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
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How do I choose a college for me?

I need help picking a college.

1
3
5
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How can I prepare for NYU?

Hi, my name is Julia and I'm a IB sophomore who really really really wants to go to NYU.

I plan to apply ED, but I'm not sure how much that increases my chances. My main interests are politics, perform …

5
8
1
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

fashion or education?

so I have two career paths in mind: either become a teacher or be a fashion designer. The problem is that when I apply for colleges next year I don't know what to do. I would not be able to double maj …

1
7
0
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Thinking of a project but not sure how to go about it?

Update: I’m creating a website where like every other week, I’ll have a highlighted POC youth that has done something really cool in STEAM. there’ll be a short article about them and I’ll add an origi …

0
7
4
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Discussion

CalTech Class of 2026 Acceptance Rate is approximately 3.25% from 3.92%

SO FAR in this current cycle CalTech is the hardest college to get into. But over the next 3 weeks there are many top colleges announcing admissions data including the Ivys so this might get bumped do …

4
5
4
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Which AP classes to take (Planning to major in something medicine related)?

heyo! When choosing my electives (I'm a high school sophomore), I have an extra space that could be occupied by any AP class that doesn't require other AP requisites (basically the only one I can't ta …

4
4
0
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Possible for me to obtain the AP International Diploma?

AP classes I have taken/am taking/plan on taking as a senior:

Music Theory (5)

2D Art/Design

Physics 1

APUSH

Lang + Comp

French Language

Economics (it's 1 class after which I will likely take both the micro …

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

Orchestra as an Extracurricular

Hello! I just had a question about what I have heard about playing the violin. I primarily thought that it would be a great extracurricular, considering that I am at an advanced level within it, howev …

3
3
5
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Do AP Exam Scores matter?

Hi There!

I'm currently deciding if I should dedicate my time to studying for the SAT/ACT or my AP Exams. Is it true that AP scores are not an important part of your application? Are they self-reported …

5
3
2
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Extracurriculars Advice

Hello! Currently, I am a high school sophomore and I am interested in studying psychology in college. I want to volunteer at a mental health facility or possibly something similar to that, but a lot o …

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

best summer business programs for high school students

I would like to know what summer programs are recommended for someone interested in business. I know some are good but others are not so good on a resume.

1
1
5
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Discussion

MIT Class of 2026 Acceptance Rate drops to 3.96% from 4.1%

On Pi Day 3.14.22, MIT completed its Class of 2026 admissions cycle admitting 1337 applicants out of total EA/RD pool of 33796 applications.

Class of 2025 vs Class of 2026

First-year applications: 33,2 …

5
9
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Discussion

CA GOVERNOR signs emergency law to stall UC Berkeley lawsuit overturning the "STAY" on 2020 enrollement levels

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law overturning the STAY.

This gives UC Berkeley to right to accept a record amount of Regular Decision applicants regardless of the future havoc it causes.

Therefore US B …

9
0
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

thinking about doing bs/md program but not sure if my stats are competitive enough

I plan on taking AP BIO, AP PSYCH, AP STATS senior year and I already took APUSH and AP Lang. Don’t think this is enough tho

I’ve already volunteered at a oncology clinic and I’m thinking of volunteer …

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

Pre-cal or stats

Hi, I'm a junior, I'm really confused about what math I should do in my senior year.

Should I take pre-cal or stats?

2
7
0
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

IB classes vs CAPE classes- Are they equivalent?

I'm a Caribbean student currently doing CAPE which I've heard is equivalent to the IB so would the CAPE courses also be equivalent to IB/AP/honours classes? I wanna know if I can count these under the …

0
1
0
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

3.6 to a 4.0 or higher?

I currently have a 3.6 GPA, so a B+ average. I have two years of high school left, next year I plan to take 3 AP's, and 2 Honors classes, along with a college level course. Assuming I raise my letter …

0
5
0
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How Can I Setup the Legal Aspect of an Online Newspaper/Podcast?

Hello! I've always wanted to have an online space where I collaborate and write about news and interview influential people. I reached out to a friend and we're starting this together. I already have …

0
2
1
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Already accepted offer from a college but want to change

I applied to 2 universities and got into both. I accepted one of them but after accepting their offer, the other university gave me a good financial aid offer. Is there any way I could "un-accept" the …

1
3
0
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

If you aren't able to take advanced courses, does that hurt your college admission chances?

During high school, I wanted to take 2 advanced classes, AP Psychology and Dual PreCalculus, in the 11th grade. However, during the summer, my school's counselors added a new required class for all ju …

0
1
Displaying questions 5281-5300 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!