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5 years ago
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Is applying to the ivies worthwhile?

I am a rising senior from India. I have a 4.0, and I am in the top 1% of my class of 450 (approx.). But I'm sooo worried about my ECs and at this point, I think it's no use applying to the Ivies. I h …

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5 years ago
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Bad AP scores

Hi! I'm taking my ap exams in less than a month and I'm worried I'm not gonna do well. Do college admissions care if you didn't do too well on the ap tests if it's what your majoring in?

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5 years ago
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GPA as a Junior / AP Classes senior year

I passed my first junior year semester with a grade average of 81. This compared to grade average of 88 and 93 for freshman and sophomore year was much lower, and it made my 3.5-3.7 GPA drop to a 3.3. …

 
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5 years ago
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Dumb question. If I want to go to college in Fall 2022, then my application begins in this year, right ?

Sorry guys, I am an international student. I logged into the common app and found no option for Fall 2022 and all the deadlines are still in terms of 2020, so I was thoroughly confused. Did I do somet …

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5 years ago
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Summer Research

Hi! I was wondering if sending out emails next week and "cold-calling" professors would be too late if I wanted to get a research opportunity possibly over the summer? (if the professors even reply or …

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5 years ago
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Do colleges care about you weighted gpa or your unweighted gpa?

Do colleges care about you weighted gpa or your unweighted gpa?

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5 years ago
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Getting ready for College

I'm currently a Sophomore, soon to become a Junior. Now, this is the time where I have to really focus on my studies and grades. But I am wondering what classes should I take or steps I can do to incr …

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5 years ago
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Model United Nations

Hello! Participating in MUNs is one of my extracurriculars. However, I'm not sure where I can put them on my profile here, because there's no specific session for "debating". Can you guys help me?

Than …

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5 years ago
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Senior Year Schedules

I saw somebody do this for juniors but how many AP classes are you guys taking for senior year. If you're already a senior, how many are you currently taking? Also which AP classes are you guys taking …

 
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5 years ago
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Why did you choose to do virtual or in-person, and how's it currently working for you?

Hello collegevine community,

I'm curious on everyone's decision on why you chose to stay virtual or in-person. Was it because you wanted to perform better grade wise? Or maybe you wanted to socialize m …

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5 years ago
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Minerva Schools at KGI

What are your thoughts on the Minerva Schools at KGI? Do you think it's better than/ same as/ or worse than other schools? Why?

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5 years ago
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AP Classes For Sophomores!

Hello freshmen! I've seen people do polls like this but so far, I have seen nothing for the class of 2024. Since polls are so fun to create, how many AP classes are you all taking next year? Maybe sha …

 
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5 years ago
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Should i add my resume to my common app ?

Do college admission officers even bother looking at your resume?

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5 years ago
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AP classes

Hello! I was wondering what AP classes I should take in high school, so these are my list so far ~

9th - No AP classes offered for 9th grade

10th - AP Psychology

11th - AP English Lang, AP US History

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5 years ago
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College acceptance

What are the colleges that don't require an english proficiency test??

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5 years ago
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College for international students

I live in Egypt and my dream is to study abroad put I can't afford it . I couldn't take the sat ,act or any English proficiency test because my school system is different and it is very expensive to t …

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5 years ago
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If you take a 3 year gap between high school and college how does it work?

I graduated high school with a core 40 ,but not the best gpa.I was wondering how does it work for when I apply to after taking a few gap years.

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5 years ago
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College for students out of state.

At the moment I am a Sophomore in New Jersey. I'm planning to go to college in Florida but I was wondering how can I get on track to be able to move to Florida on my own? Will it be too expensive? Do …

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5 years ago
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soon i will get into class 11,how do i prepare for MIT from now on so that i can get admitted there as a undergraduate?

i have no extracurricular activities but i want to start doing it so that they can be helpful to get into MIT,so which activities would be the best?and my school doesn't offer any AP exam,what to do i …

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5 years ago
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Admission in MIT

Can you please tell what all extra circular activities can be done for admission in MIT (Computer Science)

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