Welcome to your community feed

See how others are talking about admissions and get your questions answered by supportive peers.
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

What do competitive colleges (T10s) look for in a high school transcript/course selection?

I'm currently a junior and I have been thinking of dropping a semester honors class. Is a WP on one's transcript enough to get rejected/not make it pass the first stage in the admissions process for c …

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

How much percentage on average we should have for MIT and Harvard?

I just want to also know about the GPA score needed in 4 scales and 5 scale respectively

3
2
5
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Should I retake the ACT?

In October, I took the ACT for the first time (I am a junior right now). I just got my ACT score back today:

Composite: 35

English: 35

Math: 33

R …

5
2
2
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Personal rating

How do you find where you are rated as an essay reviewer?

2
3
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

When is my counsellor required to upload my predicted result? (Mid Year report/final report/along with my transcript)

"Students who have a national secondary exam such as the CBSE, and similar curriculum systems should ask their school to provide us (the respective college) with a prediction of their final exam resul …

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

How to write an academic paper? Requiriment for williams college

I am an international student from Brazil. Our academic papers are pretty different from American ones. How can I write an academic and creative paper?

Williams prompt:

"have the option of sharing an ac …

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

Is there any way to review my essay for free from an expert?

My family's financial condition is not good. So, I can't pay to review my essay. I am trying the peer review option, but I think any expert could help me free of cost. It will be very much helpful for …

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

Regarding AP exams

I am senior planning to apply for BA/BS Biology program. I am an international student(from India). I had plans of taking both AP Chemistry and AP Biology. But now I feel that AP Chemistry will not be …

4
5
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Hello i'm a 9th grade freshman and I was wondering what is a good GPA to attend NYU for Biology

I have 3 years before leaving for college but i was wondering what should be a consistent GPA that I have for all 4 years

1
1
2
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Does NYU Shanghai gives full-ride to international students?

Hi!

I've been exploring NYU Shanghai's opportunities and I can't really find information I need.

So. I know that it DOES give some financial aid to international students, but it doesn't say anything a …

2
3
2
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Application fee

Hi,

How can I pay the application fee for the University of Wisconsin-Madison through my UW portal as a student? The portal is not allowing any option to make a payment. Is there any method to make the …

2
3
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Do the type of courses matter?

In my first two years of high school, I took many art classes. And when I did running start for my last two years of high school, I took many art classes at the college level. Will colleges assume tha …

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

Typo on Essay

Hello,

I just realized I made a typo on my essay and wrote: "district" instead of "Defense" for an organization I was talking about. Will this harm my chances? I didn't notice it. After I named the org …

3
6
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How much chance does an intn'l student to be accepted into an American medchool

If I have completed my Bachelors in the US, do I have a greater chance than a student who did the same in another country, to be accepted to med school, or should I say, do I have 'any' chance of gett …

1
2
4
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Activity Help Pls

Okay so for one of my activities I have Self Taught Language Learning. In this I include that I'm learning 3 languages. the description I have is:

Study Korean, Mandarin, Spanish independently with res …

4
4
2
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How good are sports if they are affected by Covid?

Hello, I currently don't know how I would quantify my sports or if I should include them at all. I was supposed to start my first year of tennis sophomore year, but Covid cancelled the season. Junior …

2
2
5
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Recommendation letters

Hey guys! Can someone tell me who the teachers have to address while writing the recommendation letter? Do they have to submit the letters to different schools with different addresses, or just send i …

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

How useful is Model United Nations?

I am interested in something along Law / Political Science / International Relations.

How can I make MUN stand out in my college applications? Other than participating in many conferences and receivin …

8
3
2
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

No High School Honor Classes System in India?!

I've been researching and applying to a few colleges of my choice and it's pretty visible through the research that Honor and AP classes (coursework) is a huge factor when it comes to admission. I'm g …

2
5
4
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Sports or Clubs? Which stands out more on college applications?

I'm a junior currently and I'm involved in many clubs and extracurriculars. I have lots of leadership roles as well and overall, I'm super involved in my school. I did wrestling my freshman year but o …

4
3
Displaying questions 5481-5500 of 11158 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!