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Class Courses

Hello, I need some help. I'm a junior and I only took one dual credit class and no AP classes. Is it wise to schedule more of these classes.

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How to compensate for a low GPA?

I'm applying to Miami University, Hillsdale College, Allegheny, and Gettysburg College this fall. I have a 3.3 GPA because I was a B student freshman year. My junior year GPA is about 3.7 and I have a …

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Research And Medical Related Questions

Hi,

I'm currently a sophomore in high school. I'm a year younger than everyone in my class, so I can't participate in a lot of other medical related activities that are offered (they need people to be …

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What should I major in?

I plan to pursue a career as a cartoon scriptwriter and would like to know what major would be best for me to take up. I plan to minor/double major in English as well.

Alongside this I would like to kn …

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Is attending Texas Boy's State prestigious for T20 schools?

I got nominated to go to Texas Boy's State which is a week long event in Austin focused on political and leadership skills.

I think it's a cool program, but I want to pursue something in the STEM fiel …

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Washington U. in St. Louis announced a 10% admit rate to the Class of 2026

Today WashU announce that it admitted 3589 or with an admit rate of 10% to the Class of 2026.

This is lowest admit rate in the history of the University. This means they received approx 35900 applicati …

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What kinds of things should I include in my college essay to make sure it stands out?

I am in 11th grade and I will be applying to Colleges next year. I'm curious as to whether anyone has advice as to what would make an essay stand out?

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Dental Field Advice

Hi! I’m a current freshman who is interested in going into the dental medicine. Does anyone have any recommendations for what classes I should be taking in high school and other general advice I shoul …

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Should I cancel an application?

Hi! I'm planning on studying Marketing/MIS in a business school (undergrad).

I have applied to McGill (which is currently my top choice). However, I applied to both the School of Management and the Sc …

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Self study of AP Music Theory

Hello,

Can anyone recommend resources for self-study of AP Music Theory (specifically the composition/part writing)? I'll be a senior next year. I am in a nontraditional educational format that makes i …

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If I was just a member in a club, how to describe role on common app?

I’m planning on joining my new school’s anime/Japanese culture club and I don’t think I’d be able to get any kind of leadership position since I’m new & a rising senior. I plan on including it in my c …

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Where does Harvard Secondary School Programme Rank?

In the college vine extra-curricular calculator does it rank within a 2C,2A, etc.?

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Are these good courses for freshman and sophomore year?

Hi! I am currently a freshman and in my second semester. My GPA is 3.87 unweighted, 4,20 weighted. Do you guys think these are good classes so far, and should I add any more for sophomore year?

Freshma …

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Medical Volunteer Alternatives?

Hello! I am a 10th grader looking to go into the medical field; I have been searching for medical related volunteer opportunities, but with COVID restrictions it has been difficult to find any especia …

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Are these classes ok for my sophmore year?

I'm currently taking AP Spanish Language and taking 4 advanced classes. However, next year I'm taking 3 APs (AP Spanish Lit, AP Lang, and AP US History) and 2 On-Ramps classes, a course that is set in …

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I want CollegeVine to do something about Cut-Copy-Pasting of essays.

Just a minute ago, I reported an essay of an Indian folk (he/she claimed in the essay).

The issue was, that he copied my Harvard Essay and altered it a little. He did not even change the strong words …

 
20~25 minutes time, code pages to prevent such deeds
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Good AP to self study in Freshman Year

I was thinking of taking an AP class in Freshman Year. Unfortunately, this will have to be outside of the school so I will be self studying. Are there any particular APs which might be too hard to sel …

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Are these courses ok for my junior year??? Also, do you guys recommened taking AP calc ab before precalc???

AP Psychology

AP Calculus AB

AP Language and Composition

AP US History

Physics

Intro to Engineer Design

Advanced Strings

I currently have all A's and am taking 4 honors classes. However I'm not sure how more …

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What Tier Are My Extracurriculars?

Hello!

While I have used the chancing calculator on collegevine, I am still unsure about the tier level (level 1, 2, 3, etc.) for some of my extracurriculars. I would love some input! (activities are …

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Cornell's admitted today that it offered 4908 admission this cycle or 6.9% a record low!!!!!!

In yesterdays Cornell Sun, reporters stated that 4908 students were admitted to the Class of 2026.

https://cornellsun.com/2022/04/11/cornell-university-admits-talented-and-diverse-prospective-class-of-

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