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What is NSLI-Y on CollegeVine?

What tier/category would the National Security Language Initiative for Youth be on CollegeVine? Here is a description from the program's website:

"The U.S. Department of State’s National Security Lang …

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Any advice on preparing for the SAT?

I took the SAT in March as a baseline test and did really well on the Math section but not so great on reading, I’m taking it again in August. If anyone have any tips and tricks for the test, as well …

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What are some of the cons of top colleges?

Hi! I am a rising senior in high school and I am looking at many of the top colleges. I am planning on majoring in finance and hopefully landing a job that is finance-related. I would like to know wha …

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Would it be possible for someone to host a live session about supplemental essays please?

A few colleges' are revealing their supplemental essay prompts for the class of 2022 and I would really appreciate if someone should maybe provide some tips and how to do about answering these questio …

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How hard is MIT?

Hi! MIT is my dream school but something that really worries me is how hard the classes (especially science and math) will be. I have heard of many geniuses who are struggling to pass classes at MIT, …

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Does ED boost your chance a lot?

I’m going to be apply ED to Villanova and have not been able to get a specific stat of whether or not the chances dramatically increase. Also if you do not need financial aid are you more likely to ge …

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Is the topic of death and how it matures and improves you a cliche topic?

Is this an overused topic that will not make me stand out?

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On this app, is a hard target possible to get into or is it almost impossible?

I want to know my chances of getting into Villanova. I will be apply early decision I have a weighted gpa of 4.0+ and 5 solid EC. I have a rigorous schedule as well.

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Honors vs Advanced

I am taking Honors English and Advanced Algebra 2. Are they worth the same to colleges.

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College application process

I'm a rising senior. I want apply to college before the fall, so maybe get all my schools done by september. I've watched videos, read articles, done so much research on schools, essays, fafsa, etc. I …

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EC overload?

I'm debating whether I should join my school's robotics team. I'm really interested in learning more about electrical engineering, but the thing is I'm also joining track & cross country which I enjoy …

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Expert Advice on BS/MD programs - Part 2

Hello everyone! I'm back with part 2 of BS/MD program information as promised. For those of you are seeing these posts for the first time, if you want, feel free to refer to my first post on this topi …

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How do colleges track demonstrated interests?

I know some colleges consider demonstrated interests, but how do they know that this student has demonstrated interest in their college? Do they know if you emailed questions, attended virtual info se …

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Spike for Political Science

Going into freshman year. My goal is to get accepted into Georgetown SFS.

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How do I strengthen my extracurriculars as an aspiring CS major?

Hey everyone!

I'm a rising junior in high school and I've been really thinking about college lately. As of now, these are my strongest extracurriculars:

- CS Club (9-present) [President]

Planning to orga …

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How to say you've sold an art piece for $5000+ on Common App?

The collegevine tiered extracurricular thing said that tier A for art-related activities is getting your artwork sold for $5000+. I've actually done that, and was wondering where I should put it on my …

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Do waiver letters work for college application fees

I asked my guidance counselor how to get waivers for college applications and he wrote me a letter, so how does that work when I apply?

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When should I start writing my Supplemental Essays

I was just going to get started on my supplemental essays to Amherst and some other schools, but some college YouTuber I was watching just said that Amherst updates and makes supplemental essay topics …

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