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Is my profile is good enough for ivy league?

My school doesn't follow GPA, my percentage is 99% and my sat is 1510

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Honors Calculus instead of AP Calculus?

So I'm currently a junior, and I'm currently taking Honors Calculus + APES, AP World, AP Lang, AP Psych, Law, and Honors French 3. I get that this is not really a rigorous workload, especially for a j …

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I want to know if living in college dorms is safe. Im talking about the ivies here.

I live in the UAE and it's REALLY safe here. My parents often tell me about how unsafe the US is especially towards Muslims. I want to know if it is safe for an international Muslim student to live th …

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What do I do if I had Circumstances that Dropped my GPA?

SO basically i’m going to keep this short but informative. I am a current junior in high school and I was diagnosed with POTS a year ago after being misdiagnosed with so many other things. I was barel …

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I wanted to know how I can improve my gap essay?

Facing the reality of financial burdens, I decided to take a gap year to lend my parents a helping hand. As I searched for job opportunities in Mongolia, I quickly realized my options were limited to …

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How important is SAT in college admission?

Hello, I'm a junior in high school, and I took the SAT (paper version) two times recently. I got 800 math for both times, but my English score went from 620 -> 590. I'll be taking the digital version …

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Is a C+ in BiologyI Accelerated for second quarter of freshman year, is this catastrophic if I am aiming for ivy league?

Although I am still in the middle of my second quarter for Biology I Accelerated (which is weighed the same as AP) I have a single D bringing my grade down for this class. I was wondering how negative …

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What are some extracurriculars I should take as a 15-year-old sophomore in high school?

I plan to go on the pre-med track and my dream school is Johns Hopkins. What are some extracurriculars I should do that are medicine related?

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What should i enter in the coursework field in Collagevine's personal profile?

I'm a grade 12 student at an accredited high-school in Ethiopia. In Ethiopian most high schools, there aren't distinct honors or AP classes like in some other educational systems. Instead, they focus …

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Am I doing enough?

Hello, I am a current freshman who is hoping to get into Harvard. I am currently taking 3 honors classes, and I plan to take 14 AP classes and 7 honors classes by the end of high school, and take astr …

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I got connections with a few colleges, what now?

The colleges I connected with aren't the ones I'm applying to, and I don't really have specific questions. However, I am somewhat interested in one of them that I heard was very rigorous. How do I go …

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Where to improve (junior) (not chancing but you can) (idk abt essays rn)

1510 SAT, prob will retake (740 eng 770 math)

ACT pending score

1500 PSAT, prob nm finalist

4.0 unweighted, 4.45 weighted (4.0 scale, 4.5=honors, 5.0=ap)

6 aps total by the end of this year (calc ab+bc, c …

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Is Freshman year of High School too early to apply for scholarships?

I wondered if I should wait until I am a Junior or Senior before applying. It is very important to me that I get into a good college, but I don't know if it is too early.

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Will an F 1st semester of senior year ruin my chance for NYU?

Hi, I’m applying Early Decision 2 to a relatively less competitive NYU school. Unfortunately I ended the semester with an F in my AP 2D art class, and I’m really worried about how the midyear repo …

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Connections not responding.

Hi!

I have noticed that once a college connects with me, they never respond to any of the questions I have after the connection. Are others experiencing this or is it just me? I don't want to keep as …

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Showing interest in Engineering

I want to major in engineering, (I'm currently a sophomore), but I feel like all the extracurricular activities I'm involved in don't show that. Can I attend any summer or online programs to show my i …

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My question is for the adopted people because I´m adopted as well and I was wondering how the free college works?

With being adopted the state you were adopted in provides you free college. I heard that it only will work if you went to a public college. I am coming to the end of my high school career, so I was wo …

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How bad does it look to get a C in A levels math 1st term senior year?

I am in my senior year at a British school in Valencia Spain. I started at the school in my junior year. Prior to that I was at an American school in Taipei Taiwan for my freshman and sophomore year. …

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Are my Extra curriculars strong enough? How can I improve it?

These are my activities as listed on my Common App. Please recommend improvements, criticisms(constructive of course).

I'm a West Indian/Caribbean student who have good CSEC and average CAPE results.

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What do you do after getting into a college?

I recently received an acceptance letter from one of my top-choice schools. However, I'm still waiting to hear back from other schools that I've applied to. I'm feeling quite overwhelmed by all the in …

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