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Can I/Should I send a second update letter?

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 …

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Senior classes

Should a non-STEM student take AP Biology or AP Environmental Science?

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Rec letter advice

Hi!

What can I do during the remainder of my junior year to get really strong letters of rec? How can I better connect with my teachers?

Thanks!

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What does JROTC count as in Collegevine? Sports, leadership, community service?

I'm trying to fill out my extracurricular applications on my profile, but I can't seem to accurately place JROTC as an extracurricular. I've used it to fill out my PF credits on my transcript, but I'm …

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4 years ago
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Should I apply to Yale as a legacy?

I am planning on going to business school, my reach/hard target schools are UPenn, Cornell, UMichigan, Northeastern, and Carnegie Mellon. I'm guessing the answer is no because my chances suck anyway ( …

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Can I still get into good schools without a lot of AP classes?

Hi! So I'm a high school junior, and I want to attend UIUC to major in Chemical Engineering. I know that their engineering school is highly prestigious and ranked though, and I haven't taken many AP c …

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Will it be ok to withdraw?

If I am a junior and taking 3 APs at the same time and has alot on my plate, will it hurt my college appication if I withdraw pass from an AP class related to my major? I already took 3 APs last semes …

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Will taking a study hall/research period hurt my chances of getting into competitive colleges?

I'm currently enrolled as a sophomore in the IB program at my school, and I know that it's going to be very rigorous next year. By the end of this year, I will have also taken 4 APs: AP hug, AP enviro …

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4 years ago
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Should I give up?

I am a junior in high school. I have my ACTs tomorrow but I'm scared I will fail them. I have a 2.0 GPA and I'm just exhausted. I want to give up and just not go to college. I want to be a middle scho …

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JHU CTY Transcript

Hi!

So last year I took a class with JHU's CTY and I got an A-, and I don't want universities to see the grade. Are CTY transcripts automatically sent to colleges? If so, how can I prevent that?

Thanks!

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UF Admissions?!

Ok so I don't know if this is true, but I've been seeing things all over the internet about how everyone is getting rejected from UF. The last time I checked they weren't extremely hard to get into. N …

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Will my college rescind me for 1 D?

Made a previous post about the situation. I was accepted at all 3 colleges I applied to but have committed to Bradley University as a business major.

I currently have a D in my Civics class which is r …

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4 years ago
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Question about which factor is most important for college application.

I was wondering which is most important factor for college admissons: extracurriculars, GPA, AP scores, or SAT/ACT score.

A little about me: I am a sophomore, I took AP HUG last year, got a 5, haven't …

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4 years ago
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Can I get into college? Should I even try?

I currently have a 1.6 GPA and im in my second semester of junior year. These past years have been rough on me and I didn’t care about school. I failed a lot of my classes because of my lack of dedica …

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4 years ago
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What kind of summer activity could I do while in Europe for six weeks?

I am currently a sophomore and I know the importance of summer activities to bolster college applications. However, my parents have their sabbatical this summer so I'm going to be in Europe for six we …

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Could UVA/Ivies reject me just for not taking physics?

Hi! My current CV chances at UVA are 54% and I am also a legacy.

My science path is like this: Honors bio -> honors chemistry -> ib bio hl1 -> ib bio hl2

I am applying for an economics major, and I cann …

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template

I need some templates to help with my college admission essay. can anyone give me some, possibly a link? I'm a junior I want to start gathering ideas for my essay so ill be more prepared in my senior …

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4 years ago
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How do I start a Robotics Club in Class 10th? Which languages should I learn? And what kind of kits should I buy?

I am currently in 9th grade planning to launch a Robotics club in my school before my junior year at last. I have known that beginners can learn C and C++. I have also researched about the Arduino boa …

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What things can I do to improve my stats?

I live in the Chicagoland area, and I'm a HS junior. I'm projected to have taken a total of 6 AP classes out of 22 offered (HuG, World, Chem, Calc BC, Macro, Physics 1), 10 Honors classes, and 3 commu …

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Is taking no CS classes in HS a bad look (aspiring CS major)

At my school, AP Computer Science A has a prerequisite class. I'm a Junior planning my classes for next year and am wondering if it would be worthwhile to take that prerequisite class my senior year, …

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