Skip to main content

Welcome to your community feed

See how others are talking about admissions and get your questions answered by supportive peers.
1
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

LOR from Sophomore teacher?

I did the first 2 years of High School in HS No. 1 and the last 2 years at another HS, say HS No. 2. Can I still ask for a LOR from my sophomore teacher at HS 1? Will that be seen as a strong LOR as a …

1
6
3
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Poll

FREE peer essay review has been upgraded and replaced with Pay for Essay Review

This is a public service announcement. I have been telling CV members to use the Free Peer Essay Review over the past month and I just realized it may be a thing of the past.

I see only 2 options now. …

 
I am happy to pay $60 for an in depth essay review by an expert.
4%
 
I am happy to pay $20 for a basic essay review by an expert
2%
 
I feel the both options are outside of my budget
20%
 
I hope CV brings back a FREE or KARMA OPTION
72%
Poll closed70 votes
3
8
9
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Poll

Seniors, what's your college mix of reaches, targets & safeties?

Seniors, it would be helpful to the CollegeVine community to know what your mix of reaches, targets, and safeties are. Thank you

 
FUNNEL MIX - Mostly reaches, then targets and then safeties
35%
 
CYLINDER MIX - Equal amount of reaches, targets & safeties
15%
 
PYRAMID MIX - Couple reaches, then targets & more safeties
27%
 
DUMBELL MIX - Lots of reaches, a few targets, lots of safeties
21%
Poll closed79 votes
9
1
3
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Essay Writing Tips

So, in addition to the qualifications present in your academic materials, how has your academic, extracurricular, community service, or work experience shaped and prepared you to succeed in OHIO’s Col …

3
1
2
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

I'm questioning how collages will react to a drastic change in GPA

Recently I just moved to Chicago and transferred schools and have now started my junior year. After transferring my school set aside my GPA from my freshmen and sophomore year. I was told that the GPA …

2
1
1
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

IS French or AP Lang?

This year, I am currently taking four 4 AP classes, (Lang, Bio, World, Stats) and 2 honors classes (Pre-calc , Physics). The doubling up on science and math is normal at my school. Originally I was go …

1
2
6
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Poll

HOW many colleges are you applying to this cycle? Thank you

For the benefit of all College Vine members, it would be helpful to know on average how many schools Seniors will be applying to this cycle.

 
I'll be applying to 5 or less colleges
11%
 
I'll be applying to 6 to 10 colleges
44%
 
I'll be applying to 11-15 colleges
26%
 
I'll be applying to 16 to 25 colleges
18%
Poll closed72 votes
6
1
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How important is 4 years of the SAME foreign language?

I have a question about foreign language for college admissions. I am not asking for the bare minimum requirements, what is recommended for higher-tier schools. Currently, I am in my junior year (I ma …

1
2
1
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How to get into Amherst College as an international?

I am an international student, currently in my senior year. I plan to apply to Amherst for Early Decision (ED). However the requirements are quite unclear on different websites. How is the general pro …

1
2
3
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Do I need to take accelerated science classes to get admitted to top business/finance schools?

I'm planning on taking physics, forensic science, biology and chem. I have a 3.9 GPA and I'm class of 2024. I'm also planning on taking college Marketing Concepts and Spanish 3 & 4 and 8 APs (Calc AB+ …

3
1
2
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Rec Letter Help

So I recently asked several of my teachers for rec letters and got my first response back today. I over shot (asked a total of 5 teachers) when I probably needed only 2-3. I just wanted to play it saf …

2
4
1
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Honors College

Today I officially completed my first college application, however, the option to apply to that university's honors college is still available to me. I've been debating with myself whether or not I sh …

1
1
0
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Expanding my Extracurriculars

I am having a hard time finding things to do to expand my extracurriculars. I also need volunteer hours, which is also something hard to find during covid. I live in a town with about 20-30 thousand p …

0
3
2
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Activities Suggestion

A little about me: I'm a 12 grader international student.

What activities could possibly strengthen my application that are possible to be done online? (Any advice would be helpful!)

Activities I've don …

2
2
1
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

What activities would be good for an art school?

I'm a junior who's looking to go to a school like MICA or VCU. I'm in NAHS (National Art Honor Society) and I'm thinking of joining the Junior Student Council. What extracurriculars would be good for …

1
5
2
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Can I get into UC Berkeley with a average score of 3.89 (5.0 scale)?

Hello! I'm currently a 10th grader, and UC Berkeley had always been my dream school since 1st grade! I've been working on getting closer to my dream. I haven't taken the SAT text yet nor the PSAT tes …

2
9
1
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Test-optional policy

I am an international student, and I would like to know about the test-optional policy. I live in a small town, and it is really far away from the city where the SATs are conducted (like 7 hrs away). …

1
5
1
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

What should I not do when starting my essay.

no description.

1
4
2
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Will the following family responsibility be useful to put on my application if I have no other ecs?

Parents owned a restaurant from when I was in third grade to end of ninth grade. Spent all my time after school and weekends there, helping out when needed. Taking orders/restocking stuff/etc.

2
5
1
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Admission Decision Date

Does anyone know when Oklahoma State sends out admission decisions?

1
1
Displaying questions 6621-6640 of 11809 total

My communities

Admissions Advice

Join more communities to personalize your feed

Explore
 

Join the conversation

Ask a question
Start a discussion
See how your peers are thinking about college admissions.
Reply to a post
Help other students and share your experiences.

Community Guidelines

To keep this community safe and supportive:

  1. Be kind and respectful!
  2. Keep posts relevant to college admissions and high school.
  3. Don’t ask “chance-me” questions. Use CollegeVine’s chancing instead!