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If I am a sophomore in high school and taking two AP classes and I have taken one advanced class with a 3.5 GPA for my..

If I am a sophomore in high school and taking two AP classes and I have taken one advanced class with a 3.5 GPA for my freshman year will that have colleges looking at my CollegeVine and RaiseMe profi …

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Common App Question

How do we send in our high school transcript/teacher recommendations even though a college does not require it? I am applying to schools on the Common App.

Also, is it possible to get our official tra …

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Can you use contractions in the common app essay.

I am unsure if you can because sometimes it is considered informal but i have heard that it is fine from others. Thanks!

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personal statement

in my personal statement should i mention the college i am submitting it to? or should i only do that in supplementals?

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Subject Tests

Hello!

I am a rising Junior in Texas.

I saw that CollegeBoard discontinued the SAT Subject Tests, and I had been interested in taking them as I felt that they would improve my chances in T20 schools. Ar …

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Does using an application fee waiver affect my chances?

Does using an application fee waiver affect my chances (like does it look bad?)

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Do sports help at Carnegie Mellon?

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So I was just wondering if sports would help at getting into Carnegie Mellon. I run track and cross country and can run a 4:42 mile and a 17:20 5K, which both times would put me as one of their top …

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Business and/or International Relations Opportunities

I'm a rising sophomore from northern California and I'm not really sure what I want to do yet, but right now I'm exploring business and international relations. My school offers some clubs in these fi …

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Question about Activity List!

Are you allowed to add contractions or shorthanded language in activity list description. For example: w for "with" or & for "and" ?

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activities section common app

In the activities section, if the club I'm mentioning is unique to my school- should I give an incredibly brief description of what the club does? My club focuses on diversity and inclusion but that's …

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Majoring

I'm considering double majoring in biology and political science, since it gives me such a broad range in post graduate jobs. But is it actually worth it? Or would I be better of choosing other fields …

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How impactful is a TEDxYouth speech on college apps?

I am a rising junior and entering the DP this August (2022) and this past academic year, I gave a TEDxYouth speech at my school as a sophomore. My talk was titled 'Our Untold Stories of COVID-19' and …

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Extracurricular Categorization Inquiry

Hi, I'm participating in a 2-year long STEM-related capstone project through my high school, and I decided to put it on my list of extracurriculars on CollegeVine, but it seems that there is no catego …

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What category do I put giving a presentation at a national convention as?

I gave a presentation at a small national convention, but none of the categories for extracurriculars on Collegevine seem to fit for that. What do I put it under? Thanks.

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How reliable are early action acceptance rates?

I know a good portion of early applicant are recruited athletes or students of that kind, which might make the statistics higher than they actually are. I want to apply to Stanford early action, and a …

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How much do colleges look at partial schedules

I am a rising senior and want to get a partial schedule for the upcoming school year. In my school, we have an a-day b- day schedule, which means we have eight total classes but four each day, and the …

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What do colleges mean by high school units required?

Let's say a college requires you to have 4 social studies units in high school. Do they mean 4 units in 4 different classes or just 4 total unit? I have taken World History Honors (1 credit), Geograph …

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When I finish with school I wanna find a better job I really like that’s my question so I need someone to help me find the job I really like to do for my future

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Under what circumstances can I use class rank?

My school doesn't exactly have a ranking system of students per se, but what we do have is a once-yearly academic achievement award given to the one student in each grade with the best academics (high …

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EC: Robotics

Hi,

I am currently in FTC team at school. I am thinking switching to a community FRC team because it's a higher level than FTC.

Would being part of the school team is more important than community bas …

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