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Harvard Interview

I recently received notification of a Harvard Interview I have scheduled for tomorrow! Does it mean anything this late in the cycle...decisions come out in three weeks. I know it's not an auto-accept …

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What Would Colleges Prefer? High GPA but now AP/Dual Credit Classes or Ok GPA with AP/Dual Credit Classes

I'm currently stressed since I applied to colleges with a 3.705 gpa (when it was supposed to be 3.86 since my school messed up my gpa, long story short but I already contacted all the colleges). I hav …

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Will giving retakes in IGCSE hurt my chances of getting into IVY League?

I was absolutely gutted when my IGCSE results came in and I ended up with 5Astars, 1A, 1B and 1C (in mathematics, unfortunately), largely because my schooling was disrupted thanks to COVID, and then I …

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USC today announced it's acceptance rate for the Class of 2027 at 9.75%

Ahead of schedule, USC press relations tweeted today that it will accept 7900 applicants for the Class of 2027 out of 81000 applications. "The University wrote in decision letters sent to applicants …

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How long do I need to live in michigan to be considered a resident?

I plan to move to michigan for culinary arts education and I would like to know how long I have to be there before I qualify for in-state tuition.

Thank you!

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As an international student what are my financial aid options?

As an international student, financial aid is the only reason that will hold me back from going to university in the US after being accepted. (The exchange rate for USD is too high) What can I do abou …

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how to get a better SAT score?

Hi, I am a sophomore who is not very good at standardized testing. On the PSAT I tried very hard but did not get an excellent score. Does anyone have any advice on how to prepare me for the actual SAT …

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Will I get higher chances of getting into colleges if I speak multiple languages.

Hi everyone I currently speak Spanish as my mother tongue and English perfectly I also speak German and I am starting to learn Portuguese. Now my question is will this have an impact on the universiti …

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What do I do over the summer to help my application?

Hello! I'm a freshman in High School and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas of what someone in my position could do over the summer to help boost my application. At the moment, over the summer I'm …

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What to do to have an outstanding application that will get me into Brown university with the PLME program

Good day! I'm so confused ,I want to apply to top schools,Brown especially for the medical program.What can I do to have an outstanding application that will guarantee an admission with a financial ai …

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Another rejection from UIUC, how should I continue?? I know I have a pretty unique situation and I HAVE to get through t

Hello, A2C redditors. I applied to about 13 colleges and I have already received rejections from an ivy, NYU and UIUC(computer as 1st major and math as 2nd). Now I really do wonder what will happen to …

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What improvements would you like to see to CollegeVine's extracurricular ranking pyramid?

Hi everyone! I'm an Expert moderator for CollegeVine, and I've seen and answered many questions about our extracurricular ranking pyramid. I was wondering if anyone has any feedback about how we could …

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French Requirement

I had taken French 3 prior to high school

grade 7 - French1 ; Grade 8 - French 2 ; Grade 8 summer French 3.

Is this enough for colleges ?

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Does applying ED to Amherst actually help?

Amherst's Early Decision acceptance rate is in the 20s compared to a single digit Regular Decision acceptance rate. Am I actually more likely to get in with Early Decision or is it just another case o …

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what as a freshman can I do to prepare

I want to be able to go into UC Berkeley and join a summer program or activity but i cant join anything what cant I do currently to look good for my admissions letter.

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Are collegevine connection?

Are collegevine worthwhile?

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What does it look like to colleges to move from a high ranked school to a lower ranked school?

I've been at a highly national ranked high school for 3 years and have taken 7 AP classes and 6 honors classes, but due to personal reasons Im having to switch to a lower national ranked high school f …

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Does Alternate look good?

I competed at regionals for Science Olympiad. I'm now an alternate for state. How would this rank on extracurriculars? Will this still look good for colleges?

For info, I'm a junior. I joined Science …

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Is it a bad idea to take the SAT this early?

My school only requires the SAT in March of eleventh grade, and I know most people only start their SATs in junior year, but would it be beneficial to take it in tenth grade? I'm a freshman currently …

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