Admissions Advice

Which CTC course do i take??

hii so i really want to be a doctor,so I was planning on taking clinical rotation...but then my friend told me it was bad since its a 4.0 class and will drop my gpa.She told me to take PACE instead wh...

New Collegevine Scholarships and Tentative Stats

A lot of the stats on my profile are things I plan on doing (extracurriculars and classes I'm going to do/take, target scores on tests, etc.) and I was wondering if this disqualifies me from the new s...

Connecting On CollegeVine

Hi! I was wondering what "connecting" to a college on CollegeVine actually does. I understand it demonstrates your interest to your selected colleges, but do admissions officers actually interact with...

How do I earn those merit boosters?

In the scholarships section, also can someone please explain all the cool new stuff added? I love it but I'm trying to figure out the sub communities and especially scholarships. Thanks!

Do my extracurriculars present an interest that would be good for Upenn or Harvard

I want to major in biological science with a premed track, and I want to apply to Upenn or Harvard. I feel like my extracurriculars don't specify in one area. If my extracurriculars don't present a sp...

I performed poorly in my public test can I be accepted in any university.

Like,

I got F9 in four(4) subject including Math and English, and C in two subject History and Geography.

Graduating class of 2020 but due to the covid19 epidemic?

I want to know something, I was part of my school graduating class of 2020 but due to the covid19 epidemic, I graduated 2021. Which year should reflect on my document.

ECs for Harvard

My high school doesn't offer AP classes and doesn't do grades, class ranking, or gpa. I am on the debate team (and do fairly well), I take Latin outside of school, I am planning on getting a book publ...

What extra curriculars and classes should I take my sophmore,junior, and senior year to be a veterinarian?

Hey Guys! I'm planning on pursuing a career in Animal Science (Veterinarian) and I'm not sure what classes I should take for my sophmore, junior, and senior year. I'm currently a freshman. My school o...

Extra curricular activity: Is it strong enough?

Over the corona virus pandemic, due to being stuck at home, I have been giving weekly English language lessons to my grandma and her underprivileged neighborhood kids in in India through zoom (since t...

4 AP's (Bio + Chem) in my junior year?

Edit: I haven't taken any AP's before. Only pre eng 10

Hello! You guys might've noticed my last post, in which I came to the conclusion that I'm not even able to not take US Hist or Gov. So instead, ...

Extracurriculars for Medicine

Hey! I am a sophomore in high school looking at a lot of really competitive schools for college (upenn, columbia, harvard are my reach schools) and i'm really struggling in the extracurricular section...

Do you think the courses that I am taking is manageable?

I am going to be a junior next year, and I am registering for courses.

So far, I have 3 APs and 1 Honor that I want to take in junior year.

Below are the courses that I am planning to take:

English 11...

Internships

Do you know of any high school internships for someone interested in foreign affairs?

11th grade trying to get my 3.65 to a 4.0 before i graduate(please help)

Hi i'm a student at a high school, i'm in 11th grade i have almost completed my second semester of high school. I am very concerned with my grades even though i have good grades i want better you know...

Eagle Scout

How does an Eagle Scout REALLY factor in. Even in filling out this profile, it was hard to find a place for it in Extracurricular activities. Thank you

How much chance do you have attending a college with a low SAT or ACT?

For example i have a 3.5 gpa with a 1030 SAT, so can i get into any good colleges.

Sat/ACT tests

Is it worth spending time doing another round of SAT/ACT test if already have 1520 and 34. Had signed up for it earlier only.

How will SAT affect college admissions?

I'm a high school junior (class of 2022) preparing for college admissions, and I received a pretty good SAT score this September. 1560 (800 Math, 760 R&W). Most of the colleges I'm looking at are sayi...

Self Report

I am currently enrolled in AP Psychology outside of school since our school doesn't offer it, but our counselor said it won't go on my transcript. How do I self report grades? Does it cost money? Will...