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I am from India and I don't know whether is it necessary to give sat subject tests or not for ivy league and stanford and mit.

What if I don't give sat subject tests?

Will it affect my application?

I am from India and my school doesn't offer AP classes or honor classes or anyother course. So what should I do?

i'm an upcoming junior & i just made a collegevine account! one issue i'm having is that i don't know how to categorize my race. i'm palestinian-american but i don't know if that counts as white or as …

I am planning on mentioning my major in my main personal statement. Should I still do that even if the college has a supplement about why I want to pursue my major, what led to my decision, and my ext …

I was trying to search for summer internships/experiences to apply for next summer (2021) since I can’t do anything this year. Everything I looked at is for is for college students. Does anyone have a …

I am a non-binary student wondering what I should put under a college chancing calculator.

Should I put my birth sex: male, or my gender identity. There is an option for third gender, but does this rea …

Due to my extra-curriculars (officer in 2 clubs and volunteering), plus developing my AP design portoflio, 2 other dual credit classes, studying for the SAT, I realized taking a second semester of DC …

If I fail an ap exam that is unrelated to my major how much will that affect my chances?

I'm a rising sophomore and planning the summers between soph and junior year and between junior and senior year. I'm interested in science, law, activism and research and I wonder if there are any aff …

Ok so currently I'm doing

1.Devoted to Children-Haiti remote internship

2. Congressional Advocacy for Rebuilding Alliance-Israel/Palestine

3. UNICEF(President)

4. Amnesty International(Treasurer)

5. Civic …

Hi, I am from India. My high school education system is not similar to the American ones. We have everything the same for all students and we do not have course selection or separate courses etc. But …

I know what AP courses are, but what are AB classes? It is listed under the coursework tab on collegevine. It may be brutally obvious, but I am drawing a blank. Thank you!

So semi odd question

For like 3.5 hours a month I update/write Wikipedia articles. As my ECs are just about filled the remaining slot is saved for a eventual job. Would this be okay to add to extra inf …

I attend a dual-enrollment school, which essentially allows me to register 100% of my courseload as college classes. I am currently a rising senior in high school and a rising junior in college with m …

So I was reading this article

https://blog.collegevine.com/ap-classes-ranked-by-difficulty/

And I came across these stats and as a engineering/maths major how would my rigor be evaluated as my school of …

Hi! I am a rising senior and I realized I don't have any extracurriculars that link to my major (Economics). I know that colleges look for students that show interest in their intended field of study.

I'm an Eagle Scout and Troop Guide, and I was wondering which of the following categories my participation in Boy Scouts would fall under. This is for the CommonApp activities list.

Academic

Art

Athletic …

I am in the class of 2022, and will be going into my junior year next year. I feel like I am not doing enough for my application right now. I am looking for ways to boost it. Here are some of the thin …

I'm a rising sophomore and I'm having trouble exploring and strengthening my extracurricular profile. I'm currently one of the leads in a climate justice movement group at my school and I play varsity …

Hello, I'm applying to a competitive research program in my state. I was thinking about being honest and mentioning that I'm an introvert. Should I admit it and say how I grew to know that you have to …