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For enhanced student data protection, Google is set to limit access for users under 18 to third-party apps like Coll …

Because the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions on June 29th, we recently updated our chancing algorithm so that the impact of your ethnicity is greatly reduced. As a result, your chan …

I go to a pretty competitive high school and took 7 APs from 9th-11th grade, which is a pretty good but I know people who took up to 10. For my senior year, I planned to drop my 1st period both semest …

I went ahead and completed my profile and opted in to direct admissions! I was just wondering what schools are involved in the Direct Admissions program for CollegeVine, and whether I can read a list …

Hi! I'm a sophomore in high school. I'm interested in public policy/political science and economics, and I think I'm going to double major in them. However, everyone I know wants to be a STEM major be …

I never really wanted to go to college I never really thought about it till now but now that I am a junior in high-school I need to figure something out I have maintained a 3.8 GPA and good grade …

I messed up my GPA Freshman year and received a 3.3. Sophomore year, I got a 3.7 but my cumulative GPA is 3.525. I'm trying to get a 4.0 Junior year and I'm currently taking 4 IB courses ( IB Math App …

I am a Cambridge homeschooled student and I am a B student with a few As, I live in a small town so every extracurriculars I've done was my own initiative... but I want to know is there any chance for …

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I recently transferred to an American high school in my hometown in Switzerland after spending my entire academic life in the Swiss system. My grades there were fairly average, and I’m not sure …

I have a 2.81 gpa. its low, I know. Im really ashamed of my gpa and how I performed in school, I'm really trying hard and asked my counselor if I had a chance to take online class courses during my se …

Hello, I'm a high school sophomore with all A's as of now. I'm not essentially concerned about my grades right now, but my extracurricular. A lot of my extracurriculars I am self-taught in, such as pi …

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I recently got a 73 on my test in a subject where my overall was an 83. How would this affect my grades in the future and how can I maintain and increase them? As this is a bad grade I've gott …

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I recently got a 73 on my test in a subject where my overall was an 83. How would this affect my grades in the future and how can I maintain and increase them? As this is a bad grade I've gott …

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I am currently gearing up for the AHM-520 Health Plan Finance and Risk Management exam as part of the FAHM (Fellow, Academy for Healthcare Management) certification and I wanted to start a …

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I'm a high school senior currently working on applications (wish me luck!). I'm taking 4 AP classes this year (Human Geo, Calc BC, Chem, and Lit), but I'm only planning on taking the exams for Geo …

I've been condensing my resume, and now, I have this decently large empty space on the side. I can't think of anything else to add, so I put a QR Code to my LinkedIn account. Is that fine?

I was originally planning to put all ten bu I've seen others say it's actually not a good idea. I've been doing all of these extracurriculars without starting them simply for my application, some of t …

I want to apply to a lot of schools. Originally my list had about 10 schools but then my mom told me to apply to a bunch of Catholic Schhols (I'm Catholic). I don't mind applying to a lot of schools s …

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My high school counselor recommended that I apply for the Questbridge Match Scholarship. Although I am curious, I heard that if you match schools you HAVE to go with one of them. While I have co …

Hey! I am currently a High school Junior. I am wondering if I have a chance to get into NYU.

Here is a brief overview of my projected resume:

GPA: 4.0 unweighted

AP: 6

Dual Credit/Honors: 5

-4 year memb …