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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 …

It has been my dream school and i know that is very competitive to get into, but people who hav3 been accepted what are some things I could do to help increase my chance?

Hello! I am looking for advice because I am an international student who will be applying to various US colleges this year. The thing is that in my country, AP or Honor classes aren't offered, and I k …

Does anyone have any tips for getting extracurricular activities for theatre? Maybe any competitions? Any tips for the college admission process?

I’m hoping to be a clinical psychologist later in life. One thing I’d like to do is have extracurriculars that reflect that. So far all my ECs are art based (advanced choir, writing, visual arts, etc. …

I read tons of articles about Direct Admissions but I'm still very confused. Would I have to publish my profile in order to get Direct Admissions? One of the articles also mentioned how Direct Admissi …

I heard that in child development classes there is a fake baby who cries in the middle of the night. The teacher will give you several cards. If you insert the correct card, the doll will stop crying. …

I'm currently an Asian American Female (class of 2027) at a large public high school in TX, and I'm hoping to go into marketing, finance, or corporate law. I want to know if there are any good ECs I c …

I am a transgender (Male to Female) student, and am wondering how my identity may affect my chances at certain colleges. Are there any states I should absolutely avoid applying into, and are there any …

I am currently a sophomore in high school and would love to play women's lacrosse is college. I got moved up to jv as an 8th grader and am currently play my 3rd year as a starter as well as a 2 year c …

Hi! How long does it usually take to hear back from a waitlist? I read online that sometimes colleges still take people off the waitlist as late as August? If so, does that impact orientation/move-in …

I am currently a sophomore in high school and am failing a few classes, not only am I failing but I have a sure feeling I won't pass the class or test. What can I do to be able to catch up so I don't …

I joined College Vine about a month ago and I have taken all the necessary steps in order to "turn my profile into an application" as the platform puts it. This includes putting my transcript details, …

I got an admission offer from this school recently and I sent a text to the advisor and I have not received a text back, so I am blank on the next step to be taken

Do you think going to the school's ma …

I have recently created my account on college vine. After completing all the information, I accidentally turned on the direct admission. I'm just in grade 10 so I'm finding a way to turn it off.

I am currently a freshman with a 3.2 UW GPA and a 3.9 W GPA and I really want to get it up by Junior year? Is it possible? And if it is, how can I achieve it?

I am considering creating a submission for the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition, but I was wondering if this competition was prestigious or well-known enough to be worth the effort.

Also, ple …

I am currently a sophomore in high school and would love to play women's lacrosse is college. I got moved up to jv as an 8th grader and am currently play my 3rd year as a starter as well as a 2 year c …

I have tried to look on TikTok ,google and etc. how to start and ideas but really confusing I live in a small town and my school don’t have that many extracurricular or clubs to lol for volunteers or …

I’m currently a sophomore who is looking into different college majors, and I was hoping to learn more about the field of biomathematics/biostatistics/computational biology/bioinformatics/etc (as I re …

My daughter got accepted into Summer Science Program in Genomics for summer 2024. But we are not sure if this is worth the money and time commitment. If anyone has insight into this program and how pr …