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I have a gpa of 4.1, what are my chances at havard?

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Is it bad to write my personal essay about my experience with a school project?

I am a senior currently I would like to write about a project I did in middle school. It was one of those projects projects where you have to do all the work yourself and in doing so I discovered thin …

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What can I do about "reach" universities and colleges?

Hello,

I'm a high school sophomore, currently under pressure to do better in academics, family-issues, and extracurriculars.

All in the name of college. Now, most of the schools I admire or have on my …

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Should I be repeating points that would be on my application anyway in my essay?

So, let's say that I'm writing an essay and I decide to talk about how several events changed my perspective/actions in a variety of ways. For the sake of word cap, can I just say " (x) inspired my wo …

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How can I say that I enjoy creating things without explaining everything I do?

I’m a high school senior and I’m currently writing my college essays and I’m stuck on the prompt, “ Describe a topic, idea, or experience that you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of …

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Are SL IB classes considered less rigorous by admission officers?

I'm a student in the U.S. that's pursuing the IB diploma. In IB there are two levels of classes SL and HL. I'm currently taking SL math analysis and SL science. Will taking SL classes in the math and …

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Are my ECs good for competitive schools?

I'm not sure if this would count as a chance-me or not... if it is, just let me know and I will get rid of this question

I want to know if my ECs are competitive and stand out. In the rural area I live …

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Is my coursework going to bring down my chances by 20%?

Okay, so I know that collegevine claims to be able to correct for available AP and Honors courses at your school in the chancing profile, but I am confused about something. When entering all of the co …

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Do first semester grades matter if students are applying early action to colleges?

I am a senior applying to colleges this year and I was wondering if school counselors submit first semester grades to colleges for early action. Do some schools request counselor to submit them? Our f …

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Will I stand out to college's if I am the only one applying in my region?

Hello, so the vast majority of the students here only apply to local colleges or no college at all. I live in a rural area where most of us are low income, including myself, so schools with less than …

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Am I on a good path, any advice for a freshman?

I'm a freshman, my passions include math and computer science. I've designed a web application that aims to make homework and studying more fun, effective, and healthy during distance learning for ele …

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ED vs REA

Can I apply Early Decision to Cornell and REA to Yale together ?

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Would I study in USA, if I my test results not so high and I have just 15 hour volunteering?

I have IELTS 6.5, and 15 hour volunteering. And I can't pass the SAT. I did not have time to register for the test and the next test at the end of March.

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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SAT's Math score

Does SAT's math's score cover up my mathematics score in general for engineering program, if I haven't taken the math exam in my 12th grade (but I have math's score from 11th grade)?

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İs it possible to get in MİT as an international student with winning 3 national science olympiads in physics?

I am aplying in 2021 and I am an international student with 3 medals in physics national olympiad. I have started my channel about art and I hope i will gain100K subscribers. I have also done a resear …

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Is it possible to raise my 3.61 un weighted gpa?

Hi everyone I am a sophomore in high school and I am wondering if it's possible to raise my unweighted to at least a 4.0 is it possible?

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Chancing Profile For International Students

Why is the chancing profile on CollegeVine only used for US student and not for an International student?

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İs it possible to get in MİT as an international student with winning 3 national science olympiads in physics but

İs it possible to get in MİT as an international student with winning 3 national science olympiads in physics but without any international ones? What should I add to my application? How to improve it …

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Does a college see my application in conjunction with those from my same school?

Do universities see my application and compare them to other people from my school or do they just compare applications based on major? I have this question because many people from my school are appl …

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Why this school essay

Hi there,

I'm applying to a selective LAC. I feel a why school essay should have an academic reason. However, the school in question has no special or 'unique' academic offering or courses. What I mean …

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