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How does college rank work in negotiating financial aid?

If I wanted to negotiate financial aid offers between schools in order to raise one in particular would I compare schools at the same rank?

or if i wanted to raise a financial aid offer from a lower r …

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Help Choosing Essay Topic

Hi, I am trying to decide between two essay topics for a program because I feel that my first topic wasn't original enough. I am applying to a program which entails students from different countries c …

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Best Personal Essay Writing/Brainstorming Advice?

I'm a rising senior who is planning on studying mechanical engineering in college. With most college applications opening in a couple of days, I am very worried about the fact that I don't have a pers …

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SAT / ACT

Which one is “easier” to take for the first time?

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Language Proficiency Section on the CommonApp?

Hi, I am an incoming senior (US citizen) struggling a bit to fill in the common app. My first language is English so I obviously am proficient in that. I've taken spanish for 6 and soon 7 years now in …

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EC: Junior Classical League

I apologize for having another chancing question.

Does Collegevine look at the national level & state level junior classical leagues (e.g. CAJCL, TSJCL, VJCL) as interest clubs for board members ?

Tha …

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Is CLEP better than dual enrollment?

For a while I thought about doing dual enrollment during the last two years of high school, however a family friend told me that taking CLEP exams might be a better option for me. Which one is better, …

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Should I submit my sat score

So I am a rising senior and have taken the SAT once and scored a 1500. My dream school is UPenn and I plan on applying ED. However, I feel that score is a little low for people of my background (asian …

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Competition in STEM vs Humanities major?

Hi everyone,

I will be a junior in the coming 2020-2021 school year. :)

I've been thinking more about college applications during this summer and something that has been troubling me a lot is what major …

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Do reading and working out count as extracurricular activities?

I go to the gym several times a week and read every day. Does that count as an extracurricular activity?

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How do I write an essay that stands out when applying to college undecided?(ESPECIALLY FOR THE UIUC PROMPT)

I am entering my senior year and I am still undecided on what I want to do. I will most likely apply undecided to most schools like UIUC which is my target school and probably the school that I want t …

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Legacy in college admissions

I was just wondering what exactly counts as legacy in college admissions. If I had a cousin or grandparent that went to a school would that count as legacy? Or does it have to be a closer relative lik …

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Race on college admissions

While I was messing around with the chancing profile on college vine, I noticed that when I changed my race from asian to black, my chances for top schools like Harvard and Yale went from about 1-3% t …

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Should I still submit my essay for review even if it is not even close to being done?

I only have 200 words, but I am really struggling and don't know if I should continue with my topic. Should I submit my essay for review just to get an opinion on the topic and how I am going about i …

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algeria student and how can i know my chances to get into MIT ?

student from algeria and i want to apply MIT for physics major

and here in algeria things don't look the same

how i can know my chances to be accepted

i m thankful for your help

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Will colleges see my grades/work at all in the 12th grade?

My GPA is a 2.69 right now, but my high school counselor found spaces in my schedule to allow me to retake some of the classes I didn't do so well in, but for the grades to be replaced I have to compl …

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International Students

Hi! I'm going to apply to some US universities and I want to know if they know in some countries the exams are more difficult and that my grades are good here ( 8,6/10 in sophmore year) but when I con …

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Do colleges like to see people who write music?

I am starting high school next month, and I have a hobby of writing songs. Will I be able to include this as an extracurricular activity in the future, and do colleges favor it?

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How do I write the graded paper for Princeton?

I am in my senior year, and plan on applying to Princeton. I recently found out about the graded paper requirement and have looked everywhere for tips. However, nobody talks about writing the actual p …

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I have a B- and a C+ in Quarter 4 of 11th grade. Will this look bad on my college application?

From 9th grade all the way till the 3rd marking period (or quarter) of 11th grade, my grades have been very consistent. They've been in the As and just a very few Bs. But with online schooling during …

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