Hi! I’m a prospective Astrophysics/Astronomy major that’s looking to go to a T20 school. All of my friends tell me that I am lucky to be going into a less populated major because I’ll be able to get i …
I am planning on taking neuroscience as a major which blends in with psychology courses. Would it be a good idea to minor in psychology since a lot of the classes cross over? I plan on going into the …
What are the best extracurriculars for me to start now that I'm a sophomore to help me get the attention of the Ivy Legues I want to go to(Yale, Princeton, Harvard)? Any suggestions are appreciated.
I got an email from Swarthmore college saying I had gotten a fee waiver but I how do I check it off on common app since its college specific and not a general fee waiver?
Hi! I was trying to enter my extracurriculars for the chancing calculators but I really don't know what category to put one into. I'm currently in this program for the fall in which I just take math o …
So I have applied to a research programme at Pioneer academics and I’m positive that I would get into it. Do you think it is worth it? How much of importance would it hold on my college application? O …
Does the ecs done /pursued after high school graduation will be beneficial if I mention ?
How to arrange the ecs ? Should I list similar activities in one section? Like attending winning several debat …
Hello everyone I think this is very late to ask but still wanted some opinions. So I loved writing from a very young age which also helped me to write poetry stuffs as well. So I used to post these on …
What are some of the best STEM extracurricular activities.
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I'm currently a junior and taking AP US History and AP Macroeconomics. Our school offers the option to either take the AP exam or do dual enrollment through a tiny, local 4-year universi …
When a college asks for a GPA do they prefer a CORE GPA value or a cumulative GPA value and does this differentiation matter?
I thought that the interview went well, but I am afraid it will reflect badly on me if I send a thank you email now.
hey! i know the ACT and SAT are no longer required at most schools, but I'm still worried that my application will be weaker without one of them. Would my being an international student make the ACT l …
Why is collegevine telling me to submit my sat score when it is 100 points lower than the average accepted student?
I'm a 10th grader (graduation year 2023 as I'm planning on graduating a year early), and I was wondering if taking the PSAT is a valuable thing to take? I didn't take it in 8th because I transferred …
I currently have mid-1400 SAT and 3.8 GPA.
I'm a sophomore in high school who just finished his freshman year but is confused and what my GPA exactly is? On my school transcript, it says I have an 89.5%, The problem is I wanted in GPA form lik …
The chance calculator says I have a 1-11% chance of getting into Stanford (my dream college 🥺) based on my academics and extracurriculars . How much of an increase can I expect with the LORs and essay …
While calculating my chances, I realized that almost all my activities are tier 2 ones, with a few tier 3. I think I strongly need a tier 1 activity but don't know how to get there. And yes, I'm runni …
Though some universities don't ask for this conversion, I just wanna see how I stack up against the others competing for a place at my dream colleges. Thank you!
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