Admissions Advice

Hey everyone, can you believe July is almost over already?! Whether you're taking time to build out your application profile or just relaxing and enjoying your time off, I hope everyone's summer has b …

In today’s BS/MD admissions advice post I would like to discuss the profile of the average admissions applicant applying to the selective to highly selective programs. These would include schools with …

are there any scholarships for international students?

im now a student of class 10.

i need a sat fee waiver.

but

the fee waiver is avialable in 11 and 12 grades. but im now 10th grader

im a international student and the fee waiver must be us citizen.i reaser …

Hi,

I know Collegevine already has a paid service to look over your college essays,

but I was wondering whether the same people could look over my ECs and give me advice on how to organize it?

I'm havi …

I noticed they require a scholarship essay, but the questions are very similar to the supplemental that was required for admission. Can I reuse the essay (with some modifications), or will they be abl …

What is a Post-Graduate Year? Do you have to be accepted to a college to take one? For example, you are accepted to an ivy on the condition that you take a PG year? I an a really young Highschool seni …

I just finished high school

From a government school

GPA is 3.00 on a scale of 4.00

I'm only a freshman, but I've mapped out all the classes I'll be taking over the next 3 years. I'm hoping to be accepted into a UC, and all my grades are above 94%. However, my school offers very few …

The selection was based on my application for admission (I had to submit my Common App & supplemental essay by a specific deadline and fill out an extra form to be considered) and the Senior Scholars …

I need advice on what other extra curriculars I could do to strengthen that aspect. I already volunteer at the Humane Society and ENGin, I am also apart of the Mu Alpha Theta honor society at my schoo …

With input of extracurriculars, test scores, grades, and GPA…

What CollegeVine extracurricular tier would being a Semifinalist in the USA Biology Olympiad be?

What CollegeVine extracurricular tier would being a Semifinalist in the USA Biology Olympiad be?

I am applying using Cambridge A-level grades (Achieved), my school does not provide AP/IB classes. How can I calculate my chances?

Hi!

My current chances for UVA are 59%, but I am also a legacy applicant at the school. How could I calculate my chances for admission at UVA as a legacy?

Thanks!

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My teacher sent me a copy of the letter she wrote, and it has my name spelled wrong and the wrong pronouns. Other than that, it's a great letter. I thought I could just ask her to resubmit it with my …

im a student of class 10. i want to study top university right now

im child labour who work after the school. i earn ust a little , last year i was the student of class 9 and my school didnt arrange th …

My % chance for Brown is 28 while Cornell is 37. Is this low? For reach schools like these, what should we be aiming for?

IM NOW 15 YEARS OLD . IM A STUDENT OF CLASS 10. I HAVE ONLY MY CLASS 9 ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT. I CANT AFFORD APPLICATION FEE AND TUTION FEE. I NEED A SAT FEE WAIVER . CAN IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ME TO GET A …

Hi, I am currently a sophomore and I've been taking all honors classes since freshman year. This year I am taking all honors classes, but looking back, I regretted my decision of not taking the ap cla …

When putting in hours and weeks that I spent on an activity, should I put in just what I've done? Or what I've done and expect to do? I recently started volunteering at my local library and I wont be …