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Is a research program worth it?

I am a rising Junior in high school, and recently been introduced to the concept of research and how medical schools value this greatly. I've been trying to find research programs that don't cost much …

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Can I send a practice AP World DBQ to Princeton as a graded essay?

My AP World teacher graded it and gave comments on it.

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College decisions

Hi! I’m a rising senior from Alabama. I’m looking at colleges to apply for come fall. I want to major in forensic/criminal psychology but there are only a few universities that have that specific majo …

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Does this have an art program I can take??

I am just wondering if this has an art program that I can do because I want to learn more about art and the different ways I can use paint, color pencils, oil pastel, and other materials.

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Do California State colleges look at the signs( + and -) of your grades or do they ignore it like the UCs do?

I don't want to hurt my chances of getting to a good college so I was wondering if Californian state universities take the +'s and -'s of your grades into account during the application or do they jus …

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Does taking my native language harm my college application?

Hi! I am Chinese-American and I currently take mandarin in school. People are telling me that I made a bad decision because i already speak mandarin at home, and thus colleges will dislike the fact th …

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Do you put summer camps/programs on college resume on extracurriculars?

Hello,

This summer, I’m going to a Journalism workshop at Ohio University and Space Camp at NASA’s Huntsville division.

Would these be good to put on an application or should I just leave them out?

My …

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Is a 1410 SAT enough?

I'm going to be a senior in the fall and I was wondering how important it is to get my sat score up. I've taken the SAT twice, and first got a 1380. I am planning on applying to competitive schools, a …

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Do I have a chance getting into a top 20 college?

I will be a senior in the fall, and I've been getting a lot of mixed advice about how good my chances are at highly competitive schools. I am looking to major in business and I am a white female from …

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Is this a good PSAT score to be on the right trajectory for college?

I’m just finishing up 9th grade, and I took my PSAT in the fall. I got a 1000 (560 in reading and writing, 440 in math). I’m feeling like this isn’t a great score, especially on the math portion, but …

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Are my high school classes enough?

Just for reference, my school doesn't offer any honor classes and I want to pursue law.

Freshmen Schedule:

- Chemistry

- Algebra 2

- Freshman English

- Global History and Geography

- Engineering

- Spanish …

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Do I still get a chance to be admitted to a top 10 biz school with a B in my transcript?

I am a junior student, and I was a straight A student but I got a B in my second semester of junior year for AP calculus. My GPA is 4.019. Do I still get a chance to get admitted to a top 10 biz schoo …

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Are CollegeVine advisors actually worth it?

Yes, I know the responses here will be biased as all hell, but that's just the way it is.

I'm a sophomore that's going into Junior year this fall, and I'm trying to be proactive when it comes to colleg …

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End of jr year

So, my jr year has ended and my 2nd semester I ended up with a 3.7 gpa and weighted 4.57 gpa in advanced IB classes. Looking at my cumulative gpa is a 3.5 and 3.9 weighted. Will my Jr year gpa make mo …

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Is English/Journalism Dead?

Hello all,

Since I was young, I’ve always had a passion in reading and exploring different types of literature. This has lead to a profound interest in writing and research, something of which I’m dete …

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how should I expand my extracurriculars as a rising senior applying to colleges in the fall

I started looking at colleges and I realized that compared to other applicants I have very few extracurriculars. During covid I lived with strict relatives (who didn't want me to join clubs at all) so …

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What colleges should I look to apply to? (Reach/Target/Safety)

I've just finished my junior year and will be a senior starting August, but I still don't really have any idea of what college I want to go to. All I know is that I want to get into a good school majo …

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MUN

I've been organizing international Model United Nations conferences, with over 600 participants from around the world.

I'm reaching out to you because I'm considering including this experience in my p …

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Summer Job vs. Internship

Hi! I'm currently a sophomore in high school and will be a junior this fall. This will be my second summer working as a lifeguard at the local public pool.

I know some of my peers have participated in …

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Will I be disadvantaged in college admissions?

My school is very small, around 300 students, with only two guidance counselors, 9 AP classes, and our test scores are very low. It is a low-income area with historically low academics in northern Mai …

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