one of them and not both at the same time. Th …

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Right now I am currently a junior in high school and I’ve noticed my grades are starting to drop from straight A’s to now B and B’s. I don’t understand why this is happening because my st …

So I want to go to UC Berkeley. On my profile it says that my coursework is strong. I need improvements on my Extracurriculars. I want to go to a business/finance career. I do a sport, I am fostering …

I have my SAT in December but I am no where near my target score of 1450+. In my mock tests, I score an average of 1350. Is there a way I can bump up my average by 100 points in 15 days? Or should I s …

Hello! This year I'm taking the SAT. I was wondering if there is a difference between Erica Meltzer's: "The Critical Reader, Fourth Edition: The Complete Guide to SAT Reading" and the third edition. …

I took the SAT last year in the spring even though most people wait until junior year, just to see what it was like. I scored 1010. Some of the schools I will be applying to include Stanford, Berkley, …

Hello all! I have a question.

I started High school in 2019 and mid-year covid happened, which led me to not have a very good gpa. A lot of factors led to me not having a good gpa freshman year, new s …

Hi I am an international student in grade 11, and I am currently taking AP Human Geo and APUSH. Next year I will for sure take both AP English Lit and AP calc AB as those are my options for the year, …

Hi I am in grade 11 and I am taking the SAT in december. I was wondering if anyone had any good and smart study tips to achieve a high score.

Hey all,

I know a few people taking AP Chem and I get mixed opinions from them with one group saying that it is horribly hard and with the other saying that it is interesting and easy if you have an in …

Hi! so I'm a junior and I took the psat almost a week ago-I haven't gotten my scores back, but what is considered a "good" score? I know the point is to grow and practice more for the sat but I just w …

I just scored a 1130 on the SAT... I have never been so sad. How do I get better bc I want to go to Stony Brook....??

Hey, do i need to take AP classes ?I am from India, and it surely doesn't come cheap, plus it's nearly impossible to find schools that provide the facility to attend AP classes.

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I am currently a sophomore and I am interested in majoring in Industrial Engineering. I have a 3.89 GPA and I have taken (and am currently taking):

- AP Computer Science Principles (9th grade)

- Honors …