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Marine Biology Extracurriculars

Hey! I'm a sophmore in Austin, TX and I'm trying to get into UT Austin's Marine Biology program in a few years. I'm currently in the top 13% of my class (140/992) as of freshman year, and I think my r …

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How do I start brainstorming ideas for an independent research study?

Hey guys, I have just recently learned about getting involved with an independent research study while still in high school. I am currently a freshman in high school in Massachusetts and have always l …

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What should i do?

I'm an italian guy, i'm attending my 3rd year at high school (we have 5) and i want to apply for college. What should i do? I started practicing for SAT.

thank you.

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How can I make up for the inconsideration of the SAT for the UC's?

As many of you know, the UC campuses distributed across California, as well as other Californian schools, have stopped considering the SAT and other standardized tests in their application process. Th …

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Freshman grades

Just how important are my grades from freshman year? Sadly, my mental health was at an all-time low during freshman year and I ended the second semester of English with a 60%. I know that this will af …

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Late Teacher Recommendation Letter

I'm a senior applying for several colleges right now and I realized that for one of the colleges I'm applying to, I submitted the application on time but I needed one more teacher recommendation lette …

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what more should i do to increase my changes or getting into duke?

Are my stats and EC good enough for a prestigious college?

I’m a junior in high school right now and I want to go to Duke, or a school to that level. Duke is very very competitive so if anyone can give …

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How will C's affect my admission chances?

I am currently a senior and I have finished applying to all of my schools. Unfortunately, some of my schools are requesting a mid year report and my grades are the lowest they have been my high school …

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Is it possible to get accepted into UCF with a 3.5 GPA and a 1050 SAT?

My major would be undecided.

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Office of testing integrity cancelled my SAT scores

Hi,

I got a letter from ETS stating that my SAT scores have been cancelled due to an "unfair advantage" that I apparently got. I was just making one of my previous answers a bit darker, that too subcon …

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Volunteer Opportunities

I plan to major in musical theatre, and my local theatre group (that I’ve been involved with since they were founded in 2012) is looking for a director for this year’s production. Obviously I couldn’t …

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Need help finding summer programs

I need help to find an I internship or an intensive I can apply for this summer. It also needs to be financially feasible for the typical middle class family.

My interests include:

writing- stories and …

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Is taking 5 AP classes junior year too much with extracurriculars and the SAT & ACT tests?

I'm currently a sophomore in high school and trying to put together my schedule for my junior year. I want to take 5 AP classes next year (we're allowed six every year): AP Language & Composition, AP …

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Should I take AP Macroeconomics before/without Microeconomics?

Hi! I'm a junior planning on going to college for entrepreneurship. Business highly motivates me, since freshman year I have taken a semester introductory business course, a full-year Marketing Manage …

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4 years ago
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GOOD NEWS for INTL STUDENTS applying for Financial Aid.

Dartmouth College yesterday announced that it received $40 million and will apply that to extending its Financial Aid to international students on a Need Blind basis while meeting 100% of the demonstr …

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Should I submit a 1380 SAT to Duke or Columbia?

Based off of the chancing here on CollegeVine, it estimates that both Duke and Columbia should be hard target schools for me if I send in my 1380 on my SAT. However, I'm hesitant to send it in because …

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what are some awards and competitions I can try when planning on going into law or forensic science

I am in 10th grade right now and I don't have anything to put in the awards category of the common app so I was wondering if there are any awards/competitions I could enter if I want to go into law or …

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Grades

If I had two B's during my first semester as a freshman and all A's taking ap and honors courses my next three years, but I had skipped 8th grade during a pandemic how are my chances of getting into a …

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MV calc or linear algebra?

I’m a high school junior trying to figure out my schedule for next year. I’m currently enrolled in AP Calc BC and have an A for both quarters. Would it be better for me to take multivariable calculus …

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Is it better to do Running Start or APs?

I am considering applying for Running Start for my Junior and Senior years of high school. If you didn't know, it's a program where you spend two years of high school taking community college classes …

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