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How prestigious are these summer arts & writing programs?

How prestigious are these programs? I am trying to pick the top 3 that would be best to apply for. I will evaluate them based on a multitude of factors (location, price), but I would still like to kno …

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Privilege essay, accomplishments essay

I have to write two essays about privilege and how to use them.

The other one us about accomplishments in school.

I would like some ideas about what privileges are good to discuss on the college essay.

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what guarantees admission into an ivy league

What can I do that easily guarantees me a spot in an ivy? Particularly Harvard and Yale. If I do their summer program does that boost my application? What can I do as a freshman to become what Ivy Lea …

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Extracurricular Ideas for Education Policy

Im a Junior and I’m not 100% sure what I want to go into, but right now I’m interested in education policy or just government in general. I already volunteer with some educational organizations for st …

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Submitting New Honor/Activity After Deadline

Hello. I recently had an additional leadership activity at my school that is related to Duke Basketball. I planned on discussing this activity in my interview, but since I submitted my Duke applicatio …

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How should I better my chances to get into colleges?

Hi! I’m a current junior with not the best gpa for the schools I really want to go to. My dream school is Notre Dame and I’m worried I’ll get a flat out rejection and not even waitlist or acceptance. …

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TSI assessment and Accuplacer Test

What's the difference between the TSI Assessment and Accuplacer test?

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Is there a way to apply to top-tier colleges and get significant scholarships to cover most of the tuition?

I want to apply to colleges like Duke University or Brown, but I come from a family of four kids and three of us will be applying to college at the same time. Are there any scholarships that can get m …

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What are good volunteer opportunities that make a difference and go towards high school volunteer requirement hours?

Hi! I am in search of volunteer opportunities for a 15 year old that loves animals and working hands on with them. Does anyone have any recommendations or places around the Dallas, Texas area I can do …

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Should I do the SAT?

Hello, I'm wondering if I should do the SAT to broaden the amount of colleges I have because nowadays even a transfer student needs an SAT. As with experience, I struggle a lot in higher level math, t …

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How to write an update letter to colleges

I (senior) have a few achievements and other extracurricular updates I want to communicate to colleges that haven't released decisions yet (UF, FSU, UGA). This ISN'T a letter of continued interest, so …

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What would help me look good as a marine bio major?

Hi! I want to major in Marine Bio but my school doesn't offer a course, besides for community service with involvement in some aspect of marine bio, what else can I do?

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What are some highly weighted extracurricular for upcoming computer science major?

Multiple tier 1 extracurriculars.

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Should I join NSHSS?

I received a letter for it, and an email but the fee is $90. I also heard its not recognized by colleges but others are telling me it is. Should I join?

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Extracurriculars

Even though I have good marks, my EC profile is very low. My parents never supported me to do ECs and always wanted me to excel academically because in my country they only consider A/L z-score for un …

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Dual Credit and Admissions

Hello, so I started applying for courses for junior year and my core classes are going to mostly be consisted of dual credit. If say I'm applying to Harvard or an Ivy League will there be less of a ch …

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What are some business extracurriculars I could do?

I am currently a sophmore in high school and I might want to do business. I do not really know too much about it, but I am interested in marketing. Are there any extracurriculars that look impressive …

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Your acceptance rate is very low, would I have any chance of getting in?

Hello Williams College,

It has come to my attention that you have sent me emails about connecting with you through college vine, however I am very confused about why because of my chances of getting i …

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Should I change my major?

I'm in community college and was planning on transferring to Berkeley and then going to grad school for College Counseling. My counselor is pressuring me to change my major from media studies to psych …

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Is it bad to pick a school late?

I'm planning to go to college in the fall and I've managed to narrow down to three colleges, but two of the schools I'm looking at are quite expensive (Dominican of California and UMD). The deadline f …

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