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

Multiple tier 1 extracurriculars.

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Info about UMich Expression of Continued Interest

I recently submitted my RD application to the University of Michigan. The portal lists something called an Expression of Continued Interest form. I was a bit confused about this ECI being open for RD …

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Do you believe my resume is a fit?

GPA: UW 3.8, W 4.34. (My one C counted as 2 Cs through a professional curriculum, same class)

ACT: 34

Coursework: 7 APs, 8 Honors, 2 College Courses

Extracurriculars: Highly ranked chess player nationall …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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COLLEGE FIT is more important then PRESTIGE, CLOUT and RANK

As a 1st year Columbia University student I wanted to share that selecting a college on mutual fit is more important than how News Orgs. rank schools, how your friends and family value it on prestige, …

 
Given the choice, I'm picking the most prestigious college !
21%
 
Given the choice, I'm picking the most economical college !
4%
 
Given the choice, I'm picking the higest rank college !
4%
 
Given the choice, I'm picking the college that is the best fit !
69%
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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Does a published App on App Store make your profile stand out?

I couldn't find a section on CollegeVine addressing whether publishing an app on the app store would increase my chances of admission into an ivy league or equivalent school.

If it does, does the numbe …

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Do internships boost chances of admission?

I've been applying to many internships from NASA offered to high schoolers. Would getting an acceptance into any of those internships boost my chances of getting accepted into any ivy league or equiva …

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Online Summer Activities vs. In-person

Hi! I am applying for summer programs for this upcoming summer and I was wondering whether it matters to the college admissions, especially top university admissions officers, that I participate in an …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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tips for getting into umich?

I'm a junior, starting college apps this summer. I have a fair amount of ec's, currently studying for the act, which will hopefully make up for my low gpa. Right now, I have around a 3.6 uw gpa becaus …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Freshman GPA

I'm a freshman in my second semester and I have an unweighted GPA of 3.5 and a weighted GPA of 3.6250 and wanted to know if that was a good GPA. And also I was wondering if GPA really matters in fresh …

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How do I make my college applications stronger?

So far I have plans to participate in summer programs, research, found a club, and more, and still, my estimated acceptance rate for UT Austin is only 40% (29% on average). Is there anything else besi …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Info about UMich Expression of Continued Interest?

I recently submitted my RD application to the University of Michigan. The portal lists something called an Expression of Continued Interest form. I was a bit confused about this ECI being open for RD …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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What are the best extracurriculars that can be done independently for college admissions?

Tier 1 and Tier 2 extracurriculars.

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how to get inside harvard

Is getting into more clubs a good chance for Harvard?

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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how to get inside harvard

Is getting into more clubs a good chance for Harvard?

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Rec letters

When is usually the best time to get Rec letters from teachers. Currently I have till May end about till school ends and also is there a requirement for which teachers I have to get it from.

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Chem over the summer?

Hi everyone,

I'm a freshman and this summer I was planning on taking chemistry to prepare for AP Bio. At my school most of the people in AP Bio are sophomores who took chemistry freshman year. Current …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Hello, everyone, some questions about communications with the admission office

Hello, everyone. I recently was contacted by an admission officer privately from a top 50 university. They asked me to provide some more information regarding my academics and some other aspects of …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Do colleges look at weighted GPA and how do they compare it to others with different systems?

I've been looking at the stats of others and have seen people mention weighted GPA a lot but do college actually look at that? Especially with how different it is at different schools. For example I h …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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should I write a letter of continued interest?

Hi!

Last week, I was defferred from Northeastern early action. I clicked the continue interest button on their form but I was wondering if it would be helpful to write a letter of continued interest wi …

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3 years agoAdmissions Advice
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New school issues

Hi, I just moved to a new high school on 01/17 and I've had some trouble with the counseling team when it comes to my grade level. At my last school I was classified as a sophomore with 16.5 credits ( …

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