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Is the Peer Essay Review only for college application essays?

I'm just curious, would it be okay to submit other pieces of writing to be reviewed, or should we just stick to college application essays to keep it relevant to Collegevine? Things like scholarship e …

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5 years ago
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SAT Math Section 70 point boost

Hi everyone! I really want to boost my SAT Math score by 70 points, I am currently at a 630 so I am shooting for a 700+ and I am taking the June 5th SAT. I know there is very little time but I really …

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ec's help

Sophomore here. I feel like I'm all over the place in my extracurriculars. I guess I kinda have 3ish spikes so would it impact my chances of a decent college?

1. Art: I do ceramics and pottery, run an …

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5 years ago
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Who's considered a legacy? + Child of Staff chances?

Hi!

I'm a soph in high school, and I know that I don't apply for college anytime soon, but I was curious about this question: Who's considered a legacy?

I know what a legacy is, but I wanted to see if I …

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5 years ago
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GPA: Weighted vs. Unweighted

Hello Collegevine! I have a feeling that a question similar to this has been asked already, but I looked far and wide and haven't really gotten a definitive answer on it, so I thought I'd ask myself : …

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5 years ago
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I have not taken any AP or Honors classes during my high school career, what should I do?

I have maintained good grades my sophomore and junior year, I have completely straight A's this year (Junior year), I will also be graduating early in Jan 2022, I will also be taking dual enrollment c …

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5 years ago
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Good schools with average GPA

will i get any good scholarships to an average school like University of Utah with a Gpa of 3.9 and ACT of 29

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5 years ago
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question about GPA

Hi! I am a freshmen in highschool and I think i will have 3.69 UW and 3.92 W cumulative GPA ( I took 1 AP and 1 college course). is this a good start as a highschool student?

Also, I started my first …

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5 years ago
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GPA Improvement

I'm a sophomore and currently have a 3.5 UW GPA, and a 3.571 W GPA. I'm in all honors and I've taken 2 AP's and will be taking all IB's next year. What is the best way to increase my GPA? I want to ge …

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5 years ago
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What activity is the congressional award?

For one of my extracurriculars, I am working towards getting the congressional award gold medal, which requires 400 hours of volunteer service, 200 hours of personal development, 200 hours of fitness …

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5 years ago
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How Do Research Opportunities Work?

Hello!

I am currently a freshman in high school and have started to think about searching for research opportunities in my area. If you have done or are in the process of completing a research activit …

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5 years ago
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SAT tips to improve your strategy

Yes, I know practice is important and it takes time, we've all heard that. But does anyone want to share other SAT tips that have helped them out? Like how to be a good guesser? Seriously, don't be sc …

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5 years ago
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What should I do if i want to get into Stony Brook?

I know that Stony Brook focuses a lot on SATs, but I only got a 1130. Are there any programs or books that are very helpful with increasing SAT scores? I also don't have many extracurriculars, so what …

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5 years ago
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Im worried that my gpa will not be enough for colleges like scripps or any of the Claremont colleges

I have a 3.76 unweighted GPA plus I take 7 IB classes, so I wanted to know if this will be enough for colleges like Scripps or Claremont McKenna (and im applying test optional)

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5 years ago
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Can we still apply to UG business programs for fall 2021?

Which universities r accepting applications for fall 2021 without SAT for business programs?

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5 years ago
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What gpa should I aim for? I would like to go to Rice, Cornell, or other ivy league

What gpa did you have and what school you got into

What's a good gpa that will get you into a good school

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5 years ago
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I am 14 and wondering about my college options. Can you help me with some tips to getting into good colleges?

I would like to go to an ivy league school. My GPA right now is 3.89. I am involved in volleyball, job, student government, debate team, and community service. I come from a low income family making u …

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5 years ago
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how do you apply test optional if the college board automatically sends scores?

I read that if you don't have the recipient list filled out about 2 weeks after the test date you will need to pay extra to have them sent to schools. How would this affect applying test optional? Wou …

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5 years ago
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SAT's

I recently got my SAT score back, and I'm not all that happy with it. I got a 1270 for reference. I'm a good student all around, I have a 4.0 UWGPA, I will have taken 10 AP classes and 7 honors when I …

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5 years ago
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My college vine changing for umich was around 84% a few weeks ago and now it's 56-65. Why?

I go to a selective enrollment school in Chicago.

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