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Most applicants to selective schools have good grades and good test scores, as well as extracurriculars. How do you find that factor to make yourself stand out when compared to other applicants?

Which Cornell college should I apply to if I am interested in becoming a veterinarian or doing something with animals? Is it The College of Agriculture & Life Sciences or The College of Arts & Science …

I’m a junior and i’m thinking about applying to a summer program and it requires an essay (which is the most important part of the application). I don’t know if collegvine’s essay reviewer is limited …

Hello, my name is Elena and I am a transfer sophomore. When I was a freshman in high school, I was dealing with depression and most of it was due to the school I was attending at the time. Due to that …

I am a junior and I have a 92.56 unweighted GPA and a 95.19 weighted GPA. What would my GPA be on a 4 point scale? Is this a good GPA if I apply to NYU? I plan on going into the medical field.

My name is Emma and I am a senior in high school hoping for help with my college application essays. I go to a very small private school in a small town and no one at my school really knows what colle …

Hello! I've gotten my essay reviewed by several people in the peer review section of CollegeVine; I was wondering if there was a way to get it reviewed by one of the experts here. If possible, I'd be …

Hello i am from Algeria currently at the 12th grade , i am interested in applying to Harvard university and other ivy leagues. i live in a small town where we don't have any sorts of extracurriculars …

I didn't know that the ACT had a science section until after I already signed up for it. How should I prepare for it? Is it similar to AP Biology type questions? Do I need a lot of background science …

I have a 3.77 weighed gpa, is that good? What would it be unweighted? Could I get into any competitive school with that gpa?

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I have already submitted all of my applications, so now I'm just waiting to hear back from colleges. I'm actually doing really well this semester (all As), and the first grading period (R1) for my sch …

I’m in my 20s, I am late applying for colleges as I suffered from severe anxiety and depression (which also affected my grades in high school and caused me to want to drop out - my therapist and schoo …

I am a junior at a public high school. How do I convert my GPA out of a 100 point scale to a 4 point scale? I also did virtual shadowing with a fellowship doctor. How do I label this in extracurricula …

I am going to have an alumni interview very soon. I have done some research and am somewhat prepared. What tips would you give me for this?

hey, I'm an international student who doesn't have AP classes at the school. but, I'm very good at biology and I have great knowledge about it. so, I was wondering: can I do the AP biology exam even i …

Hello, my name is Elena and I am a transfer sophomore. When I was a freshman in high school, I was dealing with depression and most of it was due to the school I was attending at the time. Due to that …

I'm a junior in high school right now, and I am applying to a high school internship program with a professional company. Should I include my SAT and PSAT score on my resume? I got a 1560 cumulative o …

I was connecting to schools on my list, and the option to write a note popped up, and as I was connecting to Yale at that time, I wrote a Yale specific note. Now I am confused whether all the colleges …

Hello, I had a question about extracurriculars. I know they are very important to get into a "good" university, but how far do I need to go? My dream college is Cornell. I have multiple activities: Da …