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How will C's affect my admission chances?

I am currently a senior and I have finished applying to all of my schools. Unfortunately, some of my schools are requesting a mid year report and my grades are the lowest they have been my high school …

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Is it possible to get accepted into UCF with a 3.5 GPA and a 1050 SAT?

My major would be undecided.

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Office of testing integrity cancelled my SAT scores

Hi,

I got a letter from ETS stating that my SAT scores have been cancelled due to an "unfair advantage" that I apparently got. I was just making one of my previous answers a bit darker, that too subcon …

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Volunteer Opportunities

I plan to major in musical theatre, and my local theatre group (that I’ve been involved with since they were founded in 2012) is looking for a director for this year’s production. Obviously I couldn’t …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Need help finding summer programs

I need help to find an I internship or an intensive I can apply for this summer. It also needs to be financially feasible for the typical middle class family.

My interests include:

writing- stories and …

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Is taking 5 AP classes junior year too much with extracurriculars and the SAT & ACT tests?

I'm currently a sophomore in high school and trying to put together my schedule for my junior year. I want to take 5 AP classes next year (we're allowed six every year): AP Language & Composition, AP …

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Should I take AP Macroeconomics before/without Microeconomics?

Hi! I'm a junior planning on going to college for entrepreneurship. Business highly motivates me, since freshman year I have taken a semester introductory business course, a full-year Marketing Manage …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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GOOD NEWS for INTL STUDENTS applying for Financial Aid.

Dartmouth College yesterday announced that it received $40 million and will apply that to extending its Financial Aid to international students on a Need Blind basis while meeting 100% of the demonstr …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Should I submit a 1380 SAT to Duke or Columbia?

Based off of the chancing here on CollegeVine, it estimates that both Duke and Columbia should be hard target schools for me if I send in my 1380 on my SAT. However, I'm hesitant to send it in because …

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what are some awards and competitions I can try when planning on going into law or forensic science

I am in 10th grade right now and I don't have anything to put in the awards category of the common app so I was wondering if there are any awards/competitions I could enter if I want to go into law or …

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Grades

If I had two B's during my first semester as a freshman and all A's taking ap and honors courses my next three years, but I had skipped 8th grade during a pandemic how are my chances of getting into a …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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MV calc or linear algebra?

I’m a high school junior trying to figure out my schedule for next year. I’m currently enrolled in AP Calc BC and have an A for both quarters. Would it be better for me to take multivariable calculus …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Is it better to do Running Start or APs?

I am considering applying for Running Start for my Junior and Senior years of high school. If you didn't know, it's a program where you spend two years of high school taking community college classes …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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How can I find schools to apply too?

I’m struggling to find school that I want to apply too. I’ve already looked in my area.but I don’t even know where to start looking in other states.

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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AP and Honor Classes

In my last question, I asked what I could do to boost my chances of getting into colleges. My parents won't let me take any more Honors or AP classes after my freshman year. I've only had one so far a …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Requesting/Sending Transcripts

Hiiii, I'm currently filling out a transcript request from my school, so I can send it to colleges. My school gives me the option of requesting official or unofficial transcripts.

Which should I reques …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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I've been in college for two years already. What does it look like if I wanted to transfer? How would that work?

It's odd that this website assumes you're already in high school. I was just curious, initially, about it.

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What is the difference between USC and USC Dornsife?

and is applying to Dornsife competetive

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Should I extend my Common/Coalition App essay for the sake of extending it?

My Common App essay is 261 words, which might appear to be the bare minimum, but it's very concise and wrapped up nicely. I don't think there's anything significant to add, but will this hurt my chanc …

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Extracurriculars?

I'm not very involved in school activities and I want to get more out there. I plan on going into mechanical or aerospace engineering. My school is having a club rush soon and I was thinking of starti …

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