Skip to main content

Welcome to your community feed

See how others are talking about admissions and get your questions answered by supportive peers.
0
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Dual Enrollment Calculus vs. AP?

I'm wondering whether or not I should take Calculus I, II, and III through Dual Enrollment or AP Calculus AB and BC along with Calculus III.

I'm a homeschooled freshman who is currently self-studying f …

0
6
0
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How do I prepare for the military (undecided occupation, may sway high school/college decisions)?

Hi all, I'm a sophomore in high school and am currently thinking about joining the military. Aside from defending my country/helping others, I also like the financial and environmental security (milit …

0
2
0
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Will an unpublished app have any significance on my application?

I have an app that has been in development since May, but since it’s been developed through volunteer developers, I’ve had a lot of trouble. First, I had a developer who set up the framework, and he d …

0
3
0
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

As a junior my kid sent a low SAT score to umiami, now we see they are test optional. She wanted to ED there.

Junior year my kid just listed schools to send her SAT too. Unfortunately, she listed UMIAMI and that score was bad (1040) now we see they are test optional and my kid wanted to early decision there. …

0
2
5
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Should I start my applications with or without my SAT scores?

Now that admissions are opening up I wanted to get Early Action processing for the colleges I wanted to attend. Most are test optional so its not like I truly need it, but I feel it'd be good for my a …

5
3
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Are there any financial aid in collegevine to assist foreigners from Nigeria who are going through financial challenges

My name is Abdoulaye Daba Safia,I am from Chad. I was born in 2006 and I am the fourth born of a family of seven children. I am an orphan, my father was assassinated in 2016 and ever since that time,l …

1
2
0
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Should I EA or ED Haverford?

I'm considering applying to Haverford. I have a low but not 0 chance based on my school's stats. I would be best off applying ED as it would generally be my top choice college (distance from home, aca …

0
1
-3
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Are there any financial aid in collegevine to assist foreigners from Nigeria who are going through financial challenges

My name is Abdoulaye Daba Safia,I am from Chad. I was born in 2006 and I am the fourth born of a family of seven children. I am an orphan, my father was assassinated in 2016 and ever since that time,l …

-3
3
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Does intended major at Cornell affect acceptance rate?

At Cornell, you don't declare your major officially till sophomore year. Does this mean indicating a major on the common app will not affect the acceptance rate? Or will picking CS make a harder chanc …

1
4
-5
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Are there any financial aid in collegevine to assist foreigners from Nigeria who are going through financial challenges

My name is Abdoulaye Daba Safia,I am from Chad. I was born in 2006 and I am the fourth born of a family of seven children. I am an orphan, my father was assassinated in 2016 and ever since that time,l …

-5
1
-6
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Holistic Review

Hello. How does holistic review work and how does ethnicity factor in? Let me know. Thanks!

-6
28
3
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

how do i efficiently raise my gpa?

i am a freshman with a weighted gpa of 3.9 and a cumulative gpa of 3.4. i am currently taking three honors classes with one ap class. i have all a's, and am never late to any of my classes. my grade d …

3
5
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

I'm confused as when I apply my race here on collegevine on what I'd be considered as?

This is a question more about college vine itself

To give some insight I'm from Iraq (Both of my parents as well)- I know that I'm middle eastern but in terms of race in the US what would I be consider …

1
3
0
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Is it worth applying to Ivy schools and can I expect to get into 1?

I am currently a junior going to a private school in New Jersey. The school is somewhat rigorous in terms of academics but not as competitive as schools like Lawrenceville or Pingry. However, the scho …

0
3
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Are my essays on the right topics?

Hi, I'm applying to Harvard Early Action and was wondering if my essay topics are well-selected; I'm confident in all of the drafts I have and have received positive feedback on the writing itself, bu …

1
1
8
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Did anyone else’s admission chances go up.

I know vine just added more data and that’s why it changed, but figured it go down with recent competition for admissions. Are we finally seeing admissions going back to being reasonable.

8
5
1
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Consistently made a B in English throughout high school. How will this affect my admissions if at all?

I have never been the strongest when it comes to English in the academic setting, probably due to being raised in the deep south. English is the only subject I have ever made a B (less than 93) on, wi …

1
2
1
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Thoughts on being top 300 world and top 1000NA in separate video games a strong extracirricular?

Hey everyone,

I'm planning to apply to most of the UC's and UW and was wondering if being extremely good at video games is a strong trait to get into these schools. My unweighted is like a 3.91 and I'm …

1
3
0
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

What is the average GPA for UCI UCSD UCSB weighed capped and uncapped? And Is my gpa good enough?

I have a 4.35 weighed, 4.05 UC capped, 3.65 unweighted. Do I have a good shot at UCI UCSB and UCSD?

0
1
0
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Wrote about a controversial topic on college essay

Hi! I'm a HS senior applying to QuestBridge, and for my final essay in which we can choose a topic that interests us, I chose to write about the College Board monopoly on education. I was, and still a …

0
2
Displaying questions 3681-3700 of 11803 total

My communities

Admissions Advice

Join more communities to personalize your feed

Explore
 

Join the conversation

Ask a question
Start a discussion
See how your peers are thinking about college admissions.
Reply to a post
Help other students and share your experiences.

Community Guidelines

To keep this community safe and supportive:

  1. Be kind and respectful!
  2. Keep posts relevant to college admissions and high school.
  3. Don’t ask “chance-me” questions. Use CollegeVine’s chancing instead!