Welcome to your community feed

See how others are talking about admissions and get your questions answered by supportive peers.
0
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

High school is both STEM and tops in state. Cannot call classes "AP". How to address?

my high school is a STEM charter school which is tops in the state and one of the top in the US however, it does not call its courses "AP", due to the regulation and cost that entails. I started hono …

0
1
3
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How does CV assess our extracurriculars?

Hello!

I have been using CV for a bit, and first of all, I am SO thankful for this website! It has almost all the resources I need to prepare for the college admissions process next year, and props to …

3
4
0
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Freaking out about the SATs and ACTs!!

I suck at standardized testing because I struggle to focus on the question, as a result, I don't want to take the SAT or ACT. I'm a junior and I'm taking two AP exams, I have two virtual jobs, I am th …

0
2
7
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Discussion

Affordable Summer Programs?

Does anybody know of some good pre-college programs offered online this summer? I've been looking for something with tuition less than $1,000 but that has been surprisingly difficult to find. I'm open …

7
2
7
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

I have a 3.78 GPA. Can I get into an Ivy? If so, what will I need to get into an Ivy.

I am a freshman and next year I take 4 advanced honors classes and AP HumGeo

7
2
1
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Grades and how to improve

Hello Guys,

I am a freshman in high school and I am a A and Mostly B student.As of now I am not in any clubs and I have also stopped playing basketball for Rec.I plan on joining DECA and HOSA in 10th g …

1
4
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How many AP classes should I take?

Hello! I am wondering how many AP classes (and which ones) I should take especially to impress universities such as Stanford, NYU, UCLA, and more. I'm currently a sophomore about to start my junior ye …

1
4
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

3 part question: When can I access the 2021-2022 application?

1. When does CommonAppand coalition release their prompts so I can get a jump start?

2. I know neither Common or Coalition is better but is either of them more convenient?

3. As I have about 4-5 definit …

1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Honors program UMN Twin cities

I want to try to get into the honors program at the UMN twin cities when I apply, (I'm a Sophomore now). What does it take to get into the honors program at UMN twin cities (GPA, ACT/SAT score, ECs)? …

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

Honors Program

Hey, so I wanted to get accepted for the Honors Program at UT Austin or UT Dallas. Do y'all have any advice on how to get in, and a general idea of who usually gets in?

1
2
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Help with international student

Hello, I have 2 questions:

- Do I, as an international student from Portugal, need to take the ACT or SAT to enter in an Ivy League School?

- My class doesn't offer any honour or AP classes and doesn't …

1
2
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Help with international students (I don't have a GPA)

Hello, I don´'t have a GPA (since in Portugal the school system is different). What should I write in the GPA space?

1
4
18
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

UPDATE on IVY DAY! Acceptance Rates Historical LOWS!

Not a big surprise but all Ivys recorded historical low rates.

Actual from today!

3.43% Harvard

3.66% Columbia

3.98% Princeton

4.62% Yale

5.45% Brown

5.68% UPenn

6.17% Dartmouth

8.56% Cornell just in.

My predi …

18
6
0
🎉 First post
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Filling out my profile as an international student

Hello, my name is Sebastião Mendonça, and first of all I think this website is definitely useful. I just stumbled across a problem while trying to create my profile: How can I choose my country (Portu …

0
3
6
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Discussion

What Colleges Did You All Get Into?

Now that you have (for the most part) received college decisions, what schools did you get into? Do you already know where you will commit to? I'm sure you all have worked so hard for the past months …

6
2
14
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How can I start my own independent research project/study? Specifically for Psychology...

I want to be able to add this to my extracurriculars but I am not sure where to start. I am interested in going into Psychology specifically Neuropsych or Forensic Psych.

If you know where to start, p …

14
7
11
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Discussion

Did anyone get into an IVY

Name the Ivy you got into

11
2
8
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Discussion

What Classes Are You All Taking Next School Year? Any Fun New Extracurriculars?

Now that we are nearing the end of the school year, I'm curious on what classes everyone is taking. This is the same for extracurriculars, any fun hobbies you have picked up? :)

8
9
12
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Discussion

College Admissions Track: Juniors

I'm a junior who doesn't have the luxury of an informative school counselor, so if anyone has any advice/tips for juniors like me who have no idea how to navigate college admissions or if they're on t …

12
6
1
3 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How do I download my ACT scores?

A summer program I'm applying to requires a pdf of my ACT scores. How do I submit them?

1
1
Displaying questions 7501-7520 of 11131 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!