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Extracurricular activities

I have a few questions regarding extracurriculars:

-Is playing the church organ considered an extracurricular, and what can put as a description?

-If I add music as an extracurricular, which is somethin …

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Letter of Recommendation...

I am an international student , I just wanted to know should my school management directly send the letters to the universities I am applying or should I upload it with my application,, Thanks .....

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for colleges that only require one teacher lor, is it necessary for it to be from a STEM teacher?

for context, i'm applying as a bio major. i'm planning on asking my APUSH teacher for one letter and one of my teachers in a STEM subject for the other (not sure what teacher yet). i'm considering my …

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Should I list the same extracurricular twice on CollegeVine?

If I were both president of my school’s Academic Decathlon club and I won an individual award at the national level, would I list that as 2 separate extracurriculars on CollegeVine? Since one is a sig …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Changes to Chancing Engine Results

I'm writing to share that the Chancing Results are now a single % percentage number not a range of numbers. I'm not sure when this went into effect but at least for me, it's no longer a range of numbe …

 
I prefer seeing a RANGE of % Percentages
31%
 
I prefer seeing a single NUMBER % Percentage
17%
 
I do not care if it's a RANGE or SINGLE Number
18%
 
I prefer seeing a SINGLE number with +/- % error factor
32%
Poll closed58 votes
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Can I apply regular decision before the early decision deadline is reached; how do you know the difference on Com. App?

This may seem like a silly question, but I want to make sure that I do not back myself into a hole.

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Can I ask my theatre teacher for one of my main rec letters or should those come from academic classes?

I feel like my theater director knows me better than any of my other academic teachers, but I also don't know whether schools prefer academic ones. I know the Common App has the "Other" option as well …

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Finding my dream university/college which gives full need based scholarships to international sudents or have low fee et

I am a grade 12 student, going to apply in 2022 and I am searching an university or college which

1) gives 100% need based scholarships to international sudents or have very low fees.

2) can waive Engl …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Can I an international student apply for Spring term 2022 in Sep 2021?

All I can see in Admissions section(Uni website) is info. regarding Fall semester... What about Spring term? I did a gap year and if I apply now will I only be able to join next Sept. or can I join th …

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Extracurriculars for Engineering Programs

I am a science enthusiast and want to enter Engineering Programs in Colleges (not as prestigious as Tier1) for eg. UWMadison, UMTC, Tulane, Florida tech, Illinois Tech, Purdue etc.

In my ExtraCs I have …

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Is it necessary to participate in competitions to get into elite colleges in the US?

Hello, I am a current sophomore and an international student. I was wondering if it is necessary to participate in national or international competitions to get into elite colleges in the US? Last yea …

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What should I do about teacher recommendations if I've moved schools extremely frequently?

I've changed schools 4 times my high school career, and as a senior now I am realizing I don't have anyone to reach out for recommendations. I'm really lost on what to do, should I just apply to schoo …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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International student

Can I get into college at age 16.

I'm currently in the 12th grade. I didn't do kindergarten and I got double promotion in grade 5 so I skipped grade 6. Will colleges accept me?

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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I guess extracurriculars and self-doubt always come together

Again I have a question about extracurriculars(I swear this is the last one). I'm international student and my school doesn't offer any clubs or athletics at all (only student council in which I've pa …

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What to do for junior year?

Hi!! I'm a junior and I'm planning to apply for UPenn as an international student, but I'm not sure on what to do for my extracurriculars :((, I got rejected by a lot of organizations in my school (de …

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What courses or extracurriculars shall I do while in 9th grade?

I am a 9th grade student from Odisha, India. I am descent in my studies and score between 80-90% every year. This year, I am in my freshman year of high school. I am confused about whether I should do …

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Questions for CBSE students in common Application

My question is related to common application ( US universities), my daughter is in CBSE 12th. I have two questions

a) While mentioning Course and Grades, in common application, should we select the Gra …

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College Essay

Hi, I'm a senior can anyone help Me? I'm having a really hard time coming up with an anecdote/memoir for my essay. I keep trying brainstorming exercises on YouTube, but nothing seems to be working. I …

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Extracurriculars for Engineering Programs

I am a science enthusiast and want to enter Engineering Programs in Colleges (not as prestigious as Tier1) for eg. UWMadison, UMTC, Tulane, Florida tech, Illinois Tech, Purdue etc.

In my ExtraCs I have …

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How many applicants are there for Early Decision application

I learned at Lebawi Academy and my results are so good

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