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Should I put the ones I'm doing now or the ones I've done in my four years in high school?

I am a high school junior

I’m a freshman who attends a very small high school with little local opportunities, and I don’t really know how I can turn my interests into extracurriculars! I like writing, debating, and learning n …

What should I be looking to do in the meantime to make my application more appealing while I've been deferred from my ED? Scholarships? Awards? Additional recs?

Hi!

I'm a freshman in high school and love planning for my future! My hope is to go to college on the Pre-Med track, and then Med School! I was wondering what major is recommended for pre-med. I've see …

Okay, so I wanna get into a college with either a journalism program or film and I was wondering what extracurriculars would look good to get into one.

I'm currently a junior in a Florida high school and will be fulfilling the requirements for an AICE diploma this year. I will have taken 7 AICE classes by the end of this year, and I was wondering how …

Does it indicate at all the interest a school has or does everyone get an interview?

I've received recommendations from within the schools I have applied to (from deans, professors, and alumni who have and haven't worked at the schools I'm applying to), and within both of my high scho …

hi. im a freshman in high school and i'm not the kind of person who has their whole future planned out. i go with whatever happens. but i have started stressing out about college lately and as a fresh …

Hey, as a freshman who does speech and debate, I was wondering what category I would put it in... my guess is Non-Arts Competitions but I'm not sure... Thank you!

Many of the schools I'm applying to require an art portfolio. Is there a way I can factor this into my college vibe stats? I think they are inaccurate right now because of the fact that the portfolio …

I was thinking of make an engineering project. I was thinking to make a 3D printer, but with the help of a guide. I don't know if that would still be considered an impressive feat. Even if it is not …

Hi, I'm currently a Sophomore in High School in a suburban-ish town that has about 200 kids graduate each year (200/200 btw). My school is not one of those fancy schools that always send one or two st …

would that get me into stanford ??

I'm from cbse board - INDIA

Hi, so I'm in sophomore year and I know this is too early for me to ask but because of my pneumonia and infections, I had to skip a lot of school last semester and even went to the ER. I had to take 2 …

I was just wondering if I did a paid internship program with Fermilab, but I don't know how prestigious that would rank in terms of extracurriculars in the employment section of Collegevine. I have he …

I'm a high school freshman and there's no way my parents are going to pay for my college as they don't want me going, but they also won't let me get a job so the only way for me to go to college is wi …

If I take no AP courses, but I take the AP exams and I get good grades, will that be just as beneficial on my transcript as if I had taken the AP courses?

How and when do you ask teachers to write a recommendation letter?