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What is the overall effect of essays on admissions chances?

College Vine's current calculations are based on the assumption of average letters of recommendation (for that school) and average essays. Is there a way to gauge the scope of benefit from a good essa …

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What's the hardest part of writing the college admissions essay?

Hey so I'm a sophomore in high school and I want to start learning how to make my college admissions essay the best it can be so I want to know what most admissions offices look at, what you guys thin …

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Would it be okay to write an essay regarding religious trauma? If so, would it be acceptable to include Bible verses?

I want to write an essay about the religious trauma I went through since I grew up in the church and how I escaped the internalized fear modern Christianity planted in me

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Transferring schools Junior year?

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I am a junior in high school. My family recently moved to different city. Before we moved I used to go to one of the top competitive high schools in the nation. But now I go to a zone school. How w …

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Transferring schools?

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I am a junior in high school. Recently my family moved to different city so I had to switch schools. I started the new school in my junior year. Before I moved I used to go to one of the top compet …

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Looking for Resourses

So I'm trying to find a pdf/website that shows nearly all the major universities (ie ones listed on collegevine) that offer Supply Chain Management as a minor. Id also like for the website to be filte …

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SAT/ACT

Hi! I was wondering if it’s necessary to take both the SAT and ACT for college applications?

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ED1 and ED2

Hi! I am a junior this year and I am trying to understand the college app process. Can I apply to two different schools for ED 1 and ED2? Would it be “illegal” to do that?

Note: specifically, I am cons …

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3 years ago
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Is it okay if I haven taken Chinese as a language class for three years despite being Chinese myself?

So I am Chinese but I speak Cantonese. The Chinese taught in school is mandarin but I am not sure if colleges will down upon me for taking Chinese in school for being technically Chinese myself. Will …

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Should I do more extracaricular activities? What do colleges look for? Does sctivites I did in middle school count?

I am involved in FFA-2 yrs, Hatchet club-1 yr, Basketball- since second grade, Track-3 years- 2 years in middle school, JV2 Volleyball-1 yr, Junior firefighting-1 yr,

Middle school:

Model UN

Basketball

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How does transferring schools senior year affect the application process?

I am a senior who transferred from a traditional public school to a cyber charter school due to COVID. Will I need to get my old school to send a school report to the colleges I applied to or will the …

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3 years ago
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Can I fix my college applications?

I feel incredibly stupid at this point but it is what it is. I applied to over 10 schools about a month ago and most are early action. I didn’t apply test optional but am taking the Dec sat. Most of m …

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3 years ago
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how much karma do i need to get a reiview

When i first started i needed 10 karma for a review. After a while it became 20 and I accepted that. Then it went back to 10 and I was confused but happy. Now its back up to 20 and I'm back to confuse …

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Do universities look at class averages?

So I am applying to some universities with grades in some subjects being 95+. Though, in some of these courses the class averages say it is 92 or 94. Personally, I think it makes my grades look less s …

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Internships for the medical field!?

I am currently a sophomore in high school and I wanted to know how I could possibly find an opportunity to shadow or get an internship to the medical field? What are some places I could go to especial …

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3 years ago
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Not enough AP’s

Hi, I am a junior and I only have 2 AP’s as of right now. Will taking college courses at my local community college cover for this and will doing 3 or 4 AP’s my senior year help too?

Thank you

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Whats the difference between SATs and ACTs

This is just a thought. I know that SATs and ACTs are taken seriously for college but I always thought that they were similar.

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Should SATs matter?

So I just got an email stating that my SATs got cancelled. I've should have taken my SAT march of this year but because of covid it got cancelled. I was gonna take it again in October but that got can …

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3 years ago
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Are there any virtual courses that I can take during the winter break?

I don't want to spend the Christmas holiday free and I was wondering if you guys know any colleges/educational sites that offer 4-week courses that I could take over the summer.

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How do I view the feedback provided on my essay?

I can see that someone has reviewed the essay I submitted but I can't open the essay to see the full feedback. How do I view the comments?

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