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What do you think about my extracurricular resume?

I am a very hardworking student, and throughout my one and half years of high school, I have had all A's. I have a 4.6216 weighted GPA out of 4.00. My PSAT was 1220, not great, but I am taking the SAT …

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Language

I'm taking Spanish in high school, but I want to take Mandarin in college. Is it ok to take Mandarin 1 in college without any prior knowledge?

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Classroom Aide for senior year?

I am finalizing my course selection for senior year within these next few weeks and have been notified that my elective, Advanced Business Technology, will not be running next school year. My guidance …

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Strengthening my resume

I am currently a sophomore in high school and I was wondering what I can do to strengthen my resume for college, specifically in the extracurricular area. My top choice for college is the University o …

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What happens if a teacher moves?

Hi!

So one of the teachers that I wanted to ask for a letter of rec may move during my senior year, would I still be able to ask her for a letter of rec?

Thanks!

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Is there any point in bothering with applying now?

I'm a dual enrollment student with homeschool (Senior) and a local community college. I've never planned on going the "traditional" route of HS -> 4-year and I still intend to utilize the guaranteed t …

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Can I/Should I send a second update letter?

Last December, I, like many, was deferred to the regular decision cycle and sent my Letter of Continued Interest with the newest updates to that date. However, since then, I have been through new situ …

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Senior classes

Should a non-STEM student take AP Biology or AP Environmental Science?

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Rec letter advice

Hi!

What can I do during the remainder of my junior year to get really strong letters of rec? How can I better connect with my teachers?

Thanks!

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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What does JROTC count as in Collegevine? Sports, leadership, community service?

I'm trying to fill out my extracurricular applications on my profile, but I can't seem to accurately place JROTC as an extracurricular. I've used it to fill out my PF credits on my transcript, but I'm …

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Should I apply to Yale as a legacy?

I am planning on going to business school, my reach/hard target schools are UPenn, Cornell, UMichigan, Northeastern, and Carnegie Mellon. I'm guessing the answer is no because my chances suck anyway ( …

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Can I still get into good schools without a lot of AP classes?

Hi! So I'm a high school junior, and I want to attend UIUC to major in Chemical Engineering. I know that their engineering school is highly prestigious and ranked though, and I haven't taken many AP c …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Will it be ok to withdraw?

If I am a junior and taking 3 APs at the same time and has alot on my plate, will it hurt my college appication if I withdraw pass from an AP class related to my major? I already took 3 APs last semes …

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Will taking a study hall/research period hurt my chances of getting into competitive colleges?

I'm currently enrolled as a sophomore in the IB program at my school, and I know that it's going to be very rigorous next year. By the end of this year, I will have also taken 4 APs: AP hug, AP enviro …

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Should I give up?

I am a junior in high school. I have my ACTs tomorrow but I'm scared I will fail them. I have a 2.0 GPA and I'm just exhausted. I want to give up and just not go to college. I want to be a middle scho …

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JHU CTY Transcript

Hi!

So last year I took a class with JHU's CTY and I got an A-, and I don't want universities to see the grade. Are CTY transcripts automatically sent to colleges? If so, how can I prevent that?

Thanks!

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UF Admissions?!

Ok so I don't know if this is true, but I've been seeing things all over the internet about how everyone is getting rejected from UF. The last time I checked they weren't extremely hard to get into. N …

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Will my college rescind me for 1 D?

Made a previous post about the situation. I was accepted at all 3 colleges I applied to but have committed to Bradley University as a business major.

I currently have a D in my Civics class which is r …

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Question about which factor is most important for college application.

I was wondering which is most important factor for college admissons: extracurriculars, GPA, AP scores, or SAT/ACT score.

A little about me: I am a sophomore, I took AP HUG last year, got a 5, haven't …

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Can I get into college? Should I even try?

I currently have a 1.6 GPA and im in my second semester of junior year. These past years have been rough on me and I didn’t care about school. I failed a lot of my classes because of my lack of dedica …

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