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Hi! I am currently a rising senior in India who was born in the USA. I am getting close to the admissions window, and am aiming high elite colleges like MIT. I have a lot achievements on my profile bu …

My details - SAT-1520, GPA-3.7, top-2%, and leadership positions in high school in India. Please also tell me tips to build a better profile and what to do in next 3 months for a nearly perfect applic …

I run a YouTube channel that posts videos more to the comedy side but has gained Thousands of subscribers, Millions of views and collaborated with other channels, but it has no connection whatsoever t …

My sophomore year was very rocky especially with dealing with a lot of mental health issues. I ended the year with a 3.1 and had a couple extra circulars like modeling jv track etc, do you think I sti …

I’m trying to draft all my essays, and for some of the supplementals, I’m not sure how I can connect them to my extracurriculars. I can build my character/identity in them, but I don’t have any extrac …

I signed up for multiple honors classes for this upcoming school year but wasn't able to take one as it conflicted with my AP classes. The class I requested as a replacement is not being offered due t …

When Covid-19 had initially hit I was a freshman going into my sophomore year. My school wasn't ready for this and so extracurriculars were on a hiatus. As I came into my junior year of high I tried j …

I am planning on taking AP environmental science and ap biology, however I plan on going into business or computer science. My school only offers APs in the math/sciences which is the reason I am taki …

should i be connecting with admission officers to improve my chances of getting accepted? if so, how would i go about doing that?

Title basically says it all, I didn't do so well transitioning from middle to high school over COVID, and had subpar grades. I clutched up second semester and got a 3.9, and got straight As in person …

If I am a sophomore in high school and taking two AP classes and I have taken one advanced class with a 3.5 GPA for my freshman year will that have colleges looking at my CollegeVine and RaiseMe profi …

How do we send in our high school transcript/teacher recommendations even though a college does not require it? I am applying to schools on the Common App.

Also, is it possible to get our official tra …

I am unsure if you can because sometimes it is considered informal but i have heard that it is fine from others. Thanks!

in my personal statement should i mention the college i am submitting it to? or should i only do that in supplementals?

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I am a rising Junior in Texas.

I saw that CollegeBoard discontinued the SAT Subject Tests, and I had been interested in taking them as I felt that they would improve my chances in T20 schools. Ar …

Does using an application fee waiver affect my chances (like does it look bad?)

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So I was just wondering if sports would help at getting into Carnegie Mellon. I run track and cross country and can run a 4:42 mile and a 17:20 5K, which both times would put me as one of their top …

I'm a rising sophomore from northern California and I'm not really sure what I want to do yet, but right now I'm exploring business and international relations. My school offers some clubs in these fi …

Are you allowed to add contractions or shorthanded language in activity list description. For example: w for "with" or & for "and" ?

In the activities section, if the club I'm mentioning is unique to my school- should I give an incredibly brief description of what the club does? My club focuses on diversity and inclusion but that's …