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Are UC colleges looking for diversity or just the top high schools and students?

Are colleges like ucla these days looking for students from all sorts of high schools or just the top good high schools meaning are they wanting diversity?

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How can I do research in high school ?

Hi I’m a junior in high school and I don’t have any good extracurricular activities or leadership positions and I’m terrified that I won’t get into college. My grades are good but extracurricular I ha …

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I worry about my chances of getting into college

Please allow me to explain why I am so worried because high school was a mess and completely horrible for me My freshman year of high school I went to three different high schools this is why it was d …

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Is my essay topic good enough?

I am having a lot of issues with the essay portion of my application regarding essay topics. One idea I had was reflecting on a parents’ immigration experience and comparing it to my own way of growin …

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What can i do to increase my chances of getting into FSU besides test scores

I’m in 12th grade. My high school only offers 5 aps, two of which are AP and IB calculus. I took two ap courses throughout high school. My school mainly offers cambridge courses. I have taken 6 Cambri …

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I am a 15 year old graduating early

I am a 15 year old homeschool student graduating in February of 2024. Will being 15 affect my chances of getting into college?

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Internships

Hi, I'm Yelena, and I just started high school this month. I have a question about internships with professors. I want to major in economics, and it is very difficult to find internships near my area, …

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Chancing Algorithm Question

Hi,

I'm trying to get a better feel for what the chancing algorithm means in real life.

Let's say hypothetically I have ten schools that I am applying to. Then let's say that the CollegeVine chancing a …

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Can I put the JEA Conference that I will be competing in on the Common App?

I will be attending the Nov. Journalism Education Conference where I will be doing a workshop and competing in a writing competition. I was wondering if I could put this in the Common App section acti …

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Early action or Regular Decision

I am trying to weigh the options of early action vs regular admissions. Ideally I would like to wait for my first term grades to come out Nov1, but am wondering how much this would effect the decision …

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Catholic colleges accepting Catholic high school students

I am not sure if this can be answered or not, but I'm hoping for any insight. Do Catholic affiliated colleges have higher acceptance rates for students that attend a Catholic high school? Is there any …

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2 years ago
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Do colleges consider class difficulty by what ur high school offers?

I got to a Votech school and we do not have AP classes. We do have honors classes and I take them. So when applying to colleges will they take into an account that the highest level classes my school …

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How are AICE Cambridge classes taken into consideration?

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2 years ago
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What exams should I take to get admitted to UC

Hey guys, I am an international student and I am currently taking the IB. I'd like to know if it will be considered a '+' in my UC application if I take an AP exam, or next to the IB exam scores AP's …

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2 years ago
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If I have a 1340 on my SAT should I send it to the colleges who’s student have an average of around 1450 on the SAT?

I’m applying to NYU and I’m not sure if I should submit my 1340 SAT score. Will it lower my chances if I submit it?

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I'm planning on taking AP, Honors, and IB classes throughout junior-senior year, am I making a mistake?

My family doesn't have any pressure for me to get into any Ivy League schools and such, so I'm not aiming for that. But I am aiming to get into a generally great college/university and do so (hopefull …

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How would having an associate's degree affect my chances?

I have been wondering for a while on how holding an associate's degree would affect my chances to going to a proper 4-year college. I do know that it shows that you are able to deal with the course lo …

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Is it a good idea to go to a college for one year and then attempt to transfer?

If the transfer failed, then I'm stuck with that college and it might be embarrassing and awkward.

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Hi guys. As an international student should I take an AP exam if I am currently studying in the IB?

I am at my first year of the IB, and I'd like to know if I should take an AP exam that is related to the subject that I'll be applying to colleges with. I have also taken the SAT, however there are ce …

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About Purdue university!!!

Im a international school student from Korea and I wanna know the possibilities for purdue.

My GPA is 3.54 and I have toefl ibt score of 90 ( R-24 L-26 S-20 W-20). Is there are possibilities for me to …

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