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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,

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Model UN

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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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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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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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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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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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How can I get a internship dealing with law as a high schooler?

I currently am interested in becoming a lawyer after college. I want to know if it is possible for high schoolers to get a job or internship dealing with law, politics, or the court system so they gai …

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Networking on CollegeVine

I see that CollegeVine now has a Networking tool. UMiami, BU, and Syracuse are my top schools. I was able to "connect" with them via CollegeVine. Does this actually connect you to the school as far as …

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feedback from reviews

Is it possible to see the feedback from my reviews of other people's essays. It would help me know if I'm doing something wrong if Isee a complaint and also help me identify what I'm doing that partic …

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What extracurricular activities do Colleges look for.

I want to know about the best extracurriculars to get admission in the top universities.

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Can I submit my common app personal statement for a review?

I'm a high school senior who wants the answer quickly, please.

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Chancing profile and demographic

So, I ran my SAT score through Collegevine's chancing profile, and for my long reach schools it suggests that I submit my scores. My SAT score is below the overall average, however it exceeds the aver …

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How to explore your passions and determine a path for the rest of your high school years in 9th grade

Iḿ a freshman in highschool and I was wondering about something In College Vines 9th grade guide. So, it says Freshman year should be used to explore your passions and determine a path for the rest of …

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Adding languages to collegevine?

This is more aimed at the experts who run this website. It would be a nice feature to add the number of languages you speak to the chancing engine, and similar to the Common App. You should be able to …

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