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Does anyone have any information regarding the decision date for the senate page program?

Hi, I am currently in high school and I recently applied for the fall term for the Senate Page Program, which is essentially a 6-month internship in Washington DC. The application deadline is June 4th …

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Should I take AP French Language and Culture my senior year WITHOUT the AP exam in order to satisfy the 4-year criteria?

Hello!

I am currently in the process of scheduling my classes for next year, and I do want a shot at maybe getting into the T20 colleges. I heard that they like coursework that includes 4 years of fore …

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5 years ago
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Does anyone know what the admission rates were for UC Schools Class of 2025

I can't find any info on UC School acceptance rates.

Either UCSD, UCI, UCSB, UCLA, or UC Berkeley

Can anyone who got accepted share that information or post a link to where that info is?

Thank you

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5 years ago
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Do I need to have science and math EC's to get into MIT?

If I'm interested in majoring in finance at MIT, is it okay for my whole application to reflect my interest in just finance, or do they want to see interest in science and math as well?

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Repeated courses - bad?

Backstory: My mom died just before I started high school which led to me suffering from depression, and absolutely no motivation for school work. This resulted in me only getting average grades.

I have …

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What do you do after a deferral AND a waitlist?

Hi! Was recently waitlisted by Boston College after a deferral a few months prior. As far as I know, procedures for deferred/waitlisted students in relevance to LOCIs, EC updates, etc. have remained t …

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5 years ago
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Need guidance please in making right decision

My son has following offers for electrical engineering and keeping in mind job placement after competing engineering quality of education what should be the top choice: UIUC,Urbana. Case western …

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5 years ago
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What would be the suitable intended major as I'm getting confused

I most probably want to be a scientist who works in a lab and do researches mostly about drugs, vaccines, and the microorganisms. However, when I look at majors, I find so many overlapping ones and I …

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5 years ago
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Are there any free summer programs hosted by universities for high school students?

I checked the Ivy league schools and all of them cost money so I was wondering if there are any colleges out there that provide free programs for high school juniors?

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5 years ago
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Where has CollegeVine been all of my life?

This website is sincerely THE BEST in the business. Literally, Cappex.com, CollegeSimply.com, and Bold.org cannot compete. If there was an award for being the most reliable, trustworthy, and amazing c …

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Having a major-specific chancing on the profile would be very useful

For example, computer science at Purdue is more competitive than some of their other programs, and it would be very useful if the chancing reflected this. I know that this would be difficult to implem …

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5 years ago
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what to do over summer

hey! so i dont really know what to do over the summer but have some plans but still waiting on decisions:

- planning to take on 2 research internships? (one paid, one unpaid)

- I'm also looking into no …

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5 years ago
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A level computer science requirements

Hey,

I am currently residing in Singapore and am doing my A-levels. I wish to apply to undergraduate computer science course but am not able to locate the subject and grade requirements for my particul …

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5 years ago
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UPENN essay error

Hi. I applied to the Weitzman School of Design at Upenn for the fall of 2021. I looked over my essay today just to look over what I wrote. Then I realized I made two writing errors on one of my essays …

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5 years ago
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Can someone tell me what a YIELD RATE means

What is a college's yield rate?

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Can I please get a link to start my application?

Public School

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5 years ago
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Early Action confusion!

Well, if I apply to MIT during early application, am I allowed to apply in Harvard restrictive early action same time? As MIT is non-binding, can I apply to other private unis of USA at the same time …

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Class of '25 Admission Rates are the new reality for Class of '26 and beyond.

Some of you know that I have been vocal that this admission cycle is brutal and caught many applicants off guard. Why? Because very few people thought that a.) applications numbers would skyrocket b.) …

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I'm keeping tabs on Class of 2025 Stats - Can you help?

Hi, if you have any additional stats can you add them in your comments below. Thank you for your help, this will be very useful for other CV members in the community.

Amherst 8% vs 11.7% (2025 vs 2024 …

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