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What EC tier would the Yale Splash Program be? Also, how can I use Poli-Sci to impact my community?

hi! im a sophomore in highschool with absolutly ZERO extraciriculars.

i participated in a couple online yale splash classes that all relate to my intendend major. im also doing 5 more classes in decem …

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Hi! How important are AP courses?

Okay so my high school doesn't offer AP courses, and I have no other means to take them. Will this affect my chances of getting accepted at a university? If yes, what can I do to compensate? I can't t …

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Will not doing any ECs, winning awards etc. because of covid going to hurt my chances at T-10?

A hyper tensed international freshman here-

The only activity I could do right now is writing a blog (which I am not rn) because we don't have any clubs in my school except scouts and I cannot even par …

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why do I only see the highlights and the overall feedback on college vine?

So I've asked this question before. My question was why doesn't the "what do you think about the essay topic" or the "what do you think about the essay flow" show up in the feedback I receive for my e …

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Colleges not listed on CollegeVine?

Hi! I'm wondering what to do about colleges that aren't listed on CollegeVine—is there somewhere that I should suggest schools to be added? Many of my top choices aren't even on the app.

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Should I take college courses as a freshmen?

I recently learned that there are only 2 AP classes in 12th grade. To compensate for this should I start taking courses at a local community college the summer before sophomore year?

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How much will two B's first trimester of sophomore year affect my applications?

Hi! My school just finished the first trimester, and I got 2 B's, one B in honors algebra 2, and one B+ in AP Chemistry. I'm a little disappointed that my GPA has fallen to a 3.9 from a 4.0, but I und …

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What determines whether or not a college is listed within CollegeVine?

I've found several Universities with multiple campus options are not listed, such as the University of North Carolina not having the option to pick UNC Asheville.

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Essays

Hi, does anyone have an idea of what glue words are?

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Coursera Courses EC?

Would colleges consider Coursera courses as course rigor or extracurriculars

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5 years ago
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How do I change my email that I use for my Collegevine account?

I created this account with my school email as I wasn't sure if I was going to keep using Collegevine or not. After using it so much, I have found it extremely useful! So I tried changing my school em …

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5 years ago
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why do I only see the highlights and the overall feedback on college vine?

why doesn't the "what do you think about the essay topic" or the "what do you think about the essay flow" show up in the feedback I receive for my essays?

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What age/grade should I start looking and communicating with colleges?

Hello. I am a high-school freshman set to graduate in 2024. I was wondering when was a good age/grade to start communicating interest to colleges? I was also looking for some advice in how to show int …

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What would college-in-the-high school classes be considered in my chancing profile?

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I am filling out my college chancing profile for collegevine and I was wondering if college in the high school classes would be considered "honors classes" or "college courses taken at a local fo …

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As a transfer student, should I explain the struggles I had in high school and where should I if so?

People tell you to write the personal essay (common/coalition essay) about something personal that only you could write about and that shows a piece of your story that would be missing from your appli …

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Can I be considered as an in-state resident if I am applying to US as an intl student, but could move to US permanently?

I am a recent high school graduate (class of 2020) and back in 2019, my family had received an opportunity to live in the US as permanent residents, the process halted due to COVID-19, and we weren't …

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Do Stanford undergrad programs vary in difficulty to get into?

I want to be a computer engineer, so I have major in computer science and electrical engineering, I think I’ve heard that it’s more difficult To get into electrical engineering programs that it is for …

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Books to read for STEM

I wanted to know if you have any recommendations for engineering or computer science related books, this is for a question on a college application and I was wondering if any upper clasman have any re …

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To what schools should I send my scores?

I am a senior in high school and I am currently applying to college. I am applying to some state schools, like Binghamton and Stony Brook, and a good amount of private schools such as Georgetown and B …

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