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I currently am interested in becoming a lawyer after college. I want to know if it is possible for high schoolers to get a job or internship dealing with law, politics, or the court system so they gai …

I see that CollegeVine now has a Networking tool. UMiami, BU, and Syracuse are my top schools. I was able to "connect" with them via CollegeVine. Does this actually connect you to the school as far as …

Is it possible to see the feedback from my reviews of other people's essays. It would help me know if I'm doing something wrong if Isee a complaint and also help me identify what I'm doing that partic …

I want to know about the best extracurriculars to get admission in the top universities.

I'm a high school senior who wants the answer quickly, please.

So, I ran my SAT score through Collegevine's chancing profile, and for my long reach schools it suggests that I submit my scores. My SAT score is below the overall average, however it exceeds the aver …

Iḿ a freshman in highschool and I was wondering about something In College Vines 9th grade guide. So, it says Freshman year should be used to explore your passions and determine a path for the rest of …

This is more aimed at the experts who run this website. It would be a nice feature to add the number of languages you speak to the chancing engine, and similar to the Common App. You should be able to …

I've gotten a web app I made promoted by my district, I made it to help students with homework with and without DL. I´d like to pursue it throughout all of highschool but now Iḿ questioning whether I …

political activities like:

Working in Campaign of XX to elect as a senator: phone banking, card writing

cofounder of young democratic socialist party in our area

Working in the campaign of Judge in our a …

I have taken 9 AP classes (including 5 this year) but am only going to take the exams this year. I duel enrolled previously for one of them. Will this look bad on my application? I got As in the class …

Hello,

I'm confused as to what my weighted GPA is taken out of. For unweighted, it is taken out of a 4.0. However, the weighted GPA can go higher than a 4.0 due to AP and honors classes, so is it still …

How does CollegeVine make an estimate for my chances of getting into a college? Where are their statistics coming from because when I look on Cappex, specifically for Boston University, it shows me a …

I’m a gap year and international student, who did CAIE A Levels. By the time I receive my final grades from my senior year exams, I would’ve submitted my regular decision applications. Do I still need …

I just applied ED and am very nervous waiting for results. I have "strong" grades and SAT scores according to College Vine for this school, but am worried that it still won't be enough. My chanceing i …

I'm an international student and I'm considering applying abroad to the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, but I can't seem to find any information about it on CollegeVine. I hope to see …

I am a senior in high school. I am 17 years old. I have been struggling with the college application process for a while with little guidance, and I've concluded that I'm not nearly as prepared as I t …

I don't remember entering my first or last name, so I assume Collegevine used the display name from my Gmail account. It got my first name right, but it's listing my last name as the same as my first …

I currently have a gpa of 3.4 and i’m applying to Boston University Early Decision. My regular gpa is well under average because BU avg gpa is 3.7, however, my senior grade for the first marking perio …

hi! im a sophomore in highschool with absolutly ZERO extraciriculars.

i participated in a couple online yale splash classes that all relate to my intendend major. im also doing 5 more classes in decem …